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LEFT DEMURRAGE 319 DENDERAH erally composed of starch, gum, albumi- nous or oily substances largely diluted. DEMURRAGE, in maritime law, (1) the time during which a vessel is de- tained by the freighter beyond what is nanrwsd in the charter-party in loading or unloading, A vessel thus detained is said to be on demurrage. (2) The com- pensation or allowance made by the freighter of a vessel for such delay or detention. Demurrage must be paid in evei-y case except when the delay is caused by tempestuous weather, any fault of the owner, captain, or crew of the vessel, or detention by an enemy. The word is also applied to a similar compensation or allowance payable for delay in loading or unloading railway cars beyond a certain specified period allowed for the purpose. In the Bank of England, demun*age is the allowance of l^d. per ounce made to the bank in exchanging coins or notes for bullion. The metallic value of standard gold is £3 17s. lO^d. per ounce; at the Bank of England £3 17s. 9d. is given for it with- out any delay. If it were taken to the mint there would be a delay of some days before it could be converted into coin. The difference of l%d. per ounce, by which this delay is avoided, is called demurrage. DEMURRER, in law, a stop at some point in the pleadingfs, and a resting of the decision of the cause on that point; an issue on matter of law. A demurrer confesses the fact or facts to be true, but denies the sufficiency of the facts in point of law to support the claim or de- fense. DEMY, a size of paper intervening be- tween royal and crown. Printing demy measures generally 22 inches by 17^, writing 20 inches by 15%, drawing 22 inches by 17. DFNAIN (de-nan'), a town of north- em France, in the department of Nord, 6 miles from Valenciennes. It stands in the center of a coal field, and has iron works, etc. A great victory was gained here in 1712 by the French under Vil- lars over the allies under Eugene and Albemarle. Pop. (1906) 23,950. DENATURED ALCOHOL, Ethyl Al- cohol, containing substances "which de- stroy_ its character as a beverage or ren- der it unfit for liquid medicinal pur- poses." (Act of Congress, June 7, 1906; amended March 2, 1907; Act, Oct. 3, ]913). There are two classes of de- natured alcohol, one known as "special- ly denatured," the other as "completely denatured." The use of the former is restricted to certain industries in which the completely denatured article would produce harmful effects, such, for in- stance, as the manufacture of ether, chloral hydrate and numerous synthet- ics. The most common formula pre- viously used for completely denaturing alcohol was the addition of 10 per cent, of methyl alcohol and 1 per cent, of ben- zine. In view, however, of the large number of deaths and cases of total blindness occurring after the Eighteenth Amendment took effect, this formula was revoked in December, 1919, and hereafter no completely denatured alco- hol containing more than 2 per cent, methyl alcohol will be allowed on the market. Alcohol is now commonly de- natured with pyridin. DENBIGHSHIRE, a county of north Wales, with an area of 662 square miles. In the northern part the surface is mountainous, about two-thirds being un- der cultivation. The chief industries are agriculture, including the raising of corn, the making of cheese and butter, and the raising of live stock. There are important coal mines in the county. The chief towns are Denbigh, the capital, Rexham, Ruthin, and Llangollen. Pop- ulation, about 150,000. DENBY, EDWIN, an American public official, born at Evansville, Ind., in 1870. He was educated at the Evansville High School. In 1885 he accompanied his father to China, where the latter was United States Minister. He served in the Chinese Imperial Maritime Custc«n Service from 1887 to 1897, returning, however, to the United States for a time in 1894. He graduated from the Law School of the University of Michigan in 1896, and in the same year was admitted to the bar, engaging in the practice of law in Detroit. During the Spanish- American War he served as gunner's mate on the U. S. S. Yosemite. On the declaration of war between the United States and Germany he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps and was made a sergeant in 1917. He served throughout the war, retiring as a major. In 1902-1903 he was a member of the Michigan House of Representatives, and from 1905 to 1911 was a member of Con- gress from the First Michigan District. He was selected by President Harding as Secretary of the Navy, and assumed office on March 4, 1921. DENDERAH (den'der-a) (the Ten- tyra of the Greeks and Romans), an Arab village of Upper Egypt, on the left bank of the Nile, 28 miles N. of Thebes, celebrated for its temple dedi- cated to Athor, the Egyptian Venus.