The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-24

Q. What is the official salute to the fiagp
 A. During the ceremony of hoisting or lowering the flag or when the flag is passing in Q par- ade or in review, all persons pre- sent should face the flag, stand at attention, and salute. Those pre- sent in uniform should render the right hand salute. When not in uniform, men should remove the headdress with the right hand and hold 1t at the left shoulder. In iu- element weather the hat may be raised and held above the head. Men without hats merely stand at attention, without saluting. Women should salute by placing the right hand over the heart.
 Q. Should the smoke-pipe dam- per of a furnace be placed between the furnace and the check dampsr or between the check damper and the chimney flue?
 A. Between the furnace and the check damper
 e. How can I clean concreu mortar stains from patchwork?
 A, The usual method is to apply commercial muriatic acid diluted with about four times its volume of water, with a brush or spray. and thoroughly rinse it off with clear water after the concrete stain has disappeared. If the con- crete spot is of appreciable thick ness 1t is advisable to chip it off with light chisel before applying the acid solution.
 e. Did the late Carole Lombard ever appear in a film with Clark Gable?
 A. Yes, in "No Man of Her Own" in l932.
 e. How many earthquakes have occurred since 1900?
 A. The exact number is un- known. but from various sources it is estimated that the average is about 4,700 earthquakes per year, of which little over 100 are serious, and perhaps b to 20 are suffici- ently serious to be recorded on in- struments throughout the world.
 o. Can car sickness of dogs be prevented?
 A. It can be prevented to some extent by withholding food and water for an hour or more before starting the journey, and also by giving the dog an opportunity to empty the bowels and bladder at, say, hourly intervals.
 O. Is 1t true that a falling body continues to gain speed every second of its fall?
 A. Only when falling in vac- uum, where all objects fall at the same rate. does the speed increase without limit as the fall continues. In atmosphere, the air retards the fall, and the ability to overcome this resistance varies with the weight and shape of the object. Prom the instant of release, the speed of an object falling in air continues to increase until, if the fall continues through a sufficient distance, the speed reaches termi- nal velocity when the resistance equals the weight. Thereafter he fall continues at this constant speed.
 O. How can the neck of bottle be broken off smooth?
 A. A practical method is to wrap piece of tWine saturated with tur- pentine or kerosene around the bot tie where the break is desired and ignit it. When it has burned off. dash cold water on the bottle and it will break where the twine was tied.
 e. Is there scientific classifica- tion of odors?
 A. Various attempts have been made to classify odor sensations. That by Henning recognizes six out standing odors: spicy as cloves; fiowery. as heliotrope; fruity, as ap- nloS: resinous, as turpentine; foul, as rotten eggs; scorched tar.
 @. What is the title of the piano selection played during the New Years tDinner Party scene in "The Shanghai Gesture?
 A. Two selections are played; cne was from Chopin's "Fantasie Im- promptu in c Sharp Minor. Opus 66." and the other was "Nocturne IT. F Sharp Major, Opus No. 2'' by the same composer.