Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-02-17

change. This is entirely true Of CLASH
| cal Latin, which Is the foundation of
pharmaceutical Latin. though the lat
ter does increase its vocabulary. New
words with Latinized forms are coined
as the need for them arises, but the
meanings of the words so formed do not
change, any more than do the meanings
OF the words of classical Latin. A Sec
ond reason is that Latin is a universal
language, and so may be used as q
means of international communication.
Thus Latin prescription written by q
German physician may be interpreted
in Italy, England, in the United States,
or prescription by an American physi-
clan In any foreign country. This Is
of great convenience to the travelling
public. A third reason is that in many
cases the Latin names of drugs are
more distinctive than are their vernacu-
| lar names. The use of Latin also helps
to conceal the kind of medicine being
taken, and perhaps the nature Of the
disease from the patient himself. II this
is desirable, and also from other in
quisitive persons.
Q. What is meant by a natural"
waterway?-W. McC.
A. 1t is navigable waterway which
is not improved.
@. What does a quart of cream
| weigh?-G. L. ".
A. The weight OF a quart of cream.
generally speaking, is 2.12 pounds. This
is the weight for coffee cream at so
degrees Fahrenheit. Whipping cream
would weigh less.
@. have received q letter from
Holland with a name in It which do
not understand It Is "Gloeilampen-
tabriken." What does 1t mean?--
A. It means "1ncandescent Lamp
Works"
A. Is the coast line Of Africa deeply
! indented?-E. D. H.
| A. The coast line of Africa Is pecul-
lar, in that 1t presents a remarkably
even front, contrasted with the coast
lines of Europe, Asia and North Amer
lea. 1t resembles the coast line Of
South America.
Q. How many men are there In the
United States Navy Bsnd?-H. W.
A.. There are IS musicians In the
band.
@. How did Norman Smiths record
compare with De Palma's?-H. z. r.
A. Norman Smith of Australia on
January II, 1880, drove 10 miles In {
minutes is seconds, an average speed
OF I46oSf miles an hour. This lowered
Ralph De Palma's straight-away auto
record for 10 miles in 4:09:3l, averag-
ing 148.409 miles an hour, February Is,
! 1919.
Q. When was President Monroe's
burial place changed to Richmond, va?
| g. w. L.
A. On the Tooth anniversary of
President Monroe'S birth, April %, 1883,
his ashes we're carried under escort 10
Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Va.
Q. How large a mass is a gram Of
radium? Does it have to be trans
ported in special container?-M. z.
Nice.
A. The Geological Survey says that
a gram OF radium is about twice the
size OF an ordinary match head. RAJ
| dium Is transported in specially con-
structed lead containers.
@. Is there really a Devils Island
where there is a priSon?-T. b. r.
| A. Devils Island does actually exist.
It Is located In a group of islands
called the lies Du Salut, in French
Guiana, on the coast of South America.
Here Is located French penal station,
with administrative headquarters in lie
Royale, nearest the mainland. To the
seward is the lie Du Diable Devils
Island. noteworthy as the prison of
Alfred DreyfuS. confined there In 1894
80. It Is inhabited mainly by trans
| ported lepers.