The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-09-23
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


What are the sources of parafine?
Petroleum and a mineral wax called
ozokerite.
Who was the discoverer of gold in Cali
fcrnia in 1915. and Of what nationality was
hem. 7. r.
James Wilson Marshall. native Of New
Jersey.
What are the comparative weights of
milk and water?-M- Nc
The specific gravity of cows milk is 1O3,
water being taken as 100, and of goats
milk is 104.
How many living children has Queen
Victoria? ?. Whom did Princess Beatrice
marry rs.
Six 2. Prince Henry. of Battenberg. who
died jan 20. 1896
How is meerschaum polished?--W. c. ID.
The rough meerschaum is scraped. dried,
Beraped again and polished with wax. Pipe
bowls, after turning and curving, are boiled
In wax and polished with bone-ash or
chalk.
Are all peaches of the clingstone or free
atone varieties? Are there not sorts that
come half way between?-C. r.
Some sorts. most OF them early ones. are
seasons, but in a wet season become near
" free
What are the weights in grains OF all
United States coins of current coinage?-
NJ. y.
Double eagles. Sic; eagles. 25s; half eagles.
l29; quarter eagles. CAS-; these are gold The
silver coins are dollar. 425: half dollar,
1s2s; quarters, ss.45; dimes. $685. The
nickel weights 77.1s. the cent, IS.
How are piles sunk automatically B.
a pipe is so fastened to the pile that 1t
will discharge water at the lower end of
the stick. Water forced through the pipe
ioosens the sand much that the timber
sinks of its own weight. When the pipe is
withdrawn the sand soon becomes compact
about the pile.
Does a deer shed his horns every year?
deer.
Yes; the deer's antlers are soft at the
start, and until they attain full growth,
which is In about three months, are per-
meated by blood vessels. Then the circula-
ton of blood stops. the velvet" is rubbed
on against trees, and in four months or
so the antlers are broken out or fall off,
Why do workmen who dig in caissons of
bridge piers have TO be subjected to great
air pressure 1T. G. h.
There must be pressure OF air in the
caisson 10 keep the water out, and the
pressure must be increased with the in
crease of depth of water. One hundred
feet below the water level the pressure
needed is forty-flve pounds to the square
inch IN addition TO the normal atmospheric
pressure of fifteen pounds to the inch.
How many divisions does the caste sys-
TENS OF India create among the inhabi-
tants, and what are they?-V. III.
The four great or regular castles are
the Brahmin. or priest: the Kshatriya, OF
warrior; the yaisya. or farmer, and the
sudra, or slave. Then some two scores oil
low castles OF recent origin are recognized
Each OF these come from the growth OF
new industry whose followers gradually
are taken to constitute a new social order
Will you tell something OF the life OF
Maud Darlington Booth?-T.
She was the daughter OF Samuel s. Wal.
worth, rector OF the Church OF England
who had charge OF a parish in London
East End Opposite his church was VIII.
lam Booths mission. When seventeen
years old she went to Paris and did mis-
sion work with General Booths daughter
Catherine. After two years Of this sh.
returned to London and visited cities