The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-09-04

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What is the order Of DeMoIay?
An organization for boys from the
ages or Is to p under the supervision
OF the Masonic order. although not a
part Of this order til is a sort of
training order Cor future membership
in other organizations.
Where are pistachio nuts
grown?
Mainly in Asia Minor. but there are
a number of groves in California
Which are the largest railroad
shops west of Chicago?
The Santa Fe shops at Topeka, Kan.
What amounts of gold and silver
are held in the L. s treasury?
On July /, 1923. the figures We're:
Gold coin and bullion $9,363. 5Ss .562;
standard silver dollars. 1925, $50 .042:
subsidiary silver. S11,5872O0.
What does the name Dolores
mean?
Sorrows.
How can the sour!ng Of paste
made Of -four be prevented?
BY adding a little creosote or car.
bolic acid.
What are dog days?
The name applied by the ancients
to a period of about forty days. the
hottest season of the year. at the time
Of the heliacal rising Of Sirius, the
Dog Star. The time of the rising is
now. owing to the procession of the
equinoxes, different from what It was
IN the time of the ancients July u;
and the dogs days are counted from
July to Aug. II, that is twenty days
before and twenty days after the hell
acal rising.
1t is safe to put goldfish in the
same aquarium with a turtle2
No. The turtle would probably nib
BILE the tails of the fish.
Is the $3.50 gold piece still
coined?
No. q.
What States lead in the value
of all farm crops?
Texas leads, the next in rank being
Iowa Illinois, California, North Caro-
lima. Kansas. Minnesota, Ohio. New
York and Wisconsin.
What States lead in the value
of all farm property, including
land, buildings and crops?
The leading States are, in the order
given: Iowa. Illinois, Texas. Nebras-
ka. Minnesota, California, Ohio, Indi-
ana, Missouri and Kansas
Where does fever bush" grow
and what is it used for?
Spice bush, more commonly known
as fever BUSH" grows wild along
streams In most Of the region between
Ontario, Canada and North Carolina
1t is an ornamental shrub and is
sometimes used around homes. The
bark is collected in the spring and is
worth or cents a pound. It is
used as g. fever medicine.
Has there ever been a cross be-
tween a chicken and guinea?
The Department of Agriculture
says such a thing is possible, and
has been reported at various times
However, the resulting fowl would be
a hybrid and would not breed again.
why do pullets lay small eggs?
Because their organs are not fully
developed: the size of the eggs viii
increase as the ppllet gets older, ana
after a few weeks they should be
fairly normal size
Why do Masons so often lay
other buildings?
The Masonic order is an organiza-
ton with distinctly religious trend.
Much of their ritual is built on the
Bible. There is q tradition among
them that the. order was first organ.
ized among the masons building Solo
mons Temple. Gradually the custom
has grown UP Of having them lay cor