New Britain herald., 1930-08-22

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 2. Who was Andrea Ferrara?
 \. An Italian whose name is
 found on many claymores and
 broadsWords. but whose history is
 most obscure. Many of these swords
 have been found Tn Scotland. and 1t
 was supposed that he worked at one
 time in that country. but his work is equally common in the south and
 west of Europe. He appears to have worked in the 18th century at Bclluno, also at F'riul.
 i c, Where do we find the earliest
 record of gems set in rings?
 A, The earliest are those of the i Babylonian. Assyrian. and Egyptian races, each Of whom possessed 1 cylindrical stones engraved in in l taglio and mounted into ring shapes Of gold. That was centuries before | the Christian Era
 Q. Is there a Biblical character named Gamaliel?
 ! 4, Gamaliel was the Pharisee who Eretruc+od -bo a,oe+1a po,,l ;,, 1 the la1 and whose intervention saved Peter and the other apostles from the summary condemnation Of the Sanhedrin.
 c. What does the term foil applied 10 metal mean? Can all metals be made into ""fail?"
 A. Foil is thin sheet of metal, the term being limited to material intermediate in thickness between gold leaf and such substances as sheet copper Not all metals are amcnable to the operations Of rolling and hammering to produce foil: the requisite properties are softness and tenacity both Of which again depend largely upon temperature. The chief varieties of foil now made are copper. tin, lead, aluminium, silver and gold.
 Q. Are any Of the Great Lakes wholly within the boundaries of the United States? What is their total areao
 A. They all border on Canada and the United States. with the ex- ception Of Lake Michigan. which is wholly within the United States Connected by rivers they form the largest body Of fresh water in the world. with an area exceeding 10000 square miles.
 Q, What is a Grebeo
 4. T. is a fresh water migratory diving bird. It has a duck like body, long neck. short wings. no tail and large fattened toes fur nished with lobate membranes serving the purpose of webs.
 2. Was the title Pope ever used l for anyone but the head of the ! Roman Catholic church?
 A. II IS an ecclesiastical title. ] now used in the west exclusively to designate the head Of the Roman Catholic church. In the 4th and 5th . centuries II was frequently used by i any bishop but gradually it was re- served for the official title of the . bishop Of Rome. In the east, the title became restricted 10 the pa -riarchs Of Alexandria. Antioch. Jerusalem and Constantinople but is still given popular usage to priests
 Q. Did Princeton University ever have another name? How large is The campus and hoy: many buildings ara on il?
 A. Until 1898 Princeton was officially called the College of New Jersey. Its buildings. about 75 in number, are grouped in the central portion of a campus Of 500 acres which is one Of the most beautiful T the country
 q. Where is the first mention of ougiiism or boxing in literature? 1
 A. In the 23d book of the Had; another full description is in Nir- yl's Aenid.
 Q. What does JPuJa mean7
 4. II IS 2. Hindu word, meaning worship Colloquically it IS used 'or any rite, and the "pujah Of the lag" is the Sepoy term for trooping he colours.
 2, What is "rapier?'
 A, Two distinct types of swords Ire called rapiers. Originally the -apier was a long tvo-edged pointed weapon with wide cup hilt. which with dagger was employed In 'encing and duelling. chiefly as trusting weapon. the cut taking a secondary position. This was the ypical duelling sword of the 18th md 17th centuries. In the 18th .entury the small-sword a pointed weapon took its place. The cutting troke was then eliminated and the lagger was discarded.
 Q. What is the latest national park created by the government?
 A. IL is the Grand Teton, created aarly in 1929, It is located about miles south of the southern boundary of Yellowstone National Dark The Teton mountains, it's nain feature, are granite as con- rasted with the volcanic mountains f the Yellowstone.
 Q. What is the date of the battle f kenesaw Mountain in Georgia?
 A. June 27. 1864
 O. Where is Captain Lewis of he Lewis and Clark expedition uried?
 A. At Meriwether Lewis. na- ional monument of 50 acres In