Evening star., 1926-08-09
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

O. What would be tho value of
halt a teaspoonful of radium?-L. X.
A. One-half teaspoonful of radium
would be worth S1.500.000. One-half
teaspoonful of radium would be about
25 grams.
Q. Under tho insurance extension
for World War veterans what is it
necessary to dom. NJ.
A. Government insurance may be
reinstated any time prior to July ,.
1927. If the insured can pass the re-
quired physical examination, he may
reinState by paying two premiums.
If he is drawing compensation and
is not permanently and totally dis
abed he may reinstate by paying all
premiums from the time the insur-
ance lapsed, with interest at per
cent.
@. What is the largest one-man
boat that the law will allow without
q pilot for pleasure purposes?-J.
W. S.
A. All steam vessels have to be
inspected by the steamboat inspec-
ton service. If a boat is propelled by
gas, it is not necessary that it be
documented unles it is over 10 gross
tons. If the tonnage is more than
this. the boat mas to carry a licensed
pilot and an engineer If used for car
rying passengers for hire. If used
for a pleasure boat without cost to
the passengers. it is not necessary
that it be inspected.
@. How old was Florence Critten-
ton. for whom the homes are named,
when she died?-M. Mel.
A. Charles Nelson Crittenton was
an American philanthropist. born in
Adams, Jefferson County, y. Y. lie
went into the drug business in New
York City in 1861: but after 1882.
when his 5-year-old daughter Flor
ence died, he devoted his time
and wealth to the establishment of
Florence Crittenton Homes for home
less and unfortunate girls and their
infant children. In 1895 the Nationa.
Florence Crittenton Mission was in
corporated to carry on this work. or
these mission homes more than 40
were organized in Mr.. Crittentons
lifetime in all the larger cities of the
United States and in Marseille, Toxic,
Shanghai, the City of Mexico, etc.
@. Has new Hoyle been published
since the new laws for auction bridge
went into effect?-B. r. ID.
A. Such books are available
@. What should be used to clean
old peWter?-F. c.
a. Pewter is a very soft metal a nd
only very fine scourers, such as fine
whiting. rouge, or fine rottenstone
mixed with oil, should be used on It.
@. What can be done to prevent
sea nettles?-E. V. J.
A. No method is known for over
coming the sea nettle as nuisance.
@. When. how and where did the
jewish people begin to speak Yiddish
instead of HebreW?--J. D.
a. The Jews who left Germany
during the Middle Ages for the Slavic
lands OF Bohemia. Poland. Galacia
and Lithuania spoke Middle High
German and wrote it quite correctly
although they employed the Hebrew
letters. Out of touch with Germany
the German sounds and forms under.
went some change. while Hebrew
Aramaic and Slavic words were
added to the language. The re.
sultant idionn. Yiddish. supplanted
the Slavic of the primitive Jewish
settlers. and gradually with Jewish
migration was carried to all parts of
the world. Pure Hebrew is now
an academic language, found only in
books
q. How can an Shour day he
practiced on a farm when cows have
to be milked every - hourS?--T.. r. r.
A. Farm help may work in shifts,
or rest periods amounting tn 4
hours may be planned in II 12-hour
day.
q. Is attendance at base ball games
increasing or decreasing &c. V. y.
a. Figures for the current season
have not been compiled. Last year
the National League reported a large
increase in attenda nee. while the
American League teams played to
$4,000 less than in 1924.
@. Was the late George Washing
ton Gable a journalist III. II. II.
a. Gable was an accountant he
fore his contributions to the New Or
leans Picayune won him a place on
the staff of that paper. Later he re-
sumed his profession as an accountant
until 1879. when he decided to devote
himself entirely to literary work.