New Britain herald., 1930-10-03
QUESTIONS ANSWERED


 You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing 10 the Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau. 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. All other questions will re- ceive a personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let- ters are nfidential.-Editor.
 O, Who was the author of the lines: Had I but served my God with half the zeal that I served my king, he would not in mine age have left me naked to mine enemies?"
 A. William Shakespeare in King Henry VIII" hey are part of Car dinal Wolsey's famous lament, com mencing: Farewell, a long farewell to all my greatness"
 o. During what period was George Washington the president of the United States?
 A. From April 30, 17S9 to March 4, 1797.
 Q. On what day did January 28, 1872 fall?s
 A. Sunday.
 Q. Has Rudy Vallee ever been married?
 A. He married Leonie Cauchois, divorced wife of Frank Mccoy, in May 1928. One year later she ob- tained an annulmcnt. He is not married now.
 o. How old is Phil Cook who broadcasts for Quaker Oats Com pany? What is his personal appear ance?
 A. Phil Cook was born in Cold water, Michigan. He is in his early thirties, six feet tall, weighs 1S0 pounds and is blond with a small moustache.
 Q. Can the age of fish be de- termined by it's weight?
 A. No.
 Q. What is the population of the United States according to the 1880 census?
 A. The preliminary count is EXPRESSES.
 Q. Who originated miniature golf?
 A. Garnet Carter a capitalist of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The first Tom Thumb golf course was built by him at Fahyland. on top of Lookout Mountain.
 O. What is the maiden name of the wife of Mark Twain?\
 A. Olivia Langdon.
 Q. What kind of a plane did Col. Lindbergh buy for his wife?
 A. A Brunner- Wrinkle bird bi- plane. 'r
 Q. What is the significance of throwing shoes after the bride?
 A. The casting of shoe after a bride is said to signify a fruitful marriage but as rule authorities are inclined to believe that the true of the shoe is an ex- change of authority. Among the and Hebrews for instance. when a bargain had been made, a man usually gave his sandal as a token of good faith, and to sym belize the transfer of property. The Egyptians had the custom of eX- changing sandals to show that prop erty had been exchanged or au thority granted. For instance. there are in existence actual paintings of Egyptian slaves carrying their sandals in token of sub- mission.
 o. Who wrote: And still they gazed, and still the wonder grew, that one small head should carry all it knew?"
 A. The quotation is from 'The Deserted Villagon by Oliver Gold Smith.
 Q. What is the meaning of the name Norvola?
 A. It is from the Latin and means seeking the north" '
 Q. What is the plural of scissor? Should you say a pair of scissors or pair of scissor?
 A. Scissor is singular and scissors is plural. A pair of scis- sors is correct
 c. What is the heaviest metal?
 A. Osmium is the heaviest metal. G in 0r handled as a commercial product. The heaviest metal that is produced commercially is iridium.
 0. Does Babe Ruth bat right or left handed?
 A. Left handed. a
 Q. Is there any outlet to the Caspian Sea? Why are the waters so salty?
 A. The evaporation of the Cas- plan Sea is so great that, with all of the inflow, coming from Europe's largest river, the Volga. and other streams, it is gradually shrinking and becoming saltier. It has few outlets, the principal one being the Manich depression or river. which runs from the Caspian to the river Don, near the Sea Of Azov.
 Q. How many twenty-five cent pieces were coined in 1898?
 A. 1S,9S9,3o7.
 Q. What is the code for the o s signal'
 A. Three dots. space. three dash cs. space and three more dots.
 Q. Are the main falls at Niagra vertical?
 A. The drop is practically yer teal