1000 Things Worth Knowing

by Nathaniel C. Fowler

The number of visible stars is as follows:

19	stars of the	first	magnitude
59	" " "	second	"
182	" " "	third	"
530	" " "	fourth	"
1,600	" " "	fifth	"
4,800	" " "	sixth	"
13,000	" " "	seventh	"
40,000	" " "	eighth	"
100,000	" " "	ninth	"
400,000	" " "	tenth	"
1,000,000	" " "	eleventh	"
3,000,000	" " "	twelfth	"
10,000,000	" " "	thirteenth	"
30,000,000	" " "	fourteenth	"
56,000,000	" " "	fifteenth	"
100,560,190

Star-Spangled Banner.—The national song of the United States. Composed by Francis Scott Key on the night of September 13, 1814. "The cartel-ship Minden was anchored in sight of Fort McHenry, and from her deck Key saw, during the night of 13 Sept., 1814, the bombardment of that fortress. It was during the excitement of this attack, and while pacing the deck of the Minden with intense anxiety between midnight and dawn, that Key composed the song. It was first written on the back of a letter, and after his return to Baltimore copied out in full."—Harper's "Book of Facts."

Statistics of Population—United States, by States

Population of Continental United States, by Divisions and
States, 1900 and 1910, and Rank in Population

Geographic Division and State	Population		Rank in Population
	1900	1910	1900	1910
Continental United States	91,972,266	75,994,575	....	....
Geographic divisions:
New England	6,552,681	5,592,017	VII	VII
Middle Atlantic	19,315,892	15,454,678	I	II
East North Central	18,250,621	15,985,581	II	I
West North Central	11,637,921	10,347,423	IV	IV
South Atlantic	12,194,895	10,443,480	III	III
East South Central	8,409,901	7,547,757	VI	V
West South Central	8,784,534	6,532,290	V	VI
Mountain	2,633,517	1,674,657	IX	IX
Pacific	4,192,304	2,416,692	VIII	VIII
New England:
Maine	742,371	694,466	34	31
New Hampshire	430,572	411,588	39	37
Vermont	355,956	343,641	42	39
Massachusetts	3,366,416	2,805,346	6	7
Rhode Island	542,610	428,556	38	35
Connecticut	1,114,756	908,420	31	29
Middle Atlantic:
New York	9,113,614	7,268,894	1	1
New Jersey	2,537,167	1,883,669	11	16
Pennsylvania	7,665,111	6,302,115	2	2
East North Central:
Ohio	4,767,121	4,157,545	4	4
Indiana	2,700,876	2,516,462	9	8
Illinois	5,638,591	4,821,550	3	3
Michigan	2,810,173	2,420,982	8	9
Wisconsin	2,333,860	2,069,042	13	13
West North Central:
Minnesota	2,075,708	1,751,394	19	19
Iowa	2,224,771	2,231,853	15	10
Missouri	3,293,335	3,106,665	7	5
North Dakota	577,056	319,146	37	40
South Dakota	583,888	401,570	36	38
Nebraska	1,192,214	1,066,300	29	27
Kansas	1,690,949	1,470,495	22	22
South Atlantic:
Delaware	202,322	184,735	47	45
Maryland	1,295,346	1,188,044	27	26
District of Columbia	331,069	278,718	43	41
Virginia	2,061,612	1,854,184	20	17
West Virginia	1,221,119	958,800	28	28
North Carolina	2,206,287	1,893,810	16	15
South Carolina	1,515,400	1,340,316	26	24
Georgia	2,609,121	2,216,331	10	11
Florida	752,619	528,542	33	33
East South Central:
Kentucky	2,289,905	2,147,174	14	12
Tennessee	2,184,789	2,020,616	17	14
Alabama	2,138,093	1,828,697	18	18
Mississippi	1,797,114	1,551,270	21	20
West South Central:
Arkansas	1,574,449	1,311,564	25	25
Louisiana	1,656,388	1,381,625	24	23
Oklahoma	1,657,155	790,391	23	30
Texas	3,896,542	3,048,710	5	6
Mountain:
Montana	376,053	243,329	40	43
Idaho	325,594	161,772	45	46
Wyoming	145,965	92,531	48	48
Colorado	799,024	539,700	32	32
New Mexico	327,301	195,310	44	44
Arizona	204,354	122,931	46	47
Utah	373,351	276,749	41	42
Nevada	81,875	42,335	49	49
Pacific:
Washington	1,141,990	518,103	30	34
Oregon	672,765	413,536	35	36
California	2,377,549	1,485,053	12	21

Stature and Weights

There have appeared in public print, several tables, which, the compilers claim, are based upon Greek and other measurements. It is probable that few of these tables are authentic, and many of them are, undoubtedly, incorrect. The following table is compiled by Jay W. Seaver, M. D., for 20 years professor at Yale University, and is as nearly correct as possibility would admit. Dr. Seaver, however, does not claim absolute correctness. The second and third tables given are used quite generally in civil service examinations by local, state, and national governments, and apply largely to those seeking positions on the police force or the fire department

Height	Males—Weight,		Females—Weight,
Feet	Fat	Normal	Fat	Normal
5	136	112	122	102
5.1	141	116	128	106
5.2	146	120	134	109
5.3	152	125	140	113
5.4	160	130	145	117
5.5	167	135	151	121
5.6	175	138	154	125
5.7	182	140	157	130
5.8	189	143	160	135
5.9	196	150	169	140
5.1O	203	155	173	145
5.11	210	160	179	150
6	216	165	185	155
6.1	221	170	187	160
6.2	226	175	196	166
6.3	231	180	205	171

Minimum circumference of the Chest tolerable in applicants.