New Britain herald., 1930-01-30

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 c. Where is the avocado grown ? Is 1t used for salad or desert? A. IL is commonly grown in Mexico Central America, parts Of South America, the West Indies and Halaii; 10 q limited extent in India. , Madagascar. Reunion. Madeira, Samoa, Tahiti Algeria. Queensland and other tropical and subtropical countries. It is served most ire ouently &s q salad.
 c. How old is Jimmy Rodgers the yodler, and is he marriedf
 A. He is &9 years old, and is married and has one daue ehtcr. c. I- there race Of alDinos? \. The word albino was applied first by the Portuguese to the white negroes of West Africa, IL is not the nam" Of separate race, but applies to any individual in whom there is g congcnital deficiency in the coIoring pigment of the hair, skin or iris of the eye. q. What two British sovcrcigns preceded Qucen Victoria Of Eng land?
 A. William " N53o to I5$7) and George " Gs20 10 1S@oD.
 C. How are positions on the United States narcotic squad filled ? \. Through Civil Service eNami- nation.
 c. Is inc North Polar rugion on top Of the world?
 X. Th" expression 'top Of the world' to indicate the North Polar area is merely T popular expression Of no geographical significance. II caple about because the earliest map makers tWho have been followed ever since in this rrspcctD placed the direction "North' at the top Of the maps they drew. Therefore, in reading a map We always look for the northern areas at the top of the map-hence the expression top Of the world" for the eXtrem" north.
 c. Are only Italians eligible to election as Popns?
 A. The Pope need not necessarily he an Italian, though nearly all Of them have been. A f"W French and Spanish oud ono English Pope, Adrian " Nicholas Breakspcar) have been elected,
 Q. Under what president did General Grant hold tho position Of secretary of war?
 A. Andrew Johnson.
 a. What is a screen grid tube? How do they diner from othors'
 A. The National Radio Institute says that; The screen grid tube differs from the ordinary tur" in that it has an additional fourth element or clcctrodo which acts as Q screen or shield between the usual grid and plato o' the tube. The purpose of this shield is 10 climi- nate the capacity effect between the plate and grid of tine tube, thus preventing feed back energy which causes oscillations in inc ordinary type Of tube. Screen grid tubes are very sensitive, and have a high am- plification factor, which gives much greater volume than is obtained with ordinary tubes
 c. What is the latest chemical clement discovered?
 A. IT is No. G1, discovered in 1926 by pr E. g. Hopkins of the University Of Illinois.
 c. What is Pools Gold"o
 \. Pyritcs, d mineral whose color and glitter suggest gold. C. What is ambroldr A. Reconstructed ami,cr, made by heating fragments and uniting them by pressure.
 e. Does water, when draining from a,basin, or bath,ub, always whirl in one direction"
 A. No
 c. Where is the Chinese Eastern railway over which the Chinese and the Russians disputed? A. II extends through Nmchuia from Marchulii to NladiVostol,
 c. What IS Toe IT, and what arc is n0rposrs'
 \. It is an international or 9aniHation Of young men, loundc1'iu
 Flanders during the great war, It, stated purpose is 10 keep alive. and 10 hand down the great traditions Of s"lf-for2ottlng service. and brotherhood Between men of al classes and types. that We've con.
 epicuous during the war II is q i living memorial 10 those who fell l II is an attempt 10 Consccratc fhc StupenGCus sacrifice Of the world i var, and 10 raise out of that sac. riGce q spirit which shall make i'm. possible 2 repetition Of such : l trGSthy. II IS challenge 10 NOuN. men 10 ioin in the great adlentur, l Of building the things that belong tc 1 peace. and to do this in the sam l high hearted spirit Of courage. cn. 1 durancc and humor as former gen. ! crations Of young men have dis ] played in war.
 c. What is "numcrology"o A. \ belief that names have sym. 1 bolic meaning according 10 numbers i represented by the letters Whicl spell the names. The belief is tha
 people bearing certain names de | rclop certain characteristics, ant i are ruled by certain fatcs.
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