New Britain herald., 1930-09-05

y 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 dentiaI.-Editor.
 Q. How many registered automo- piles are in France and Great Britain?
 A. France has 1,265,S41 and Great Britain has 1,370,711. Q. How old is Jackie Coogan? Is he married?
 A. He is. nearly sixteen years old and is not married.
 Q. Where was George Arliss born, and what was his fathers occupation?
 A. He was born in London. Eng land. His father was a printer and publisher.
 c. On what days of the week did August 3, 1918, and April 2. 1894, fall?
 A. The former on Friday and the latter on Monday
 Q. How many words are there in the English and French lan- guages?
 A. The English language con- tains pproximately 700000 words of which about 250,OOO are dead, obsolete or no longer in general use There are about 210,000 words in the French language.
 c. What is a good exercise to reduce the ankles and calves?
 A. Running in place, lightly but vigorously, and raising the knee high as possible. The hands should be on the hips. Another good ex- ercise for the purpose is to stand with hands on hips and feet to- gether, and rise on toes and stretch as high as possible. Hold the position momentarily; then allow heels to sink slowly to the floor Reverse by keeping heels on floor, raising toes as high off the floor as possible; allow toes to return to floor. Continue alternately. for fifteen or twenty times,
 Q. Where is the greatest ocean depth?
 A. The deepest sounding has been taken at Mindinac Deep, be- tween the Philippines and Japan, where S5,41o feet have been re- ported.
 c. How many auto fatalities were there in the United States in 1929?
 A. oS,915.
 c. Who invented the modern elevator and when?
 A. It is a direct evolution from a machine exhibited by Elisha G. Otis in 1853, at the Worlds Fair in the Crystal Palace. New York.
 c. How much do the largest rail road locomotives in the United States and in Great Britain weigh?
 A. The largest locomotive in the United States is the Northern Pacific 5000, 2-S-S-4 type, which with tender weighs 1 1,116,000 pounds In Great Britain No. 44S0 of the London. Northwestern Railway is the largest and weighs with the tender, 152 tons.
 Q. How large is the planet Jupiter?
 A. Its diameter i7 approximately SG,500 miles and the surface area is approximately 23,503,236, 600 square miles
 Q. What is the lightest metal?
 A. Lithium is the lightest metal known, bu tit is not produced com Magnesium is the light est metal produced in commercial quantities.
 Q, How old is the game of chess?
 A. The weight of authority leans in favor of India as the birthplace of chess. From India it found it's way according to Sir William Jones, in the sixth century into Persia. The Arabians then ac- quired it an taking possession of Persia in the seventh century. Chess was a favorite game of an cient Viking races, and ability to play the game was accounted one of the necessary accomplishments of the finished knight of chivalry
 Q. How did the name of cow catcher on a locomotive originate?
 A, The name was derived from it's original purpose to throw cattle off the track
 Q. Where is Taylor University?
 A. At Uplands, Indiana.
 o. What was the retail value of liquor consumed annually in the United States prior to 1918?
 A. The estimated value was from ? 1-2 to 3 billion dollars
 Q. Where and when did the Ligonier Valley train wreck occur?
 A. On the Ligonier Valley rail- road, near Ligonier, Pennsylvania July 6, 1912.
 Q. What is the population of China?
 A. Including Mongolia, Thibet, | Manchuria and Sinkiang. the esti- mated population is 40O,S0O.oO
 Q. When did Eli Whitney invent the cotton gin?