New Britain herald., 1930-05-20
QUESTIONS ANSWERED

QUESTIONS ANSWERED
 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- ceiye a personal reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let- ters are nfdential.-Editor. c. Docs the song "Comju Thru the Ryc' refer to grain or river? A. To q small river. It was the custom Of lovers to exact kiss from their sWcethcarts as they passed each other on the stepping stones Of the shallow stream. Q. Is an iconophone and tele- vision the same thing?
 A. Tconophone is a recently coined namo for the apparatus that enables the persons who are speak ing over a telephone circuit to visualize each other. Tcicyision is tho recently coined namc for that process ot radio transmission by which representation Of objects can he transferred from distance by radio waves and eXhibited upon q screen,
 e. How many colleges and uni yersitice arc there in the United i States?
 X. Nine hundred and thirteen.
 c. Has there ever been q time when eight years has interHcncd be- ! tween two leap years? X. The longest intervening space is : years. which comes at the turn CT tho century,
 c. When were eyeglasses in ventedH
 \. Snoctacles were invented dur ing the 18th century, The credit is given by some to AIessaudro di Spina. a I'lorcntrue monk; by others to Roger Bacon
 C.. Did King Arthur Of the Knights Of the Round Tahlo really oxist2
 X. He vas q legendary king Of the Britons. supposed to have reigned in the sixth century who vas the great national hero Of the British Celts and became the central figure in one Of the principal h. ing absolutely is known of his his tory and his existence has sometimes been denied.
 Q. Are there any active volcanoes in the United States? i A. Only one in continental Unltcd States. Lasson Peak in Northern California. There arc a large number Of dormant volcanoes, 1 Q. What states produced the largest amount Of petroleum in 1929?
 4. Texas produced o9S.441,o0o barrels; California, 292 2,G37ooo and 1 Oklahoma. 253,704,060.
 c. What is suncotton'
 X. A powerful explosive pro duced by the action of strong nitric acid on ordinary cotton. Q. How did the Navy bean get it's name?
 X Because it was used cNcn- sively in all naNjes.
 Q How was news disseminated be fore the invention Of the printing press?
 4. The earliest equivalents Of tho modern newspaper wcre the series Of public announcements, called Acta Diurna issued during tho period Of the Roman empire. anc usually posted m the Forum Thesf were copied by scribes and dis patched 10 provincial subscribers
 X like Series of official reports va made in China as carly as tho 7tl century. but in q general sense, IT 10 the invention ot printing in dissemination Of news in all cOuu tries was by the slow process O word of mouth. or by private letter After tho invention Of the printin: j press pamphlets or single sheet announcing items Of news wer' issued at frequent intervals.
 Q. Which Of the two major par ties spent most in the last presidcn tial election'
 A. Official statements Of tn campaign funds for the 1928 presi dential election. made 10 the tniter States senate in February 1929 wer . is follows; Republican: receipts s1h,0621t5; expenditures. sG.433,
 sn4 Democrats: receipts, $G220, 68l; expenditures 37,152,511. 2, How many teaspoonfuls mak q tablespoonful?
 A. The United States Bureau 0 Standards conducted an investiga ton in which teaspoons. tablespoon and measuring spoons of all type , were examined. Their conclusion
 was that three teaspoonfuls. usin : the teaspoon found in the household more nearly approximated the table spoon found in the household thal four teaspoonfula. c. Has the membership Of th } American Federation of Labor in creased or decreased during the las ten years?
 A. Tn 1919 the membership 0 , the American Federation of Labo was officially reported as 3,260. .06s F On August 31, 1929, the officially re