New Britain herald., 1930-03-03

You can get an answer 10 any question Of factso information by writing to the Question Editor. New Britain Herald. Washington Bureau 1922 New York avenue. Washington D. c, enclosing two cents in stamps for reply. Medical. legal and marital advise cannot be given. nor can e1- tended research be undertaken. All other questions will receive a per. sonai reply. Unsigned requests can- not be answered. All letters are | standardization. Q. Where are the headquarters Of the Universalist church?
 A. 176 Newbury street. Boston, Mass.
 , c. What becomes Of the old paper money that is turned into the | Treasury?
 | A. It is thoroughly macerate?, and treated with acids to destroy the ink and the distinguishing si''; 1 fibre in the paper It is then selit to the Bureau of Printing and En- graving where it is dried in large sheets and is sold to paper man'- lecturers. who use the pulp in max ing certain grades of paper. Occl- sionally it is used to make SOL Venirs.
 1 Q. What five states lead in the number of registered motor vc- | hicles?
 A. New York. California, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois.
 c. What does The lame Norma mean?
 A. It is of German origin and means from the north" C.. How can a piece of pipe about 20 inches in diameter and l feet long, be demagnetized?
 A. By passing it through a coi os wire, having approximately 1Ot turns through which an alternatin. current of about ampcres i: flowing
 Q. What is a horoscope?
 "A A device for observing th9 shadows of objects cast by Roent
 gen rays, or of bodies that in diff
 fcrent parts transmit the rays !I ; different degrees. It usually consist.
 of box. shaped at one end to fl
 close to the eyes to exclude light
 while the opposite end is closed b, screen, covered on the inside wit! some highly fluorescent material. a paltinobarium cyanid. or calcium tungstate. The object to be exam
 ired is placed on the outside oe : tween the source of Roentgen ray and the fluoresCent screen. Tn , rays penetrate different parts o
 the object in different degrees. an
 falling upon the crystals excite fluorescent light which is leas where the shadow is most denat . and is readily visible. , Q. What is the normal pcrio oi incubation of canary?
 X. Fourteen days. Q. What is the distance betwes ; r New York and Cobh (Queenstowu) ] Ireland by the winter steamsn , route?
 A. It is 3.3l2 statute miles. Q. Was Ronald Colman born i . the United States? C A. He was born in RichmonC r. Surrey. England. His father is En:
 fish and his mother is Scotch. Q. What is the real name Of tl1 . author of Hangover s 4. Max Lief.
 Q. Where were the first "a.
 meets held in America? y A. The first race meets we Q held in Virginia in l753. and t) {. first regular racing organization "; e formed at Charlcstown $. C., at
 course which had been built by D Mir. Nightingale, and was called q s Newmarket course. At about ti " same time the Newmarket, Tr \, Hill, Broad Rock. and Fairvie
 courses were constructed in Vi II ginia. George Washington acted It d judge at one of the Newmark re meets. Annapolis and Baltimore al at had race tracNs shortly afterwar' :, c. What does Agua Caller
 mean?
 T. A. Hot water. e, @. What is a bastard' re A. An illegitimate child ,a e. How old is King George
 England? What is his favor 'o hobby"
 ay A. He is 64 years old and of hobby is collecting postage stam' ,g O. How many oil wells are the
 in the United States? 'e A. The number estimated ng December 3l. 1928 was 27,S00. nd Q. Where are the organs ou hearing in a grasshopper?
 A. The auditory organs z
 present on the tibiac of the forclc
 e. Is Sigmund Breitbart
 German strong man, dead? |, A. He died in Germany, Octol IS. 1925. Blood poisoning develop
 from q trifling scratch. as e. What happens when the e, d- become bloodshot?
 A. It is caused by the brcaki E., o! tiny blood vessels in the eyeb; to and may be due to eye-strain, II ew bmg the eyes too hard, intoxiCati les or certain forms Of disease.
 Q. From what arc billiard ba Id made?
 ,tc A. Usually from ivory.