Evening star., 1926-12-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

Q. When was the battle of Wounded
Knee fought ?--H. v. +.
A. 1t occurred December %, 1890.
@. Is all-rag paper used to any ex-
tent today?-M. d.
A. United States paper money is
practically the only all-rag product in
commercial use.
Q. Where Is the deepest lake in the
worldly. A. X.
A. Lake Baikal, in Siberia, is the
deepest fresh-water lake in the world.
1t reaches a maximum depth of $500
feet.
@. Do any vegetable foods supply
protein to the body?--N. M.
A. Soy beans and peanuts are the
only vegetable foods that can be
thought of as supplying complete pro-
tein. AS a class, vegetables have a
slightly higher percentage of protein
calories than cereals.
@. What material Is considered best
for making handkerchiefs?-L. L. n.
A. Authorities on textiles say that
linen is by far the material best
adapted for handkerchiefs.
Q. Does Harold Lloyd wear glasses
all the time or only when making
screen plays?-H. G.
A. We are informed that Harold
Lloyd wears no lenses In his glasses
when he Is acting, but merely wears
the rims. When he is not upon the
screen he does not wear glasses.
Q. What was the surplus of ordi-
nary receipts over expenditures
chargeable against ordinary receipts
this year and in 1925?-B. NJ.
A. For the fiscal year June 80, 1926,
the surplus was $377,767, ,817: in 1925,
$3.50 0,505, ,23S.
Q. How many visitors were there to
the Zoo last year?-M. p. W.
A. According to the annual report
| of the Smithsonian Institution, there
were 2,512,900.
Q. How large is Manhattan Island?
w. A. l..
A. The island, with tapering north
and south extremities q few hundred
yards wide, is 1914 miles long, with a
maximum width at Fourteenth street
of PA miles and an area of 90 square
miles. 1t has wharfage of % miles.
@. How long have there been town.
ships in the United States?-E. l..
A. Advanced CivicS says: "The orr
gin of the township in the United
States dates to 1903. In that year the
Colonial Assembly of New York passed
a law providing for the annual elec.
tion by each township of an officer to
be known as the supervisor of the
township. This law further provided
| that the supervisors of several town.
ships should meet at the county seat
as a board of county supervisors"
Q. How much soap is produced in
the United States annually?-W. E. S.
A. According to the latest census of
manufactures, establishments engaged
primarily in the manufacture of soap
reported that during 1925 their output
was 1855 .078, 900 pounds of hard soap
granulated and powdered soap, soft
soaps, etc. The total value of the soap
manufactured was $229,94S,291. This
includes $6,7O9,567 worth of special
articles.
Q. What does Mussolinis name
mean?-H. j. NJ.
A. Mussolini comes from old Emil
ian stock. His name is a derivation
of the craft followed by his fore
fathers. They dealt In muslin.
Q. How much ice cream is eaten in
the United States?-C. L. d.
A. The total quantity of ice cream
consumed in 1925 was estimated at
322 ,729 900 gallons. This was a. per
capita consumption of 2.S gallons. In
1910 the per capita consumption was
1.04 gallons.
4 @. Does France give many prizes
for literature?-N. d.
A. There are at least 120 coveted
awards. The Prix Osiris is to France
what the Nobel prize Is to the whole
world. and carries gift of 100, 900
francs