The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-17

bone articles. and sometimes plasters.
splints and certain forms of dressing are
removed from wounds. The usual outfit
consists Of induction coil or static ma
chine, an X-ray vacuum tube and an
opaque box with fiuorescent screen through
which the observation is made
What is soapstone worth a ton?-J. W. w.
In the rough state 81: in slabs. SIS. and
ground, s.. These are for the qualities actu-
ally worth mining. There are a great many
deposits OF ordinary soapstone that can
not be worked with profit. That lit for
grinding into powder or that may be cut
into pencils, or that is sufficiently fibrous
for employment in making paper. is in
strong demand
Is it an admitted scientific fact that we
nave equlnoctial storms I'M. II. ID.
No, quite the contrary. The term arose in
the past two or three centuries with refer
ence especially to the Atlantic shores OF
this country and Of Great Britain. and in
that time came to have popular belief The
facts are that of the North Atlantic's
stormy season from August to March or
April. inclusive. no day or period is more
likely to be stormy than is another.
Will you print something about the whip
pOor-will?-C NJ. l..
II is about the size of the robin, looking
larger because of long wings. and is un-
handsome, with down-turned bill and
notified plumage in black, white and buff.
1t is nocturnal in feeding. is silent by day.
its cry being heard most often i'm the early
evening. 1t flies swiftly and noiselessly
near the ground Ii migrates from the South
late in April. returning late in September.
The chuck-will s-widow is a larger species
in the South. and the poor-will of the CEN
trail West is smaller sort.
What is generally supposed to be the ORR
gin of the japanese? 2. Were the Cossacks
OF Russia at any period a nation or tribe
having independence? 3. How many times
can Maxim gun be fired a minute? 4.
e aGw m towasd Ga1inf gun Are they ae
They are a mixed people. showing Amos.
Monaghan and Malay characteristics,
more strongly here. another there. 2. They
were a free. wild people when they first app
peared in history. which was at about the
end of the middle ages, ever marauding,
constantly at war. 3. About 600 for the au-
tomato machine type. 4. About loo. &
Hardly because of violent jumping.
What is the history of artesian wells? z
Do they all finally quit flowing, or do they
flow on without change?-R. X. c.
They were known TO the Chinese and
have been used for centuries in Europe. the
name coming from Artois. now in France.
where well was bored in 1l26. They now
give comparatively pure water supply to
large areas of this country, also to many
cities and towns. and are largely employed
for irrigating purposes. noticeable result
from them is the reclamation OF portions OF
the Sahara desert by wells sunk by the gov
eminent OF France. accompanied by decided
change for the better i'm the natives there
about. The record depth seems to be that OF
well near LEIPZIG. Germany. and is 573S
feet. At Pittsburg, Pa. is one OF 4,s25 feet
By the improved machinery by which such
depths are attained. wells drilled for
the first 1000 feet for s. TO s. per foot, and
at an additional 80 cents per foot for each
| 500 feet of added depth. 3 AS rule. tho
| flow decreases gradually. because of filling
up of the small bore, of lessened pres
| sure due to wells near by. or from exhaus-
| ton Of the water basin tapped.