Evening star., 1928-12-13
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

, liquor for medicinal purposes?-E. B. r.
A. In 1927. the medicinal liquor
under Government control was con-
centrated in 81 warehouses.
@. What is meant by wheat in bond?
p. T. S.
A. Wheat in bond means wheat I'M
ported from Canada by American mills
to be ground and the -four to be ex-
ported. BY this arrangement it is not
necessary for the mills to pay the duty.
@. What is the complete inscription
on the monument at the grave of Will
liam Jennings Bryan?-L. L. G..
A. The inscription on the nonu-
ment at the grave of William Jennings
Bryan at Arlington Cemetery, Wash
ington, D. c., is as follows: William
Jennings Bryan - Colonel, Statesman,
yet friend to truth-Of solh sincere-In
ection faithful-And in honor clear"
Pm the reverse side of the monument
the name BRYAN" and the words HE
Kept the Faith
O.. Did the Monitor fight the e\Merri-
mac after a trial trip?-L. A. NJ.
A. There. was no opportunity for
previous trial trip. The Monitor had
not even been accepted by the Gove&n-
'Essnt.
@. How fast is an allegretto tempo?
W. NJ c.
A. AIlegretto is a diminutive OF
allegro ana as time indication some
what slower than the latter, and also
faster than andante. Like allegro, 1t is
frequently combined with other words.
Examples are allegretto moderate, ct
cetera, either modifying the pace or de-
scribing the character of the music.
The word is also used as the name of a
movement and in this sense is especial
ly to be often found in the works OF
Beethoven.
@. On what date did the new Jap
anese Emperor ascend the throne?-
G. 7.
A. The Emperor Hirohito formally
assembled the throne of Japan on No
vember 10. 1923.
@. What is. the greatest amount of
| oil ever consumed by an oil-burning
ship between the United States and
Europe?-J. w. S.
| A. No record is available showing
| the greatest amount of oil ever con-
| sumed by an oil-burning ship between
| the United States and Europe. The
amount of oil used depends on the
| speed, the weather and the grade of
| OIL The Shipping Board has given us
| the record of the Leviathan. This
| record includes only the oil consumed
at sea, and doesn't include what was
used while the boat was in port This
| trip was made in June, 1923, on one of
| the Leviathan'S regular trips from
| New York to Cherbourg to Southamp-
| ton, back to CherbOurg and then to
| New York 1t was trip of 6,436 miles.
| 1t took II days and hours. Average
| speed was 1886 knots per hour. In
| all, IS S42 barrels of oil were consumed
| This is equal to 9,931 tons of oil. This
averages 1888 for "a hours, an average
of .648 miles per ton.
! @. When Neptune is nearest to the
1 earth, what is it's distance?-E. G.
A. It is then 2,629,000.000 miles
away
@. How should pearls be kept?-
E. v. S.
A. 1t is a popular belief that pearls
deteriorate readily, yet the observance
of a few rules is sufficient to care for
them properly. They should be kept in
as even temperature as possible, for
they expand and contract on exposure
to heat or cold. The composition of the
pearl is 80 per cent carbonate of lime,
6 per cent organic matter and per
cent water. 1t is essential that this
water be retained in the pearl. In order
that this may be accomplished pearls
should be kept in a container lined with
a fine quality of oil silk rather than In
a receptacle lined with absorbent ma
terial