200. What effect do Stimulants have on the voice?
  Irritate and inflame the vocal organs, which results in
          hoarseness and produces too high a key, which terminates in a
          squeaking tone.

  201. In faulty articulation what sounds are usually mispronounced?
  The vowel sounds of the unaccented syllables.

  202. What Consonants are often incorrectly dropped?
  The final consonants.

  203. How may distinct Articulation be acquired?
  By continued practice of the elementary sounds.

  204. What are the most prominent Elements of all words?
  The vowels.

  205. Which sounds should be practiced first?
  The vowels; as they are the most easily uttered.

  206. Can the sounds of the Consonants be given alone?
  They can by practice.

  207. What is the source of the greatest defect in Articulation?
  Improper sounding of the consonants.

  208. What kind of Inflection is generally given to words of great
          emphasis?
  The falling; unless the sentiment requires the rising.

  209. When is the Inflection of a question changed from the
          falling to the rising?
  When it is repeated or made emphatic.

  210. In the introductory part of a sentence, where the sense is
          incomplete, what inflection is used?
  Unless great emphasis is required, the rising should be used.

  211. The names of persons addressed in formal speech require what
          inflection?
  The falling should always be used in such cases.

  212. General statements require what inflection?
  The falling.

  213. For the sake of harmony, what principle should govern the
          reader?
  When a sentence ends with the falling inflection, the rising
          should precede it.

  214. When sentences commence with verbs, what inflection is
          required?
  Mostly the rising.

  215. What is meant by an Echo in reading?
  Interrogative exclamations, where the question is repeated.

  216. Give an example of Echo.
  What’s the trouble?  What’s the trouble? trouble enough.

  217. What inflection should be given to members of sentences
          connected disjunctively?
  First member, the rising; second member, the falling.

  218. When several Emphatic words or members come together, how
          should they be inflected?
  The most emphatic, the falling; and the others the rising.

  219. What is a Simple Series in reading?
  A series of particulars that is composed of single words.

  220. What is meant by a Compound Series?
  One that is composed of clauses is called compound.