WHAT IS A CARAT.
Chicago.
Is a carat a measure of weight or fineness?
J. A. Young.
Answer.—It is used by jewelers to express both. A carat weighs 4 grains, or the 120th part of an ounce, troy. In determining the fineness of a precious metal 24 carats is considered the standard of purity; hence an 18-carat gold ring would be a ring containing 18 parts in 24 of pure gold.
INSTITUTIONS FOR FEEBLE-MINDED.
Howard City, Mich.
Do any of the States support asylums for weak-minded or imbecile persons?