New Britain herald., 1930-08-13
QUESTIONS ANSWERED


 i 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 1 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 persona reply. Unsigned re- quests cannot be answered. All let- ters are dential.-Editor.
 c. What are the heaviest and lightest metals?
 A. Osium is the heaviest and ithium the lightest. Neither are produced in quantity or handled as commercial metals. Iridium IS the heaviest and magnesium the lightest metals produced in commercial quantities.
 Q. Is q person born in the United States. whose parents were born in another country. eligible for the office of president of the United States?
 A. Yes because he is natural born American citizen. no matter where his parents were born.
 Q. How old is Marie Dressler. the actress?
 A. She was born August 2, 1878.
 Q. How old is Paul Whitman?
 4. He is 3S years old.
 c. Who plays the role Of Anita, the Gypsy girl, in The Cuckoos?'
 A. Dorothy Lee.
 Q. Which is the largest glove manufacturing city in the United States?
 A. Gloversville, New York. Ac- cording to the census of manufac- turers Of 1927. 4o.5 per cent Of all the gloves made in the United States are manufactured in Gloversville and 56.e per cent in Fulton county, New York.
 Q. Is there any difference be- tween a scholarship and fellow ship in a university or college?
 A. Fellowships awarded in cer- tain American and English unlver- stties are practically the same as scholarships, except that they are granted to graduate students de- signated as "felloWs,' and the amounts are usually sufficient for at least q years maintenance. Fellow ships maintained in the graduate school Of the universities offer graduate students opportunities for research and graduate work in specialized fields.
 Q. Where was the first theater in America built?
 A. In Williamsburg, Virginia, in l7l6. on site facing the Palace Green. a narrow park running north from Duke Of Gloucester street, and, in colonial days, extending to the royal governors palace.
 c. What are the colors of Princeton University
 A.
 O Is Valparaiso, on the west coast of Chile, farther cast than New York City; and is Rome, Italy farther north than New York City?
 4. Yes.
 Q. How can I get rid Of morn ing glory vines that keep coming up on my lawn?
 A. The only way to eradicate them IS to cultivate the lawn with some other crop, or cover it with sod and keep the grass closely moved.
 Q. How many games did the Philadelphia American baseball team play against the New York Yankees in 1929? How many did they win?
 A. Out of twenty-tWo games played against the New York Yan- kees last season the Philadelphia Athletics won fourteen and lost eight.
 Q. What is caviar and how is it served?
 A. It is the roe of staurgeon and is served on crackers or toast or in small glasses set in cracked ice.
 Q. Are the Philippine Islands nearer to Japan than to the United States?
 A. They are nearer to Japan, It is 7,164 miles by boat from Manila. P I. to San Francisco, and only 2.O23 miles from Manila to Yokohama.
 Q. What is an ebulliscope?
 A. An instrument to determine the proportion of alcohol in 8 mixture by it's boiling point.
 Q. Where is the city Of Monte Carlo?
 A. In the principality of Monaco 1-4 miles from the town Of Mon- aco. It enjoys charming climate and is noted for its gaming tables and handsome casino and gardens.
 Q. What is a Charley horse?
 A. It is a slang phrase for severe pain, that frequently affects baseball players and other athletes 1 Grantland Rice defines it as . sud 1 den punching of muscles into harc 1 knot, and says that it is one of the most prevalent and most painful o' athletic ills.
 c. Is it against the law 10 make ! out a bank check for one dollar?
 A No.