Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-23

toons about 40 feet long. 90 feet vide.
weighing about 30 tons apiece. are
sunk alongside the vessel. The chains
are fastened to them by means Of
deep-sea divers Air lines attached to
the pontoons exhaust the water with.
in them. and their consequent buoy.
ancy raises the vessel About 10 pom.
toons are used. The whole operation
Is difficult and tedious one
O. What IL neatsfoot oil? How IL
II obtained? Why 40 caIled-J. !. r.
A. Neatsfoot Oil IL the pale yellow
fixed oil made by boiling the feet and
shin bone Of cattle. II consists almo~,
wholly Of olein and is used az A fine
lubricant and as a leather dressing.
Neat are cattle OF the OK kind az dis.
tinguished from horses. sheep and
goats.
O. What was the Cato Street Con.
spirscy?--A. q. $.
A. In British history IL was ron.
spiracy under the lead Of Arthur Trs.
tlewood. which aimed 10 assassins,s
Castlereagh and other ministers. The
plot was discovered February %. 1890.
at the rendezvous, Cato street. near
Edgeware road, London. II ia also
called the Thistlewood Conspiracy.
O. Why were no two-and A hai,-dol.
lar gold pieces coined for nine or ten
years?-D. l.
A. No quarter eagles $3.50 god
pieces) were coined between the years
1915 and 1925 because there was m
special demand for such coins and the
United States minis had a sufficient
stock On hand to meet what demands
there were.
Q. Name some OF the by.products
Of the packing industry.-M. g.
A. A list Of the principal by.pro.
ducts OF the packing industry in.
cludes all kinds of feathers, arti1ei aI
teeth. beef extract. buttons. candles,
canned edible products formerly
wasted. combs. crochet needles, dice.
| drum snares. fertilizer. gelatin. glue.
J g'ycerin. hair for brushes. handle.
I for knives. handles for razor<. hair
for upholstering. hairpins. imitation
! stag horn. inedible grease. LAUNDRY
soaps. musical strings, napkin rings.
| neatsfoot oil. nursing rings, oleomar.
sarine. pancreatin. pepsin, perfume.
pipestems. rennet. stock feeds. supra.
| renal-worth more than $4,000
pound; tennis strings. thyroid tablets,
toilet soaps. umbrella handles. wool.
| @. How many colors are recognized
| in Pomeranians?-A A. B.
| A. The following colors are adm;s.
sible under the Pomeranian standard:
| White. black. blue or gray. brown.
sable. shaded sable, red, orange. fawn.
| and particolors. The whites must
be free OF lemon or any other color.
and the other colors, must be free
from white. In parti-color dogs the
colors should be evenly distributed On
the body in patches.
Q. Where Is Ice Tickle. Labrador,
Il. NJ. d.
| A. The word. tickle. is used IN
Labrador TO denote a harbor or bay,
80 that Ice Harbor and Ice Tickle
are undoubtedly the same place. Ice
Harbor Is SEA 90 ". 5s' IS W. II
/ is situated in the northwest point Of
Labrador. on Hudson Bay.
| Q. VIVA, Is meant by tidewater
! country?-L. A.
near the coast as far inland as tie
rivers are affected by the tides.
| Q. What language IL the word
specie" from:-O 4.
! A. II Is derived from the ablsiive
/ case of the Latin word species"
mea ming sort or kind. IL Is the name
| given 10 metallic coins issued by the
Government as curren money.
| Q. Were rubies. diamonds and sap
phires known TO the ancient Egyr,
! tianse-G. :.
! 4. They were unknown unless some
OF the uudec.phered hieroSiyphs refer
| to them. No examples have been
found in existence.
| @. How does the speed Of the deer
compare with that OF q race horse
e. -. NJ.
A. Ernest Thompson Seton. The
noted naturalist. ranks the deer sec
ond TO the race horse in speed.
! This is special department. f.
| rated solely to the haRdIisg o. gat~ses-
| TAis paper pats at gosr disposc3 tAe
81 reiccs Of GR exteHNrs ergcE rsettoa
! in Washington TO serve goa 10 dHs
capacity that relates 10 iHf0rwGtfe"-
! This service is free. Fnilare 90 aease
| use Of 10 deprircs sox o. bSscS's 30
rhich Eoa are entitled. Yoxr oAl5sa-
tien is only , ceRts iaclosed 'r't@
mar iaqNirs for direct Fepls. AS9Tess
The EreRiac Star InformssieR Ssrses
Frederic J. HaskiR. director WesA.
iH0eon n e.