The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-08-26

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What IS the meaning of "Sorosis?'-c
H.. G.
In botany the name is given to a feshy
fruit compounded Of many flowers, bracts
and receptacles; the pineapple is an ex-
ample. It's source is a Greek word meaning
q heap or a collection. 1t has been said
that Mrs. Croly Jennie June) chose the
name for the new famous woman club,
with the idea that the name would not
stand In the way of any object for which
the organization might wish to work
What are the dimensions and materials
of the walls of g?-E. Il. Nj.
The walls of the Tartar city are fifty feet
high and forty feet wide, and are elabor-
ated with buttresses and loopholed para
pets. The walls of the Chinese city are
about thirty feet in height, and their width
is from twenty-five feet at the base to ff-
teen at the top. There are some twenty
miles of them. Their facings are of brick
and stone, their filling Of earth and con-
crete.
Does the Mississippi valley include all
the land drained by the Mississippi and its
tributaries, or only the bottom lands
around the river itself? Does 1t take in a
major portion of the United states!
-Thirty-one.
A valley, strictly, is the depression
through which the river flows, and not
more than the bottom is included. A
watershed is the entire territory drained
by a river and its tributaries. For the
Mississippi this is taken as 1,246,00 square
miles, and is what is commonly meant
when the Mississippi valley is spoken of.
The area of the United States, exclusive
of Alaska, is S.O92.679 miles.
Is not the size of mans brain the greatest
of all creatures when considered in proper
ton to the size of his body! z. In men is
a large brain a sign of power of intellect?
&C. G. s.
No; the weight of his brain is to the
weight of his entire body as about 1 to sc.
while with a canary the proportion is as
l to 20, and in other small birds it is l TO i.
2. In general it is, though quality of brain
accounts for many exceptions TO the rule.
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Has the United States any war vessels
on the great lakes?-F. c. s.
She has one, the Michigan, a small vessel
of obsolete type. In 1917 this country and
England agreed to reduce the armed yes
sells to four boats of not more than 100 tons
each for each country. At that time a
considerable fleet remained from the naval
operations on the lakes of the war of ISL,
and as there was no way to fetch them to
the sea, they were ~dismantled. Since then
but few occasions have led TO increasing
temporarily this outfit.
In what war did guerrillas originate;
what treatment is ii fair for any enemy. to
give them, and are they considered valuable
by modern experts?-A. ID. w.
There probably was irregular soldiery in
the earliest war, but the name guerrilla
was first given TO some of the Spaniards
who opposed Napoleon from 1905 to 1915.
Guerrillas should have the privileges of war
unless proven guilty of such especial
crimes as murder. killing prisoners or
sacking places. They may cause great an
royance. but seldom have been of great
service to their cause.
Was there a real Baron Munchausen?-
Dick.
Yes; he was a member of a noble family
Of Hanover, and was born in 1720. From
1877 TO 1879 he served in the Russian cavalry
against the Turks. Thereafter he was ac-
customed to amuse his friends with such
tales of his experiences in war that he won
the reputation of being the greatest liar in
Germany. The first published collection of
his yarns was in English, and was written
by Rudolph Raspe. 1t was soon trans
lated into German, and with additions has
often been reprinted. Munchansen lived I'M
til 1871.
How is moth sugar." employed by ento-
mologists in attracting specimens. made
and used?-L. Il. H.
1t is simply a mixture of sugar and water,
the sugar unrefined preferably. The paste
should be thing enough for use with a
brush, but not so thin as to run from OBJ
jects to which it is applied. 1t is used
chiefly for night-fiying moths, and is ap-
piled to trees, fences or such objects soon
after sunset in patches a few inches long
and wide. After lark the collector visits
these baited places, carrying a lantern and
receptacle for storing the moths.
Who was Barbara Heck, and what was
the Palatinate?-S. h. A.
She is considered to nave founded Amer
O1AA oAAS AAaA NOllO lAot lAC
influence of Wesley and his preachers
while in Ireland, and soon after immigrat-
ing to New York, in 1850, she gathered a
congregation together and was helpful in
having the John-street Chapel built. Nov
ing TO northern New York, she formed So
cieties there, and later did the same in up
per Canada. She died there in 1904 at the
age of seventy. 2. A former independent
state of Germany, now forming the south
ern portion of Rhenish Prussia, Rhenish
Bavaria and the northern part of the grand
duchy of Baden.
sion, He won his spurs at Norumbe-
a?"-Listener.
Probably that how "he" won them is I'M
known: the saying is not a common one.
Norumbega was a name given by French
explorers Of the sixteenth century to a
country. river and city supposed TO have
been in the eastern part of the United
States or Canada. 1t appeared on many
maps of that day, but the city has not
been located in modern times, and different
scholars have identified the Hudson, the
Charles and the Penobscot as the river.
Prof. E. N. Horsford was so sure he had
if in the fSha rios fhot u, 1000 - -