Evening star., 1926-10-20
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

certain local option laws applying to
cities, Helsingfors being dry and some
other cities. The Danish Abstention
Society reports progress In prohibition
sentiment and will endeavor to put
through legislation to make Denmark
dry" by 1929, which is the fiftieth an.
niversary Of the association.
@. How many pounds Of paint
were used in the Guerin decorations In
the Lincoln Memorabilia. s. NJ.
A. About 900 pounds.
O. What is the comparative produc.
ton of the two largest asbestos-pro-
ducing territories, the Dominion OF
Canada and South Africa IA. N.
A. In 1929 Canada produced 2o6.6so
tons, while South Africa 0ncluding
Rhodesia) produced 25,50O tons.
@. How many heavyweights have
won the belt on points?-J. S.
A. Tunney Is the first to win the
championship on points.
Q. At what speed did Miss Minnie
Regelmeyer operate her typewriter In
the recent contest?-W. 7.
A. The newly acclaimed champion
typist of the world typed 100 words q
minute.
@. What Prime Minister Of italy
was the first one In modern times to
invoke the name of God In meeting
of Parliament?-J. II.
A. Benito Mussolini. in November,
1922, said, May God help me to carry
to a victorious end my arduous task
He thus broke an ancient precedent.
Q. What makes milk appear white?
HI. r. X.
A. Milk appears white because Of
the reflection OF light by the casein
and by the fat globules In emulsion.
O. Have any successful machines
for tying knots in cords, threads and
the like, ever been introduCed?-A. n.
A. A considerable number. Knot
ting or tying devices for self'binder
harvesting machines were brought into
extensive and successful use a good
many years ago. Machines for tying
species Of knot in the manufacture
Of fish1ets have long been used. The
girls in cotton mills who tend spoilers
and other kinds of machines which
operate upon yarns and threads wear
upon one wrist, like a wrist watch. q
little machine called a hand-knOtter,
which they use in tying together.
"piecing." as 1t is called. the ends or
yarns or threads which break in being
machine employed in the weaving In
dustry, called a tying-in machine.
which automatically selects pair or
individual threads from two sheets OF
warp-threads, ties them together, Sc
lects and ties together another pair,
and so on until the thousand or more
threads composing one warp which
has been woven up nearly to the end
thereof in q loom have been united
singly to those of a second warp, pre-
paratory to proceeding with the weav-
ing operations with the second warp.
@. Has Monticello been completely
refurnished?-N. N.
A. Only the main floor Is now
open to the public. Here, there are
several pieces of Jefferson's furniture.
Others are pieces of the period. The
association in charge is proceeding
slowly and carefully. hoping TO col
lect q great deal of the original furni-
ture Of the mansion.
When In doubt-GsE Hdskin. He
offers himself as a target for the
questions of our readers. He agrees
to furnish facts for oil toho ask. THIS
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possible only in Washington, and
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