The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-08-21
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS


Is Georgia Confederate soldier living in
Texas entitled to pension from the State
Of Georgia?-C. A.
We think not The States require that
man, to draw State pension, must live in
the State The pension is purely a State
matter
What is the population of the world now?
2. What is the prevailing religion?-An In
Quirer
1t is estimated at 1,4S7, 900, 900. Some sta
tisticians make it more, others less. 2.
Christianity; Of Christian denominations,
the Roman Catholic Church stands first in
the number of its adherents.
Please tell me if the liberal Mohammedans
take their wives to Mecca? Can you recon-
mend some book on Mohammedanism?-
You do not have to be a liberal Mohamme-
to take your wife or wives to Mecca.
Thousands Of women make the pilgrimage
each year. 2. An edition of the Koran, with
notes, will give much information.
L. T. r.: Our war ships use in their boil
ers fresh water obtained from sea water
by condensation. Ignorance: The battle
ship Texass engines are of 5000 horse
power. McA: The number of degrees be-
tween any point of the Fahrenheit scale
and 80 degrees, if divided by LS will give
/. H.: Four cards should be dealt singly in
casino.
When did the Ladrone islands come under
Spanish rule? What was their population
then? Were there any schools or public
Institutions then; if so have they been abol-
ished?
The Spaniards obtained possession of the
Ladrones or Mariana islands in 1868 There
were no schools or public institutions there
population in 1868 is estimated to have been
about $1,000. 1t is now about 5000 at the
outside.
Was Mary Phillipse, of New York George
Washington's first sweetheart, and did she
marry his rival, Roger Morris ?-Enquirer.
1t is said that she was his sweetheart but
lis papers prove that, however much he
may have been impressed by her, he never
proposed to her. She married Roger Morris,
who was never Washingtons rival. The
Morrises were expelled from the country
during the revolution, Mrs. Morris being
one of the three women attained for trea-
son, and went to England, where Mr.. Nor
ris died in 1894 and Mrs. Morris in 1884.
What is the cause of big head in horses
What physical changes occur to make the
head swell?-Subscriber.
Big head is known technically as octe-
oporosis. 1t is a disease of the bone, which
attacks all classes and both sexes of horses
What causes it is not known: some de
pravity'' of the blood. The bones become
porous so that tendons and ligaments get
no attachment, and the skin becomes loose
and fabby. American books on veterinary
surgery, even the government Horse
Book" say little or nothing about the dis
ease.
Is a Quaker, member of the Society of
Friends. compelled to go to war, or is he
compelled to take his hat off in a court
room?-L.
When a draft is made Quaker is subject
to it, just as any other man is. He is not
compelled to take his hat off in court. The
custom of Quakers keeping their hats on is
not so usual as it was, but if a Friend in
sists on keeping his hat on where most per-
sons take theirs off, he is allowed even yet
TO do as he chooses.
What is the difference between gun cot
ton explosive cotton and smokeless pow
der?-L. B. NJ.
Gun cotton is ordinary cotton, washed,
dried and then stepped in a mixture of one
part of nitric ACID and three parts of sui
phuric acid, and again. washed and dried.
1t looks like ordinary cotton. Explosive cot
ton seems to be the same as gun cotton;
at least, that name expresses the character
istics of gun cotton, and we find nothing
else that is called by that name. Smoke
less powder is not really powder. 1t is an
explosive made according to various formu-
las, in each of which nitric acid plays a
principal part. In its usual form it is stick
looking like the lead of an ordinary pencil.
1t is made in long sticks and is broken to
the proper length.
erals and other commissioned officers were
captured at Santiago and Manila? 2. How
many naval vessels were destroyed and how
many were captured during the war by
United States marines2 3. How many pris-
oners were taken by the United States
forces during this war?-E. L.
At Santiago the Spanish fleet surrendered
forty-five commissioned officers, of whom
one was an admiral and six were COM
manding officers; the army surrendered
about one thousand officers, of whom four
at least were generals. 2. We have de-
stroyed twenty-five Spanish war vessels. be-
sides perhaps one or two Converted cruis-
ers" No important captures of war YES
sells have been made, though we hope TO
save the Maria Teresa and the Colon; in
fact, the latter is practically saved already.
8. 100 naval prisoners and about 25,0O0 SOL
diers. Manila has to be heard from yet;
men there on May /. though we will get
more later
How did the following countries get their
names: England, Russia, France, Spain,
Japan, China. Italy, Turkey, Germany, Aus
tria and Hungary?-R. II. W.
England is Angle-land. the country of the
Angles. Russia is believed to come from
the Swedish Ruotsi. in its turn corrupted
from Rothmenn, seafarers. France is the
country of Franks or free men; Spain is
modern English for the Latin Hispania. de-
rived perhaps from a Phoenician word
Sapan or Span. denoting an abundance of
martens or rabbits. Japan is corrupted
form Of Marco Polo's Cipango. itself COM
ing from the Chinese Shi-pen-gue, the sun
rise kingdom China is corruption of the
Chinese Tsin. Italy comes from the Latin
Italia. derived from the Greek vitalia. re-
ferredlto vitulus. because Of the excellence