Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-02-13

@. How many insane people are In
the asylums Of this country?-G. z. T.
A. The latest statistics Of patients
with mental diseases In institutions IN
the United States are for 1923, when
there were 267,sl7.
O. How long should the milk fed n
a baby be kept hot in thernos bottle?
f. M G..
A. The Division Of Dairy Industry.
Department of Agriculture says that
milk fed to babies should never be
heated and kept in thernos bottle.
It is suggested, however, that two Their
mos bottles. one filled with very hot
water and the other with the proper
baby formula, be used. At feeding time
the water in the thermos bottle should
be poured off into saucepan and ne
milk poured into the not tnermos. The
bottle can then be placed into the
saucepan Of hot water. This is the
only satisfactory way to heat baby
formula.
O. Is there marker in the lowest
depth Of Death Valley?-J. J. o.
A. The Geological Survey says that
1t does have bench markers very near
TO the lowest point in Death Valley.
O. Please write the figures given as
the newly estimated weight OF the earth
w. A J.
A. The number given for the weight
Of the earth is five sextiIlion nine hun
dred and ninety-seven quintiliion tons.
O. Please list the fundamental laws
of health. Y.
A. They are cleanliness vel proper
/ toned diet sufficient quantities Of fresh
, air. sleep and exercise, and proper e!..li-
nation.
O. What did Milton stud- during Ire
! six years which followed his retirement
/ from Cambridge?-S. '.
A. Millions subjects included Greek.
Latin. Hebrew. Spanish, French. Italian,
English literature. mathematics. science,
theology and music.
( @. Are many cucumoers grown n
greenhouses? What vegetable crops iead
in this respect?-N. D.
A. Greenhouse cucumoer are one ot
the three most important vegetable crops
grown in forcing houses. Lettuce. cu-
cumbers and tomatoes make Up the bulk
of the vegetable-forcing crop OF the
/ United States. according 10 the 1919
census, being worth about $4,000, 900
per annum.
Q. What is the population Of Eng
land?-A l. NJ.
4. The las. census IS that O: 1921.
The population OF England vas then
3567s530.
@. What i the maximum size :oC
pony?-I. NJ.
A. According TO generally accepted
standards. anything under g hands n
height IS pony: from l3 20 IL hands.
a Galloway, and from IL 70 IS hands,
a HOBBY.
@ What great man besides Lincoln
was born IN Is09?-D. P.
A. Alfred Lord Te1nySon and Charles
Darwin we're born in 1909.
@ What uas the mistake IL the
printing OF a tariff Dill that cost ne
Government. large sum o. money
c. o. 8
A. The olunder &c which ycu refer
occurred in a tariff bill about So years
ago. There vas a section euc,ns-ati1s
what articles should be admitted free
OF duty. Among those specified we're
all foreign frult-piants. tc--shst :.
plants for trsnspisnting, opass;ioa ~
experiment The enrolling clerk -
copying The bill accidentally changed Ire
hypllsn 20 a comma. making II read
all foreign fruit. plants etc In err
sequence. for year, Until Congress could
remedy the mistake all oranges lemons.
bananas grapes and ctErSr foreign
fruits were admitted free o. duty. n
uiSa,acemen; OF the comma n tbs
place cost the Government sc>.1:
Sa.000,0oo.
@ Can civilians attend re S1Tal
Medical Scrooir-F Q. 5.
A. The Nary DepSrEuis SAYS ma.
civilians are not admitted 70 tas C-.ss6
States MAYA. Medical School,. Ms<sscS.
ana dental ottice-S Of HE Nay w.1c
can Dc spared az who show S-ssc.s 80
s6aptshill,y are ordered - Ills >c2s1e.