Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-04-17

@. How many people go 10 the
! movies ?-E. J.. V.
A. 1t has been estimated that about
one-fifth of the population of the
United States attends the movies each
day. The amount of admissions in a
single year totaled $906, 100000
@. Are there many college gradu-
ates in Sing Sing?- d.
A. Warden Lawes states that Of the
| 1902 inmates there are but five col
| lege graduates.
@. What change takes place when
white bread is toasted?-A. o. p.
A When white bread is toasted the
starch is being converted into dex-
| trines, the intermediate product be-
| tween starch and sugar. Celebration
of sugar also takes place.
@. How many negroes are there in
England. Can negroes attend Oxford?
"A. r. z.
| A. The census of Great Britain does
not give any figures on the negro
population of England. The British
embassy say that negroes are allowed
equal privileges of citizenship with
whites in Great Britain. There are
millions of negro subjects in the Bri-
| fish Empire. Negroes are also per-
mitted to enter oxford.
@. Does the Treasury Department
wash paper money?-E. d. r.
| A. At one time there were washing
machines in the Treasury by which
the paper money was Numbered. How
| ever, this has been discontinued.
@. Why do issues of the Congress
sional Record cost different prices p
z. a. r.
A Some issues are much larger
than others. Single copies are cents
for "a pages or less and l cent extra
for each additional six pages.
@. What are the Eskimo huts like
R. H.
A The dwellings of the Eskimo are
of two kinds-tents for Summer and
houses or huts for Winter use. The
tents or tupiks are made of seal skins
and igloos or Winter homes are far
more varied in structure.
Q. Why aren't grasshoppers as
much of a pest as they were former
lly?-W. H. A.
A The early history of the New
England States affords numerous rec.
ords of the inroads by grasshoppers
upon the crops of the settlers. Dur
ing the period 1743 to 1856 a great
scourge of these hungry insects oc-
Cured in Maine, and other outbreaks
occurred in Vermont during the year
1897 to 1898. When agriculture be.
gan to be established generally in
the great plains region of the United
States, lying west of the Mississippi
River and east of the Rocky Noun.
tains, during the decade 1870-1S80, a
migratory species of grasshopper
commonly known as the Rocky Noun.
n
from it's breeding grounds on the
benches of the mountain range in
such great swarms as to destroy prac
tically all cultivated crops over vast
lareas of country, reducing thousands
of families almost to starvation. AS
the settlement of the Rocky Noun
tain region progressed the breeding
grounds Of this destructive pest
ceased. Thus there has not been a
serious general outbreak of the Rocky
Mountain locust since 1880, and this
particular grasshopper has ceased tC
be a pest of any great Importance
A. J.. G.
A. Fort Stanwix was located ir
New York on the Mohawk River
where the present city of Rome is
situated.
@. How are Saratoga chips pre-
pared?-H. NJ. p.
A. In the making of Saratoga po-
tato chips it is best to pare the
potatoes, cut them into thin, even
slices and cover them with cold water,
to which a piece of ice has been add
ed. Let them stand an hour or
longer to become cold and crisp. AT.
terward dry them on a soft cloth and
cook at once in hot fat that has not
been previously used for frying. II
is essential that the potatoes be cut
in slices of uniform thickness or they
will not cook evenly.
O. What is the origin Of the ex
preston gone to the devil "A. r. c
A The devil was originally the