The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-05-28
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

Are there any locomotives used in this
country that have sixteen drive wheels,
eight on a side?-W. J. &
So far as we know twelve drivers are the
limit.
How many full-rank generals have the
United States ever had?-S
Three-Grant, Sherman ard Sheridan.
Washington In 1893 was commissioned gen
erai Of the armies Of the United States.'
any brothers and sisters? If so. what were
their names?-Eugene.
Ethan Allen was one of eight children
who's names were Ethan. Heman. Lydia,
Heber. Levi. Lucy. zimri and Ira
Is there an animal called an and'-
Yes; an Gland Is an oxlike African ante
1ope that Is often called cape elk. 1t is now
very rare. Moose and elk are also some
times called Gland. -
What Is the preparation put on mirrors
TO prevent files alighting on the glass?-W.
seEse which you apparently give the word.
Draping with mosquito netting Is a common
method OF protecting mirrors and their
frames from flies. -
Which Is correct ''sanatarium' or "sana-
torfum?' I have twice seen II in diction-
aries written the latter way.-F. b. VI.
Sanatorium is correct. and sanitarium is
In common use. The latter is authorized by
the newest complete dictionary and con-
demned by the next newest. Sanitorium
and sanatarium are erroneous.
Is the phrase change of heart found in
the Bible? II so, where? INCOG.
No. the nearest wording to It is in Daniel
~, 10: Let his heart be changed from
mans. and let a beasts heart be given to
him." The significance of the phrase is
found in the Bible many times, however.
some form Of ito turn being frequently the
verb. -
Do territorial delegates to Congress get
pay: and II SO; how much 2 What form
and Cuba? c. p. II.
Yes; 5000 yearly. 2. Brazil is a federal
republic similar to the United States. The
Constitution OF Chile was also patterned
after ours. with several important modif-
cations. Egypt is ruled by a monarchy
that Is independent on certain conditions.
Cuba is under the military control OF the
United States. with preparations making az
rapidly as possible for self-government.
What man first brought rice to South
Carolina IN 1873? ]. r. w.
We do not know. and so far as we can
learn you are many years ahead OF the
facts That Is, the earliest mention We
find is that OF some grown in a Charleston
garden near the close OF the seventeenth
century from seed brought from Madagas-
car. 1t Is claimed by one account that Sir
William Beckley grew some In Virginia In
1647. and this is taken as the first rice
grown In this country.
Is II as cold at the south pole as 1t is at
the north pole. w. A. NJ.
AS no man has reached either pole and
lived to tell the tale. your question cannot
be answered. But ice extends much further
from the pole in the Antarctic regions than
IN the Arctic. and the former has lot even
the scant population OF the latter. So far
as these facts may be taken as indications,
they point to the southern pole as quite
as cold as the northern
When and I'm what manner did Catherine
de Aedici die? 2. Who was candidate for
Vice President on the Douglas ticket I'm
166oZ7J. b.
She died al Blois on Jan. 5, 1859. GuIzot
says or her death that II was not an event
snd does not describe the manner OF II. She
was then seventy years old. 2 Herschel
ysspasian Johnson He was afterward a