Evening star., 1932-10-06
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. H4SKIN.

chandise. s7140, 600, 900; automobiles.
S9,546, 100000; apparel $4,3l5 100000;
furniture and household goods, S2286,-
100000: lumber and building S3,537.-
100000; medicine. s7l5,0G0,000.
Q. How much caffeine is there in
coffee?-G. C. H.
A. 1t contains from 8 to I.8 per cent
OF caffeine.
@. How did clipper ships compare
with other ships Of their day?-B r. NJ.
A. The clipper ships were ships spe-
cially built and rigged for fast sailing.
The clipper. as compared with the
ordinary sailing vessel, was longer and
generally Of less beam in proportion to
length. They were very sharp at the
bows, which were followed more or
less below the water line. and graceful
ly fined away toward the stern, which
was almost always elliptical The name
clipper was first borne b. the Balti-
more clippers. famous as privateers in
the early wars of the United States.
@. How can an antique look be given
to a new gilt frame?-C. B. B.
A. A simple method is to apply the
gilt with banana liquid and to apply
over it artist asphaltum thinned with
turpentine. In the event that it is de-
sirable to show the high lights bright
the asphaltum may be rubbed off in
places with cheesecloth before dry.
G. What causes the rings about the
sun and moon?-I p
A. The Weather Bureau says that
there are two kinds Of rings about the
sun and moon. Those that are close in
only one to four or five diameters Of
the moon, say, aWay-which we call
coronas, are caused by water droplets.
The smaller the droplets the larger the
ring. The other rings, the true halos,
occurring much farther away. are
caused by ice crystals, There are sey-
cral such rings but each one always
has the same angular size. This size
depents on the shape Of the crystals
usually, but not always, a short six
sliced column with fiat ends perpen-
dicular to the Sides, the course OF the
light through the crystals and the
amount Of banding this light undergoes
as 1t enters face Of the crystal at
given slope.
@ Can an alien who has tubercu-
losis be deported?-P r.
A. If an alien becomes a public
charge at any time within five years
from the date of entry. he may be
subject TO deportation If he has con-
tracted tuberculosis and become pub
lie charge within five years from the
time he came here. he would come
within this classification.
@. What kind of a snake is a bush
maSter?-R. D. s.
A. The bush master, Lachesis nautus.
is one Of the largest members of the
rattlesnake family reaching a length
Of from to y feet. 1t inhabitS the
Amazon River Of Northern South Amer
ica, being specially common in the
Guianas. It. is extremely venomou5.
with very large fangs. and has a tail
/ terminating in spine which makes a
rustling sound as the snake moves.
O. What is the purpose of the large
opening or arch at the southwest cor
ner of the wall of Meridian Park in
this city?-E. R. o.
A. The Office of Public Buildings
and Public Parks says that the arch at
the southwest corner of the wall Of
Meridian Park, facing Sixteenth street.
was originally designed to be an
entrance. However. this idea has been
abandoned and it is to house memo
rial. The memorial to be placed there
/ has IOI Utttl QSC4Utu upon.
O. Since the Ford tractor plant was
established in Ireland has there been
an extensive importation of Fordson
tractors into the United States?-P. N.
A. While imports were large at first
they have dWindled in each recent year
and the first six months of 1882 shows
not single tractor imported from
Cork.
@. Please give the names of the
three japanese mCnkeys.-C. F. D.
A. Little Apes of Nikko. sometimes
known as the Three Wise Monkeys, are
the monkeys which appear in mural
decoration among ancient tombs at
Nikko Japan. The three monkeys are
as follows: Nlizaru, who sees no evil;
Kikazaru, who hears no evil, and
Mazaru, who speaks no evil.