The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-08-13

O. What was the largest man. mai of which any trace has been
 found? A. The gigantic aberrant rhin- oceros Baluchiterium is the larg- est land mammal known to nave existed, c. Forster Cooper Of Cam
 bridge University, found a neck yertebra and foot bones in 1911 Tn Baluchistan, and in 1922 an al-
 most complete skull was found ana in 1925 four legs and feet were discovered. From these fossil re- mains it is estimated that the Bal uchiterium stood 13 feet high al
 the shoulders, was about 24 feet
 long and with its prehensile upper | lip could pull down tree branches 22 feet from the ground. It lived during the oligocene period and appears to have been confined to
 Asia.
 Q. Do a knife and fork consti- tute a machine? A. A machine is any combina- ton of inanimate mechanism for utilizing or applying power. A simple mechanism as lever and fulorum is a machine. Accord ing to the strict definition then, crowbar abutting against lulorum is a machine. Therefore a knife and fork might be considered machine as both are used as levers. o. How many persons were
 killed in automobile accidents in
 the U. s. in 1933? A. Approximately 29,900.
 c. What is the text of the Bible verse about casting pearls before swine?
 A. Matthew z: F reads, Give
 not that which is holy unto the
 dogs, neither cast ye your pearls ! before swine. lest they trample
 them under their feet and turn
 again and rend you" 0. Who is chairman of the Re-
 construction Finance Corporation.
 and from which state does he | come?
 A. Jesse Jones of Texas. 0. How often does the New
 York lesigsature meet, when do
 the sessions begin and how long
 do they last?
 A. The legislature meets an-
 nual1y, the sessions beginning in
 January and there is no time | limit.
 o. What is the fastest regular
 steam train in the United States. A. The Atlantic City Express of ID k
 makes the trip from Camden to
 Atlantic City. a distance of 5S 4
 miles, at the rate of 61.5 miles the Twentieth Century limited of trip from New York to Chicago.
 961 miles, at the rate of 54 miles per hour.
 Q. Is Armistice Day observed as a national holiday in any of the Allied countries?
 France and Canada. The other all lied countries set aside two min- | utes at noon on November II in I observance of the signing of the
 Armistice.
 Q. What was the name of Paul
 Revere's horse?
 A. The name is not known. Q. How many postage stamps
 does the Bureau of Engraving and
 Printing print each year? A. Last year the Bureau issued
 twelve billion five hundred thous-
 and stamps. As many as sixteen
 billion have been printed in a year. Q. If an American is natural.
 ized in another country. can he re-
 sume American citizenship upon
 returning to the United States? A. Not unless he is naturalized
 in this country. Q. Can an illegitimate daugh- ter, who has always been known
 under her putative fathers name.
 marry legally under that name? A. Yes.
 Q. Did Rear Admiral Sims hold
 the rank of full admiral during the World War?
 A. Yes.
 c. Will an object thrown up. ward in a vacuum take the same
 time to rise and fall as one thrown
 upward in air? A. An object thrown upward in
 a vacuum will take the same time
 to rise as to fall. In air the speed
 with which the body reaches the ground will be less than the spec d 
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