Evening star., 1924-11-04

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tleships that the British government
is building?-A. L. j.
A. The new British ships Rodney
and Nelson are $4,000 tons each and
are to be completed in 1925 or 1926
and will necessitate the scrapping of
Thunder, King George v, Ajax and
Centurion, as provided by the agree
ment reached at the Limitation of
arms conference. The total tonnage
to be maintained by the British En-
pire will be 55S,95O tons.
Q. When was the largest years
production of cotton in the United
States?-A. j. B.
A. The cotton crop of 1914 was the
largest ever produced in the United
States. 1t amounted to 16134,930
bales. Theeword crop for that year
was also the largest recorded.
amounting to 2S,ss7. 900 bales.
Q. What horse won the Kentucky
Derby in 1924 and what one in 1929
III. c. N
A. Black Gold won the Kentucky
Derby in May, 1924. He paid $3.50 TO
win with a purse of $4,000. Zev
won the Kentucky Derby on May 19,
1923, and won $53,60e for the race.
A. The common variety of crys-
tallizeo quartz is employed in the
arts as an abrasive. principally in the
manufacture Of sandpaper. 1t is also
crushed and used for polishing mar
BILE and as a filler for wood. Quartz
sands are of Importance in the manu-
facture of glass, refractory brick,
mortar, cements, etc.
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ing in dish. 1t has bloomed When
should it be set out doors-H. G. Fl.
A The Department of Agriculture
suggests that you plant your ramble I
rose out OF doors now; just before
freezing weather, cover il up, the top
and all. In tho spring after the last
frost remove the earth from the top.
Q. Are weather forecasts sent out
daily?-S. d. F.
A. Within two hours after the
morning observations have been tax
en- the forecasts are telegraphed from
the forecast centers to about 1900
principal distributing points. These
forecasts reach nearly 10000 ad-
dresses daily and are available to
more than 5.5oe.0oo telephone sub
scribers within an hour of the time
of issue.
O. How long. do the native women
of Papua observe mourning for their
deceased husbands?-G. L. G.
a. Mourning for husband in
Papua lasts more than a year
Widows remove all their clothes and
cover themselves with white pipe
! clay. Their costume consists of a
grass skirt.
Q. Who is the newly elected lord
mayor of London:-P. o. S.
A. Sir Alfred Louis Bower. the
well known wine merchant, is lord
mayor.
.. What is fusel oil and wha. is
IT used for?-F f.
A. Fusel oil is an acrid. oilv
liquid OF unpleasant odor, accom-
panying many raw. or insuficiently
distilled alcoholic liquors Gas potato
whisky, corn whisky, etc) as an un-
desirable ingredient. 1t consists of
several higher alcohols, fatty acids,
etc, but chiefly of amyl alcohol. Flu
sci oil is generally removed from or
dinary alcohol by filtration through
charcoal, or by distillation, which is
more efficient. but best by a combi-
nation of the two processes. Fusel
oil is used in making the widely used
amyl acetate, in preparing artificial
fruit essences and in the manufac-
ture of aMaloids-
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Q. Where did the early Egyptians
get their gold?-P. X.
A. In ancient times the Egyptians
mined gold in the Red Sea hills. Dur
ing the Moslem period mining was
abandoned.
Q. What is isinglass and how is it
prepared?-L. L. NJ
A. Isinglass is the commercial
name for dried swimming bladders
of several varieties of fish. The
amount of gelatin in isinglass is
from Sc to SO, per cent and even more
1t is prepared by tearing the air
bladder or sound from the back OF
the fish, from which il has been loos-
ened by striking several blows with