The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-23

until water has condensed upon it; but
rust has formed, water will be pres
ent most of the time because the crust of
rust has the property of absorbing and
condensing moisture from the air.
Watching disclosed that pair of birds
were kept busy in bringing food to their
nestlings. and suggested that the latter
were tremendous eaters. Was all this un-
usual?-Invalid.
Not at all. Parent birds are kept hard
at it to feed their young, who will eat
their weight of food daily if they can get
it. A test of plover showed that they could
eat 200 such insects as grasshoppers and
locusts day.
Will you print a recipe for a duplicator or
copying device?-Primary Teacher.
Soak two parts of best glue over night i'm
cold water. Pour Off excess of water, warm
the glue i'm water bath and add twenty
TO twenty-four parts of glycerine. eight to
twelve parts finely ground heavy spar or
barytes and two parts dextrine Mix all
thoroughly. stirring constantly. Pour into
shallow pan and allow il to cool. Then
use as hektograph copers are used.
What is the address of the Western
Horseman and the price of single copy?
?. During what months is the shooting of
plover, snipe, rail and sandpipers al
lowed?-Jack.
1t is published weekly in indianapolis.
Ten cents will secure Il copy. .. None OF
these birds is mentioned. at least by such
names. in the Indiana game law. The open
season for all waterfowl. which would in
clude rail. is from Oct. TO Nov. 10. The
open season for quail is from Nov. 10 to
Jan. /.
Will you print a brief history of the lite
and work of Andrew jackson Davis?-
Student.
He was born in Orange county. New
York, in 1876, and dictated his first book In
1916. after a long trance I'm which he
claimed to have got inspiration from COM
muncations with residents of the world of
spirits. For many years he lectured and
wrote spiritualism. including i'm most
of his books abundant relation of his ex-
periences with spirit revelations.
Will you give a description of the
State Forestry Reserve. it's purpose etc?
2. When the Office of State Forester
created?-Reader.
This has been repeatedly described in de-
tail in the Journal. 1t is a tract of timber
land of about 900 acres i'm Clark county
near Henryville. Its purpose is to serve
as a sort of school of forestry. where the
best methods of growing trees, the most
profitable varieties, in short, the science of
the culture. may be learned by practical ex-
pertinent. The Legislature of 1908 created the
Office.
What are the Downs spoken of i'm an
English novel?-H. Nj. b.
Either u roadstead for shipping that lies
on the southeast corner of the English
coast. or some series of hills or hillocks.
The South Downs and North Downs are
two series CT hills In the southern part of
the country covering some zoo miles in
length and reaching over 500 feet in height.
The name is applied. too. To hillocks of
sand thrown up along the sea coast and 10
any undulating upland too poor for crop
ping.
\ friend contends that an officer serv-
ing. even in war. as aid 10 a general
Is but a paper soldier. escaping all sxpe-
rienees and dangers OF actual war Will
you set him right by explaining, I'm some
general way, an aids dutiesg-F. +. c.
Your friend Is all wrong. The position
may involve both grave danger and heavy
responsibility. The aid is I'm confidential
relations to the general or officer to whom
ne Is attached, acting as his secretary If
needed ON battlefield he carries all
orders from the general 10 other officers.
aud needs clear head and the ability to