Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-24
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

q. How old was Paul Lawrence
Dunbar when he died?--D. G..
A. The negro poet died In 1906 al
the age Of 81.
@. Is st. Elizabeth's Hospital in
Washington q medical school?-E. II.
A. st. Elizabeth's Hospital. which
is recognized by the American Medi.
| cal Association as 'class A. institu.
ton. is devoted to the treatment of
patients admitted from the District of
Columbia and Of present and former
| members of the several military serv.
ices who are suffering from mental
disease. This institution gives in
struction to students Of the Army
Medical School, the Navy Medical
School, George Washington, George
town and Howard universities, and
TO various medical officers detailed
from the Navy and United States
Veterans Bureau. 1t also gives in
struction IN general medicine and
surgery and pathology to students OF
George Washington and Georgetown
medical schools.
@. Where is Mount Wallace. and
for whom is it named?-A. I.
A. Mount Wallace is peak in Pike
County, Mont, in the Absaroka Ma
tional Forest 1t was named Wal
lace" by the United States Geographic
Board in memory of Henry c. Wallace
the late Secretary of Agriculture. The
mountain Is about 10000 feet high.
@. Why will some cream whip
while some will not?-M. 8.
A. The kind of cream, It's age, Its
butterfat content and its temperature
influence the whipping quality of
cream. Cream to whip well should be
very cold, from "a to 4S hours old,
and contain at least 80 per cent but
terfat.
Q. What per cent of the coal used
in this country is anthracite?-M. n.
A. In normal times about Is per
cent of the coal used is anthracite.
@ Why do we have thunder and
lightning in the Spring and Summer
and none In the Winter?-S. H. B.
A. The Weather Bureau says that
we do, occasionally. have thunder and
lightning in the Winter, but they are
far more frequent in the Summer.
The thunderstorm Is caused by the
pid ascent of air carrying a large
amount of water vapor. Now, to
carry a large amount of water vapor,
the air must be warm, and, to rise
ra pidly, the surface temperature must
he much higher than that of the air
half a mile to a mile above. These
conditions are far more frequent In
the Spring and Summer than during
the Winter; hence the thunderstorm
is correspondingly more frequent dur
ing the warmer season.
Q. Are deaths from tuberculosis in
creasing?-S. II. p.
A. Based on the returns from States
which have reported to the Public
Health Service, about 10000 per
sons died in this country in 1924 from
tuberculosis. If the death rate had
remained what il was in 1900, there
would have been more than twice the
number of deaths.
@. Is Mrs. Roosevelt's maiden name
"Carow," an English name?-L. r.
A. Mrs. Roosevelt's father was OF
Huguenot descent, the name "Carow'
being originally "Quereau." Mrs
Roosevelt traces her American ipe
to Jonathan Edwards.
Q. How deep do divers go?-J. A. j
A. Depths greater than 200 fee,
have been reached by divers. Chief
Gunner's Mate Frank Crilley, u. S
N, broke the record WEen ne ATTAINED
a record of 28S feet to locate the
sunken submarine F-4 in Honolulu
harbor. Thirty-ive fathoms, equal tc
a pressure of about 100 pounds, is
regarded as the average depth for
divers of experience and good
physique.
Q, When We're slaves first brought
to this country and when was the
practice stopped?-S. A. r.
A. The first slaves were brought