Evening star., 1933-01-21

cial conditions as to yeast, material.
environment and fermentation. certain
juices have fermented as high as l6 per
cent alcohol by volume. On one occa.
sion 1t was reported that very close To
II per cent Of alcohol by volume was
reached. These last two cases are rare.
however, and IA per cent OF alcohol by
volume is considered a good yield.
Q. When was the first naturalization
act passed?-S. B.
A. The First Congress Of the United
States, on March 26. 1890, enacted a
law establishing q rule for the acquisi-
ton Of United States citizenship by
those Of foreign birth.
@. Is there any law against a
merchants removing a label from
merchandise that says Made in France"
or Made in German" w. L.
A. Section 304 (d) Of the tariff act
provides: If any person shall, with
intent to conceal the information given
thereby or contained therein, deface,
destroy. remove, alter, cover, obscure or
opnterate any mark, stamp, brand or
label required under the provisions of
this act. he shall, upon conviction, be
fined not more than SIS, 600 or imprison-
co not more than one year, or both"
@. How much paper currency has
been issued by the United States Gov
eminent since the country has been a
republic?-J. NICK.
A. The total amount Of paper cur
rency issued to date of November 30.
1882, the latest date for which the fig
ures are available, was $90.595.554 1863.
Q. What Is labor turnover?-G. o.
RnraoI nf oh
says that labor turnover for any pe-
rod consists Of the number of separa-
lions from service during that period.
separations include all quits, discharges
and lay-ofs for any reason whatsoever.
10 compute the percentage of labor
turnover for any period, find the total
separation for the period considered
ana divide by the average Of the num-
Der actually working each day through
cut that period. then multiply by the
proper factor to reduce to yearly
basis"
@. What is the speed of a rhinoceros
when charging?-H C.
"A. A charging rhinoceros maintains
speed Of from 80 to 40 miles an hour,
at least, for about 100 yards, and then
slows down if he has not already come
IN contact with the object Of the
charge.
Q. Is the United States Flag flown
at half-staf on Armistice day or on
Decoration day?-R. B. G..
A. 1t Is not on Armistice day that
the flag is placed at half-staff during
part Of the day. but on Decoration day,
which Is day set apart in memory
OF the war dead. Armistice day is q
day of rejoicing. On Decoration day
the United States Flag is placed at
half-staf from sunrise until noon and
then flown from full staff the rest of
the day until sunset.
@. How much moisture is given of
by tree in one day?-J. H M
A. The amount Of moisture thrown
out by large tree daily depends largely
on the type of tree. the number of
leaves and the situation. A birch tree
with 100000 leaves, standing perfectly
| free. would throw off about los gall
Ions Of water on a hot. dry day and
about IS gallons on day Of average
moisture A tree, of course, has to
replace through its roots the moisture
thrown OF by its leaves, and this gives
an idea Of the daily requirements in
water Of large tree with approxi-
mately the number Of leaves mentioned.
q. What are the percentages used
in scoring butter?-G. NJ. R.
A. Butter is scored as follows: zone
hundred per cent for perfection) As
per cent flavor and odor, 25 per cent
body, Is per cent color. 10 per cent
! salt and per cent package.