New Britain herald., 1930-11-07

tOu can get an answer 10 ahs question Of fact or information by writing 10 the Question Editor, New i Britain Herald, Washington Bureau, 1 1922 New York avenue. Washing ! ton, D. C.. enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical, legal and marital advice cannot be given. nor can extended research be under taken. Ali other questions will re- ceive a personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let ters are nfdental-Editor, i Q. How many window shade i manufacturers are in the Unitsd 1 States, and what is the annual value of their product?
 A. There are 3S6 establishments manufacturing window shades valued at $3T03l937. Other con- cerns manufacturing these as by product produced shades valued al S3,521.&05.
 c. What is peridot' Where is it found and how is it obtained?
 A. That is another name for chrysolitc also known as olivinc. l. is an abundant constituent of many igenous rocks, as basats. peri : dotites and stony metooritcs. but in i most cases it is found in the form ot small granuIos only. When these rocks became disintegralcd the mineral. which is very refractory to weathcring agencies is set free and accumulates in the residual sand. The principal American sources are the Maya jo-Indian country in Arl- zona and New Mexico.
 @. Where did the quotation "Whoso digs a pit shall fall there i in,' Originate"
 4. In the Look c: rroycrhs, ! Chapter 26, verse -. e. Did Portugal furnish any troops for the Allies in the world war?
 A. About Gh.ooo Portugal troops were sent to France. and 5000 served in Angola and Mozambique, rendering good service in the con- quest Of Gcrmanys African colonies.
 Q. How many bs~icshps has i the United States
 X. Eighteen.
 c. What is the Izaak Walton League of America? i \. X national organization O ! sportsmcn and outdoor lovers in general. dedicated to the restoration. IS far as possible. of the outdoor i America Of our forcfathors. IL is a non-commercial, non-political or ganization, with headquarters at 55G Lake Shore Drive, Chicago III.
 Q. How long do honey bees live? A. From q month 10 6 weeks in the summer, or what is known as the working season among bees. In the winter they arc not working and live about six months. Q. Is Louisiana divided into counties like other states?
 A. It is divided into parishes q political division corresponding 10 counties in other states.
 Q How many states have con- sorship laws for motion pictures?
 A. Seven states as follows Ohio. 1 pCHnSNiNdHld, Mary IdllI, j\dllSd7' New York, Virginia and Florida,
 c. What is the address of the Kcelcy Insti'utc2
 A The hcadpuartcrs ts al Dwight Illinois. There are fifteen branches.
 c. Where is rolHos college 1o- carcd"
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 z. How old is tho movie dos "Ein-Tin-Tin?'
 4. Twelve years.
 Q. How is suite pronouncod2
 <. Sweet.
 Q. Whore should the engage mcnt and welding rings bc worm X. On tho third finger of the left hand,
 c. Who played opposite Alice White in the photoplay "The Girl From Woolworth's2' l A. Charley Delaney. f Q. Does the whale blow water in the air when it comes 10 the sur face?
 . A. The so-called blowing of q
 whale takes place through the nos , frils, and is merely the release of the long-contined moisture-laden breath. which condenscs in tho |, cooler air and gives the appearance r of q. column Of water. The idea
 that whale takes water in at the
 mouth and blows it out through th'
 nostrils is baseless. though water
 may be blown into the air if the ;. breath is released before the anima has reached the surface. Q. What is the harvest moon? = A. The full moon that falls near. f est the autumnal effuinoX. t Q. Is the actor. Dennis King - married?
 t A. He is married 10 Edit l. Wright.
 n c. Who was Osiris?
 A. The Egyptian mythologica e deity Of the earth and agriculture. Q Q. Where is Cambodia? o A. It is a protectorate within V French Indo-China: bounded on th |, north by Siam and Laos, on the cas
 by Annam. on the southeast an
 south by Cochin-China. on the south l. west by the Gulf of Siam and O '' ,tha west by siam. IT has an are u of 65, ,000 square miles and the popu
 lation in 1926 was 2,402,5S3.