The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1899-02-05

ter, except in leap year, when it is ex-
changed for the previous letter Once in
twenty-eight years any given order of let
tiers is repeated.
1. How many children in the State OF
school age2 2. How many teachers in the
State? g. How many schoolhouses in
islands belong to? 5. Do canibals exist
there? q
l. 1895. p 15O12. >. $500. 4. Some Of
them belong to Great Britain and some to
Germany. 5. AS many Of the natives are
still in a savage state, it is probable that
there are canibals among them.
What are the requirements to enlist in the
navy? What is the pay per month? Can
enlist at any time2@Reader.
The requirements are sound physical con-
dition, correct habits, and that the candi-
date shall not be less than eighteen or more
than twenty-siX years of age. Write to the
naval recruiting rendezvous, Masonic
building Chicago. H.. for full particulars.
Does the State pay anything for the
burial of it's soldiers?- IS. II. w.
Such expenses are paid by the county, not
the State and the matter is in the hands of
the township trustee. He is empowered to
cause to be buried in a respectable manner,
at a cost not to exceed So the body OF any
honoraby discharged ex-Union soldier, sail
or or marine who shall die a resident of the
State, not leaving means sufficient to de-
fray such funeral expenses, or leaving a
family in such INDECENT circumstances that
they would be distressed by the expenses of
such burial
Who won the battle Of Shiloh. the Con-
federateS or the Union army?-Disputant.
The Confederates won the first day, the
army of the Union on the second. General
Beauregard reported 1,72S killed, S,O2
wounded and $50 missing. Grants loss was
1,795 killed, 1852 wounded and 5000 in pris-
oners. On the first day the Northern army
was nearly driven into the Tennessee river.
During the night 25O0O fresh troops crossed
to assist it and at the end of the second
day the Confederates were in full retreat,
but their opponents did not press pursuit
on the first day the forces were about equal;
on the second the Confederates were out
numbered
Please publish the best and most economi-
cal recipe for tanning goat, deer and sheep
skins without removing the hair.-F. L. j.
The following method is recommended for
any skin. Stretch the skin tightly and
smoothly on a board, hair side down, and
tack it by the edges. Scrape off all loose
flesh and fat with blunt knife, and work
in a liberal supply of chalk. Don't spare
your muscle in this. but rub hard and
patiently. AS soon as the chalk begins to
powder and rub off remove the skin from
the board, rub in plenty of powdered alum,
wrap up closely and keep it in a dry place
for several days. This will result in skin
that will be pliable and that will retain its
hair
What age can be considered the moral age,
j. E., the age when civilized people were the
most virtuOus and good? 2 Can the present
age be considered the mental age, i. e., age
of greatest mental powers? 3 When was the
climax of the reform by Luther?-T. I.
To-day; men are growing better despite
the howlers of calamity. 2. Yes. 3. 1t is hard
to say exactly when the climax of the Lu-
theran reform was reached, but probably
June, 1926, was as important a happening as
any. At the Diet of Speier, held then, it was
enacted that leach state so live, rule and
conduct itself as it shall be ready to answer
to God and his imperial Majesty" This was
practical acknowledgment that there was no
prospect. of bringing the Lutherans back to
the old faith.
How many hospital stewards are there
to a regiment? ?. Is the Episcopal Church an
offshoot from the Catholic, and if not why
is it called Protestant?-L. S. r.
1t depends on circumstances. One to an
army post is usual, and the act of March
1. 1887, provided 100 stewards and 100 acting
stewards for the force of q, COO men. Enlisted
men, however, may be assigned to such serv-
ice at any time when more are needed. q
Yes; the Protestant Episcopal Church of
the United States was derived partly from
the Episcopal Church of Scotland and partly
from that of England, but since Scottish
bishops trace their succession to those con-
secrated by English bishops in 1861, the
American Church may fairly be considered
a daughter of the Anglican Church. The
theory of the Anglican Church is much the
same as that of the Roman episcopate, ex
cept that in England the authority of the
crown has replaced that of the Pope.
Please give me an account of the Siamese
twins?-Same.
They were born at Bangesau, Siam, April
Is. 1911; were brought to America in 1929
and exhibited for about twenty-five years
Then for twenty years they lived as Eng
and Chang Bunker in North Carolina. Eng
was sober and patient, Chang Incorporate
and irritable Chang had a stroke of par
alysis in 1870, and finally died Unexpectedly
in the night, Eng dying a few hours later
because of nervous shock, it is believed. The
band of flesh connecting them was eight
inches in circumference and few inches
long. the length having increased as they
grew older. Inside the skin were subcuta-
neous and muscular tissues, both entirely
normal, and an extension of the peritoneum.
The mems livers were close to the band and
were connected by blood vessels lined with
liver tissue. Modern surgery could probably
have separated the two without fatal re-
suits, though, because of the necessary in
jury to pertoneum and liver, it would have
been dangerous operation. They were the
best known of freak twins.
How can 1 make old-fashoned lightbread
salt rise, like our grandmas used to make?
B. NJ. f.
To start yeast, make thin batter of flour
and water, and let it stand in some warm
place till it ferments. Take four large,
mealy potatoes and a teacupful of loose dry
hops tied in a coarse bag. Boil in two
quarts of water till potatoes are soft. Then
take out and mash, working in two table
spoonsfuls of sugar and two of salt. When
these are mixed. wet the paste with three
tablespoonfuls of the boiling hop tea. Then
stir in tablespoonful of -four. DO this four
times. beating and stirring 50 as to have no
Jumps. When the flour is all in add the rest
of the hop tea. Strain this and let it get
almost cold before stirring in cup of the
fermented flour and water. If you prefer.
half a cupful of yeast may be added, but
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