New Britain herald., 1930-02-07
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

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 Q. What is the average life of q horse.
 4. About , years. e. What do the legal terms "mis- trial,' demurrer and plea ir abatement mean:
 A. A mistrial is a trial which ie erroneous on account of some de- feet in the proceedings as, in case the jury came from the wrong county, or because there was nc issue formed. or no plea be entered or some other defect of jurisdiction A demurrer is an allegation. that admitting the facts of the pleading to be true, as stated by plaintiff, he has yet shown no cause why the party demurring should be con- pelled by the court to proceed further. A plea in abatement is a plea which goes to abate the plain tiff's action; that is. to suspend or put it off for the present.
 Q. Do gold coins lose any value by wear?
 A. The weight of worn gold coin determines it's value; four cents 1 is deducted at the United States treasury for each grain that a gold coin is light in weight. Q. What is the last date on which federal income taxes may be filed?
 l X. They must be filed on or be fore March 15. 1880. c, What salary does Ramsay Macdonald receive as prime minis ter of Great Britain? 1 A. No salary is attached to the office of prime minister but as first lord of the treasury. Macdonald re- ceives 5000 pounds a year.
 c. How many public school buildings are in the United States" A. There are o5G.104 buildjnes in the United States used for public school,
 Q, Which is the proper finger on +i,- ring?
 A. The third finger of the left hand.
 Q. What is an opheclideo
 A. It was musical instrument invented in 1890 by Frichot. a Frenchman. and Spontini introduced II into the operatic score, of Olym- DIG Tn 1919. Mendelssohn wrote parts for it in several of his works. It had as many as twelve keys, but dld not blend well with other jn- strnmcnts because of it's Oeculiar quality Of tone. and for that reason It fell into disuse. and is now ob- solete.
 Q. What is the difference be tween filled gold. rolled gold and plated goldH
 \. Filled gold. a substitute for solld gold. consists Of some base metal. generally brass. covered With thm layer ot hard gold by me- chanlcal means. Rolled gold is a compound plate having gold face and, a back Of inferior metal Plated gold is a base metal coated With thin layer of gold by de- position.
 e. Was Chief Bender. who used to play with the Philadelphia Ameri- con league baseball club. an Indian?
 A. Charles Albert Bender is d Chippewa Indian. He became fla nous as 3. major league baseball pitcher. and played on the Phila- delnhla American league club from 1903 to 1914 inclusive. and with tbn Philadolphia National leacua ,lub in 1916 and 1917.
 Q' What is the origin and mean ing of the name Z4non"
 A, It is a family name derived rom tn" Greei-. and means. of Zcua father Of the Gods.
 c. How can wine stains be re- moved from fine materia1so
 x, Fly Nashine in tcrid so;tnsudn "l,A ammonia. Rub very gently.
 e. How wide is the Amazon river at it's mouth?
 \, The mouth. at tho estuary through which if enters the Atlan- tie Ocean, is estimated about 15o miles wide.
 Q. What is the present forest area Of the worldn
 A. In round figures If is alout seven and onc-haif billion acres. "lllrh IS @2 per cent of tho total lahd aroa exclusive of the polar roslons. The area of actually pro- ductiNe forest. however, is probably one-fourth less than this amount or ''& billion acres. or l6 per cent Of the land area.
 c. How long after burial does decomposition occur?
 X. The time depends upon the ombalming, the type of caskct. kind Of soil, and other factors. II may be 19 10 20 years or much longer Screen Romance Sails