The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1923-10-03
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During the summer an actor
was killed by lightning while on
Long Island beach What was
his manner H. NJ. s.
Bert Savoy. female impersonator.
Should a young lady walking
with two young men walk be-
tween them or should she walk
on the inside7
Between them.
How many stars are visible?
About 5000 with the naked eye,
and over $4,000 600 through the most
powerful telescopes.
What is a good scratch mixture
for hens7 A good, mash?
Two parts cracked corn and one
part oats, while a mash Of three parts
corn meal and one part meat scrap
will be found very satisfactory.
Where do we get the picture of
Christ?
There 10 no authentic portrait OF
Christ. Each artist paints his own
conception of Christ. though a gen
eral type has become conventional
ICED to a large degree.
How were the following meas
ures established: Yard, foot, acre,
inch. quartz
nshed by Henry I, who ordered that
the ulna, or ancient ell, which cor
responds to the modern yard, should
be the exact length Of his own arm.
Foot was originally taken from the
length Of a mans foot. The word
signifying a mans foot is used In al
most all the languages to denote the
linear measure Of ten to twelve inches.
The word acre is from the Latin ager,
a field originally an open space with.
out reference to size. The word acre
now has definite area Inch comes
to US from the Latin ''uncia," the
middle English. inche. and the Anglo
Saxon, ynce, or tnce, meaning one
twelfth of a foot. Quart is from the
Latin quartus. a fourth. A quart Is
fourth OF a gallon.
What is the name of the instru-
ment used in the United States
Army TO give warning of an I'm
pending gas attack
It is called a rattle" It is some.
times spoken Of as a gas rattle" in
the Army.
What is meant by tom It'd
dler's ground7"
This Is a contraction of Tom the
Idlers ground, thus. tom tidler's
ground" 1t is a common expression
in Hertfordshire, England, for the gar
den of a sluggard or person too idle
to pull up the weeds.
When were mirrors first used?
Probably for ages after the civiliza-
ton of man commenced, the still
waters of ponds and lakes were the
only mirrors. We read in the Pen
tateuch of mirrors Of brass being
used by the Hebrews, while 1t is
known that mirrors of bronze were in
very common use among the ancient
Egyptians, Greeks and Romans, and
many specimens are preserved in
museum Praxiteles taught the use
of polished silver for mirrors in the
year 1923 B. c.. and polished mirrors
of obsidian, or natural glass, were
used by the Romans. Mirrors of glass
were first made at Venice in 1900, and
Judging from those still in existence
they were very rude contrivances
compared to those Of modern make.
What have been and will be the
total eclipses of the sun visible
somewhere in the United States
during the present century?
Total eclipses hove been or will be
visible in 1918, 1929. 1925, 1945, 1864,
1879, 1884, and 1894.
How many women in the
United States are gainfully en-
ployed?
According to the 1920 census, $780,
511. Z
What is the population Of
Russia?
The 1920 figures were:
European Russia .... sS.ss7.s23
Minor Areas .......... 81, 404, 745
Siberia ........ss....... &257.825