Evening star., 1927-12-08
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.
!, Tn what light should a goldfish

@. In what light should a goldfish
aquarium be kept?--S. M. p.
A. The aquarium should have
northern or northeastern exposure In
Summer, while in Winter it should be
placed where 1t will get the sunlight
for from two to three hours each day.
The light should enter the aquarium
in about the same way it enters the
streams. If too much light Is admit
ted, 1t will stimulate the growth of low
vegetation known as "algae," which
causes the water to turn green.
O. Why do forsythia and redbud
bushes bloom so early in the Spring?
p. r.
A. They develop their blossom buds
during the previous Summer.
O. What is the population Of
Egypt and what per cent of it is
illiterate?-k. ii.
A. OF the approximate number of
Id, 900 900 inhabitants Of Egypt. 81 per
cent can neither read nor write, ac-
cording to the 1917 figures, which are
the latest.
@. Give the dates of the beginning
l.
tion and the NUMBER Of casualties OF
the United States Army.-S. G.
A. The Philippine Insurrection be-
gan April II, 1899, and was declared
to be at an end and peace established
in all parts of the Philippines, ex-
cept in the country inhabited by the
Moro tribes. in the Presidents proc
lamation dated July 4. 1902. The
Philippine Insurrection terminated
July Is, 1903. in the Moro country.
The total number of killed and
wounded was 1856.
Q. How many islands are there in
Japan?-W. Il.
A. The archipelago of Japan con-
sists of six larger islands with many
hundreds of small islands.
@. What was the Anti-Rent party?
IS. II.
A. In United States politics this
refers to o party in the State of New
York which had its origin in dissatis-
faction among the tenants under the
PATRON system in eastern part of the
state. The tenants refused to pay
years later carried their opposition
into politics. The matter was settled
by compromise in 1850.
O. What is the correct pronuncia'
tion of Ramon Novarro's name?-
E. T.
A. Ramon Novarro's given name is
pronounced Rah-mone, not Ray mon.
None rhymes with bone; NO-vahr-ro
accent on middle syllable.
O. Can the planet Venus be seen in
the daytime?-F. P. NJ.
A. The Naval Observatory says
that it is not unusual to see Venus
with the naked eye when the sun is
shining brightly. If one knows exactly
where to look. The brilliancy of We
nus at any time depends on it's dis
tance from the earth and the relative
positions of Venus, sun and earth.
During October. 1927. it passed
through one of it's periods of greatest
brilliancy.
Q. Is there any advantage in wet
ting coal before it is burned?-A. A.
A. The Bureau of Mines says that
the sprinkling of water or salt brine
on coal has no beneficial effect on it
@. Could a man more than % years
old enter West Point?-F. NJ.
A. 1t Is an ironclad rule of the Mill
tary Academy at West Point, \. Y,
that applicants must not have at
tanned their twenty-second birthday
on the date of their admission to the
academy. which date is always the
first week day in July.
@. What food Is used most widely?
L. T. G.
A. Rice is more extensively grown
and more widely used than any other
foodstuff.
@. What was the Seven Weeks
War?-F. T. A.
A. 1t was a short war in June and
July. 1866. between Austria and 9th.
er allied German states and Prussia
resulting in victory for Prussia, which
became head of the German states