New Britain herald., 1930-10-09

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 nfldential.-Editor.
 c. Who is the highest official in the Canal Zone? What is his ad- dress?
 A. Col Harry Burgess, U. s. A. Is Governor of the Canal Zone and is the highest official. His address is Balboa Heights, Canal Zone.
 c. From what is gelatin made?
 A. From connective tissues. as skin, heof and horns.
 Q. Are Seth Parker and Uncle Abe, who are heard over the radio, the same person?
 A. Phillips H. Lord takes the character of Seth Parker in the Sunday night radio feature of that name, and he is also Uncle Abe in the daily Uncle Abe and David" radio feature.
 Q. How many widows and wid- overs are there in the United States?
 A. Latest statistics show 1,75S,- BOT widowers and 3,917,625 widows.
 Q. What makes stars fall to the earth?
 A. Stars do net fall to the earth. Sc called failing stars" or shoot ing stars" are in reality meteorites small bodies which enter the earths gra,tational field and fall toward the earth. When they enter the earth's atmosphere, friction with the air causes them to become white hot-aAd so they suddenly appear as flaming points in the sky. Most of them are thus entirely con- stunned and never reach the earth at all, but some do fall on the earth as blackened masses of iron, and specimens may be seen in natural history museums.
 Q. On what radio program is Jessica Dragonette now appearing?
 A. On the Cities Service pro- gram, broadcast every Friday eve ming from WEAF and associate NEG stations.
 0. Is Labor Day national hol1- day that is recognized all over the United States?
 A. It. is, legal public holiday SO far as the federal agencies and functionaries are concerned. and Arkansas is the only state in the Union which does not recognize it as a public holiday.
 Q. What is a water-rat?
 A, A water-rat or muskrat Is a rodent and when full grown is about four times as large as the or dinary brown rat. It has a blunt muzzle, a short and hardly notice able neck, and a stout body. The tail Is about two-thirds as long as the head and body, compressed lat erally and tapers to a rather acute point; the thinly scattered hairs on | the tail do not conceal the small | but distinctly marked scales. The eyes are small. black and beady. | The ears are short, covered with | hairs, and in winter almost wholly concealed in the fur. The incisors are large and without grooves. The legs are short, especially the front ones, and the feet are stout and provided with rather long claws The hind feet are webbed slightly and can be turned eogewise when carried forward while the animal is swimming.
 Q. What food should be given a chameleon in winter?
 A. Fruit flies is a good diet. To breed fruit flies, put a few pieces of banana pulp in small dish and ! leave 1t in an exposed place indoors for some days, until fruit flies have laid their eggs there. The small white fly-larvae will be ready to metamorphose in about three days a. which times the dish can be put inside the chameleon's cage so that 1t can catch the emerging flies as they crawl about. A chameleon cannot endure much cold, and the cage should be put in the sun for a half an hour every clear day.
 Q. What is the value of ar ounce of pure gold?
 A. It is fixed by law at s2n671S3.
 Q. Can a boy join the United States Army when he is Is years old?
 A. The minimum age limit is is years. and he must have his par erts' consent before he is twenty. one.
 c. Are the servants of the White House paid by the government?
 A. All are paid by the govern rnent except the cooks and persona, servants of the President and his l fo