Evening star., 1928-02-22
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC ]. HASKIN.

In special establishments. The best
bulls are worth from $500 to $500.
About 1900 are killed annually. In
many of the bull fights az many as q
dozen at a time may be employed. II
is also estimated that 5000 horses are
used annually in Spain for this annuse-
ment.
O. Please name some places where
monuments have been erected 70
apples?-R. S.
A. A we'll known monument in the
form Of pillar vas erected in 1895 az
Wilmington, near Lowell, Mass, TO the
Baldwin apple. There IS also tablet
in the town Of Camillus. Onondago
County. ". Y, on the original site Of
the Primate apple tree Another mon
ument in New York is the monument TO
the Northern Spy. erected in 1912 at
Bloomfield. The Wealthy apple IS
commemorated By monument at Ez-
celsior, MINI. This was unveiled June.
1912.
@. What IS the railroad mileage o.
the District?--G. ~
A. II 1927 the mileage vas 80.
@. It is said that Raphaevs father
was his first master. Is this fact?-
S. A. S.
A. S. Reinach says: Raphael vas II
years old when he lost his father, Gio-
vanni Santi. mediocre painter, 70
whom he owed nothing. not even the
first principles Of his art.'
@. What vas the first American b.og-
raphy Of any scope?-I. S. F.
A. Chief Justice Marshall's Life Of
Washington" was the first biogra ply Of
any scope and dignity.
@. How many juvenile delinquents are
there in the United States? How many
institutions are there 10 care tor sucn
Cases?-T. VI. II.
A. On January /. 1929. there we're
in the United States 145 institutions for
the care OF juvenile delinGuents, who
numbered 29,468. OF whom 260 were
under 10 years Of age and 1928 were
10 to II years old.
Q: What are carnivorous plants
A. They are a group Of plants whose
principal food Is insects which are cap
tured in various ways. The three iead-
ing types are the pitcher plan-. the
all these plants the apparatus for catch
flower. forming tubes, etc. and the Gu
rious adaptations are so ingenious tina.
it seems as II they were endowed with
intelligence.
@. Where is the agonic line in the
Western Hemisphere? How Is it
changing in the United States?-
c. L. D.
A. The Coast and Geodetic Surrey
he yr>
ern Hemisphere at present passes
through the middle of Lake Superior,
close TO Cincinnati. Ohio. and Beaufort,
S. c., through the eastern end
OF Cuba, Central Venezuela. Western
Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay In tie
United States this line IS slowly r7oy-
ing westward under the influence Of
the forces which produce the secular
change. In 1870 it passed through the
eastern end OF Lake Superior and close
10 Wilmington. y. c. For the SO years
which have elapsed the average motion
would be about 81, miles a year IN a
general southwesterIy direction for that
part OF the line which Is near the At
lantic ssacoast.
@. Please give information concern
ing peanuts salted N the she'll c. II.
A. Sailing peanuts in the shell Is
done quite extensively n the t-orics.
The peanuts are boiled IN the salt
liquid and then allowed 10 dry, after
which they are roasted. No special
equipment Is required for this process.
Q. Where was Cipango?-M. A. A.
A In Marco Poios Voyages this is
name given 20 a group of islands
east OF Asia, supposed 10 ce the S-es-
ent Japan.
@. Were the British alone opposed
10 the French q. the Battle Q. Water
ioo?-F. C. H.
A. The British were no, alone
against the French II the Battle O.
waterloo. The English, Dutch. RsiS:an.
Hanover!an. Brunswick ard Nassau az
mics were commanded by the Duke OF
Wellington. He was assisted By the
armies o. Prussia, Saxo2y and other
ST.al! German states commanded o.
SlucEe-
@. How many quarts Of blood are
ihere II the human ecdys-C. NJ.
A. Oce-.hirsesnta os tie BODY weigh,
Is blood Because - he weigh. ya-i-
alton i, individuals !. canrc; be sccr-
raIsly stated how many quarts Of csood
There Is II The human eC<:y Tbs may
oe approximately estimated fcr the E,-
GlYidUal upon The basis Q. his cwU BODY
weight.