The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-01-23
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

| lively, the English and Latin methods, the
"a" in each case as in ''ah;' Sen-lxy-veetch.
What is the largest wheat market in the
| world? 2. What is the largest railway CEN
| ter in the world?-H. d.
Chicago. 2. Probably London or New
York.
What is the full name of Howell, the
editor of the Atlanta Constitution?-T l.. r.
Mr. Howell signs his name CLARK How
ell" We presume that is his full name.
Is the Suez canal supplied with locks or
| does the water flow through it uninter-
| ruptedly?-MI NJ s.
| The Suez canal has no locks There is lit
tie difference of level between the Mediter-
ranean and the Red seas.
How can we send something to the suffer-
| ing Cubans?-E. l.. B.
You can send money to the secretary of
state at Washington; money, clothes and
| food to the Cuban delegate, Senior Il. Es-
trada Palma, Sc New street, New York city,
| or to the Cuban relief committee, New York
city
Please give a cure for poll evil in horses?
| ID. w. S.
| Poll evil is an abscess and should be treat
ed as one-opened, and the pus drained out,
treated anti-septically and allowed to heal.
The horses strength should be kept up by
tonic, and veterinary surgeon should be
| consulted.
| Did the manufacture of eggs ever amount
] to anything? Can you inform me in regard
| to it, if not where can get it?
We can find no mention of this business in
the census reports, anywhere else. 1t
can amount to very little if it ever amount
ed to anything at ALL
What causes the miniature blue blaze on
the tips of the finger nails when held on
the under side of a belt running at d high
| speed from an engine TO a dynamo?
Electricity, produced by the friction of
the belt on the pulleys and jumping to
| the fingers. This is static electricity only.
1 The Dutch discovered New York bay.
| bought the land from the Indians and set
| tied the Hudson valley. What claim had
| the English to the territory?
| The claim of having conquered it. They
| captured it in 1864 and held it for nine
/ years; in 1913 the Dutch retook it, but sur
rendered it in 1874, from which time up to
the American revolution the English held
/ it.
What has been the proportionate gain of
Christians in the world during the past
| fifty years?-lnquisitVe.
In 1886 it was estimated that there were
S25, 100000 nonchristians and 225, 100000 Chris
1
In 1892 the nonchristians were estimated at
| 950,0O0,OOO and the Christians at 477,OOOOO0, a
proportion of two to one. There are no more
recent estimates.
| How can l dissolve old or new rubber SO
| as 20 make thin solution like paint ?-W.
| Jones.
You can dissolve India rubber in rectified
turpentine carbon bisulphide, benzne, coal
naphtha, petroleum, fixed oils and volatile
LII
the pure gum mot the hard sulphur vulcan
lied RUBBER in hot benzole or some fixed
oil. triturate it well, press through sieve.
and you will have a varnish that dries hard.
| When did the Pemberton mills (of Law
renee. Mass), fall, and how many were
| killed and injured?-N. H.
| The Pemberton mills collapsed on Jan. 10
1860, in the afternoon Ghe official report
makes the accident occur at 4:4S p. M Six
hundred persons were buried. Before they
could be extricated a Waterman dropped his
| lantern, which exploded, setting fire to the
ruins. Eighty-nine persons were burned to
death, seventeen died of their injuries, for
! ty-three were severely injured and two were
| crippled permanently
Have English or Belgian hares ever been
/ imported into this country; il so, to what
/ them now be found, and how do they COM
pare as to size, weight and quality OF meat?
p. r. 4.
They imported in small quantities
every year, and a few live hares (English)
have been imported in order to stock pre-
serves. These hares are larger and heavier
than ours; the flavor is much the same You
will have to go to an animal dealer.
| What is the amount of the Baker estate
| which is said to be in Philadelphia and has
/ been mentioned in the papers several times :?
DO you think that there is any chance of
| the heirs ever recovering the property? If
| the present holders of the property have
paid rent for the same, does not that admit
/ that they do not own it?-E. S. 3.
We do not know g If the estate is like
most of the estates we read about there is
no chance whatever. 8. 1t would seem so.
How long has Victor Hugo been dead? ?.
/ How long did it take him to write II .es
Miserables?'' 3. About how old was he when
/ he wrote it2-Ogden.
He has been dead nearly thirteen years;
he died May %. 1856. 2. There was an inter
val of three years between Les Miser-
ables' and its predecessor, the first part of
the "Legende DIES Secles." but probably
| Les Miserables' had been in process of
writing more than three years. 3. Hugo was
born Feb. %, 1892; he was about sixty years
old when Les Miserables'' was published
| Mention three good schools of electricity
/ where a person may obtain good electrical
| education. ,. Is there any dependence to be
/ placed in schools desiring to teach elec-
| tTfcity, law, medicine, etc, at home? &
| Which is the more profitable to study at the
present age. steam or electricity?-New S.
Every scientific school has some courses
in electrical engineering that would help a
beginner. ?. 1t may be possible to study law
in a correspondence school, but it is abso-
lutely impossible TO teach or 20 study medi-
cine in such school" 8. Electricity offers
a wider field.
| Can the New York Legislature appropri-
| ate money for enlargement of canals or
/ does il take a vote OF the people Robert H
| Yes. and it has done so often But Gov
ernor Black, in his message of Jan. 5. advo-
Gated delay until the people can vote fur
| Their appropriations; some $s.00000O have
been spent recently. and about s70o0,000
more are said 10 be needed