Evening star., 1925-09-29
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

! per cent for milk, per cent for butter
and other fats. per cent for vegeta-
| bles. per cent for sugar, per cent
| for eggs, per cent for fruits. less
than l per cent for cheese and nuts.
Q. What do the initials F. l. d. A.
c. stand for?-F. X. Y.
A. They represent an organization
known as Federation Inter-Allies des
! Anciens Combat tants. Translated into
| English it means Information Allied
Federation Of War Veterans. The aim
| of this organization is universal peace.
Q. ! am interested in dental hygiene.
Can you give me some information
about this occupation?-H. E. V.
| A. Among the occupations which
| have arisen in connection with the
| development of preventive medicine
and public health work that of the
dental hygienist, oral hygienist, or
| dental nurse, as it has been variousy
| called, is perhaps the most recent.
| Dental disease is the most common OF
all human ailments, and seems likely
| to remain so for some time to come.
| The public school offers an especially
fine field of work for both prophylactic
and educational work. and the dental
| hygienist is employed by the depart
| ments of education in a cOnsidera BILE
number of cities, towns and rural dis
tricts. Dental hygienists are well paid,
| considering the time spent in training.
| The salaries range from $50 to 5000
| month.
q. What part Of a vessel is known
as the eyes"?-G. G.
A. Eyes of a ship is a term ap-
piled to the foremost part of the bow.
! so called from the ancient practice
which still obtains in parts Of the
| Mediterranean and elsewhere OF paint
| ing a large eye on each side OF a yes
sells cut-water as an emblem TO avert
the evil eye.
Q. Is it true that gold can be pro-
| duced by artificial means?-W. B. N.
| a. Prof. Miethe and Dr.. II. Stamm-
reich. two German scientists, have, 1t
is announced, produced gold by arti
fetal means. While making special
| experiments they were struck by the
| unusual behavior Of a mercury vapor
lamp which would become premature
ly aged its inside walls being COW
cred by a black deposit which reduced
its illuminating power. The maker Of
the lamp was unable 10 ascertain by
chemical analysis the composition Of
a certain residue left by the mercury
coating. Thereupon Prof. Miethe and
| DR.. Stammreich conducted another
series of experiments, the invaria bile
result of each of which was that the
presence of minute, though perfectly
measurable, quantities OF pure gold
could be found in the residue. though
the original mercury had not con
tanned the smallest trace of it. The
quantities of artificial gold 50 far oh
tained have been very small. and the
cost has been far higher than the
natural metal.
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