The Indianapolis journal., 1902-11-09


reference only to the interior construction
the framework, beams, etc.-brick or
stone being used for outside walls Steel is
not used for the interior of frame build
ings. Sheetiron is sometimes used for the
outside covering Of small buildings. There
are a number of steel-frame buildings in
indianapolis. 1t is difficult to answer your
question in regard to roofing. conditions
would differ. Asphalt is placed only on fiat
roofs.
Is a United States $50 gold piece worth $50
In other money-has il $50 value in pure
gold? 2. If not, how much alloy does it
contain? 8. Is there cost or charge for
dies or milling?-J. w. H.
Yes. 1t has. 2. Besides the pure gold, it
contains a tenth Of its weight Of copper
alloy. 8. No; mint charges. fixed from
time to time by the secretary of the treas
ury, are estimated to equal. but not exceed,
the actual average cost of bringing the bull
lion into a condition fit for coinage. They
include charges for parting, refining, copper
alloy and the like.
We are told that the earth is f1attened
from a perfect sphere at the poles. is
there any like flattening elsewhere? 2.
What is a craving dock?-A. L.
Yes; careful measurement of the degrees
of longitude in tropical regions shows that
the equator is an elipse of an eccentricity
variously estimated from 1 in 10000 to 1 in
1000. Its longest diameter Is from about
the meridian of Ireland to that of New
Zealand. 3 A dry dock-one from which
the water may be drawn, exposing the bot
tom OF vessel held therein, so that its
| hot ha
Where, is Company NJ. Twenty-third In
fantry? 2. Is there a law compelling a
captain TO inform relatives of a soldier
death? Pc. Z.
At Plattsburg barracks, New York, with
the rest OF the regiment. 2. There is an
army regulation practically to that effect.
1t is Paragraph lis. and reads: when a
soldier is killed in action or dies at any
post, hospital or station, ii shall be the
duty of his immediate commander to Sc
cure his effects and to prepare the inven-
tory required and to notify nearest
relative of the fact of DEATH"
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What Is the normal average length of a
woman's hair? 2. VIII the hair stand up
as a result of fright, as described by
some writer's? 8. What is the source of
logwood and what color is the dye?-P. r.
About two feet. q Yes; the cause is the
contraction of minute muscles connecting
the hairs and the skin. This contraction
is not governed by the will. Cold, also,
will cause 1t. 3. The red heart Of tree
that grows in Mexico and Central America,
and that is naturalized more or less in
the West Indies. 1t is used most for dying
black, but reddish, blue and violet shades
may be had from it.
What is meerschaum? Is there any truth
| in the theory that il is made of the foam
| of the sea?-F. s.
| mineral found In many parts of Eu-
rope, in Asia Minor and in South Carolina,
and composed Of CO.'S parts of silica, 26.l
| parts of magnesia and u parts of water
AS dug from the earth IT is soft, and
since it lathers with water and will re-
move grease it is used by Turks as a sub
stitute for soap. In the air II soon hardens
2 No. this belief is due to rounded Jumps
| being found along the seashore, and To
the fact that it's name comes from Ger
man words signifying seafoam.
:.
What is the range and penetration of the
| rifles used in the armies of England
| France, Germany. Italy. Austria and the
| United States, and the name of the rifles:
p. L. K.
| We do not find statement Of the ex-
treme range of these arms. and give you,
| instead, the range to which each weapon
| is sighted. Great Britain uses the Lee
Metford rifle, which is sighted to 2.S0t
yards and credited with penetration at e
| yards of AZ inches of pine; France has the
| Lebel, sighted at 2,1S7 yards, with penetra-
| ton at 21s yards of "a inches of pine; Ger
many the Mauser, 2.1S7 yards, 30 inches
of pine at 100 yards; Italy, the Mannlcher-
| Carcano, 210O yards penetration very high
we do not find ii stated; Austria, Mann