New Britain herald., 1930-07-21

QUESTIONS dNSWE FRED
 You can get an answer to any question of fact or information by writing to 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- ter. arc ldential.-Editor.
 e. Who holds the solo endurance record for staying in the air?
 A. Yarn speich, who remained ir the air at Long Beach, California. October 3, 1929, for SS hours and 4S seconds.
 Q. Is the character of Frank Merriwen, taken from real life?
 A. No.
 O What does Cekanka mean?
 A. It is the Czech word for chicory.
 Q. What is Loo Dutch" and High Dutch9"
 A. Low Dutch is dialect spoken in the Netherlands, including Frisian and Flemish. High Dutch. or High German, is the dialect of Thurincfa. Alsatia, Bavaria, Switzerland and Schvabia.
 O. Who played the role of the reporter with Betty Bronson, In The Bellamy Trial?"
 A Edward Nugent.
 Q. What is the derivation of Ro- bot?
 A. It is Czech word which means literally, "a hard working man doing manual labor" It was used in the play R T.. R. and was applied to q mechanical man who performed the labors Of human being.
 Q. What term is used for a pos session that is ourdensome of tron- blesome?
 A. White elephant"
 o. What does Gareth mean?
 A. It is a masculine name from the Teutonic, and means "flr1 spear"
 c. How old is Hoot Gibson? Is he married?
 A. He is 3s years old and mar ried Sally Eilers. June 27. 1880.
 c. Is there scientific proof that rlanting is affected by the phases Of the moon?
 A. The Department of Agricul- lure says that there are no estao- ished data, resulting from experl- r7ents to prove that the moon has or has not any influence on the plant ing of crops. and that scientific op- seryation has failed to discover any difference.
 0. What was George Washing ton s salary as President of the United States?
 A. The first sal2rr appropriated for the office Of President was s25,- GOO a year.
 o. What is the average salary Of a Major League baseball player?
 A. Abort s7.00o year.
 0. What is Palestrina in music?
 A. ft is term used 10 denote that style, chiefly vocal. that was developed by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina in the~16th century, 1t has dignified simplicity and sin cere devotional quality, and shares popularity in the Roman Catholic church with Gergorian music.
 o, What is the name Of the violin selection played in "A Notorious Ar fair"
 A. "One Hour Of Love" Q. Ia gasoline soluble? A. The L. s. Bureau of Standards says it is slightly soluble in alcohol, and if large enough volume Of all cohol for a given amount of gaso- line is used q perfect mixture or so- lution can he obtained. There are many organic liquids with which gasoline will mix readily among them are petroleum oils. most fatty oils. benzol. chloroform, carbon tet- rachloride, ether and carbon disul- ! phide.
 o. Is St. Louis Mo in St Louis county?
 A. St Louis is an independent city not in any country, but St Louis county includes the environs of the city of St. Louis. o. Are giraffes mutes7 A. The only sound they can make is coughing.
 Q. Did Sharkey and Tunney ever 1 fight each other? A. No
 0. How can sandstone he l cleaned? | A. One method is 10 scrub it with 1 soap popcer and an abrasive sur- stance such as fine sand. It is 'ld- visable to soak the stone with clear water before scrubbing in order 10 prevent affloresence on the stone after it is cleaned. If the water IS | hard, it is also advisable to use 1 scftener. such as ammonia. before dissolving the soap powder. RJTRNFD BY GASOLINE