The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-08

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What are migratory game
birds?
AS defined in the migratory bird
treaty and the treaty act regulations,
they sre: Waterfowl including brant,
wild ducks, geese. and swans. cranes.
including little brown. sandhill. and
whopping cranes; rails. including coot
Rallinules. and sora and other rails;
shorebirds, including avocets. cur
Jews. dowitchers. godwits, knots.
oyster catchers, phalaropes, plovers,
sandpipers, snipe, stills, surf birds,
tuustones, willet, woOdcock, ami
yellowIegs; pigeons, including doves
and wild pigeons. Also. the following
are a few migratory birds which are
not game birds and cannot be taken
except under appropriate Federal
permit. gu.ls. grebes commonly
called water witches) looms. herons,
bitterns and terms. There is a con
tinuCus closed season on all shore
birds excepting woodcock. Wilson
snipe OF jacksnipe, greater and lesser
yellow.egs, and black bellied and gol-
Der pioyers on which birds appro-
PIRATE open seasons are prescribed.
How are peanuts grown?
The conditions best suited to the
culture OF the plant are an early and
warm spring. a hot summer free from
drought and a lmy. sandy, friable
loan. Lime In some form must be
added to soils deficient in this element.
The soil is finely pulverized from 4
to 5 inches deep and the seed planted
about I inch deep in rows from % to
SO inches apart and from II to 16
inches in the row, when danger OF late
spring frosts has passed. About two
bushels Of nuts in the pods are re-
quired to plant an acre. After plant
ing and during the growing period Of
the crop the soil is kept loose and
open and free from weeds. The crop
is harvested before frost in the fall,
the plants being loosened by means
Of a special pillow, then taken up and
put into shocks. After drying, from
Is to 20 days. the pods are picked.
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two tons Of hay or straw per acre Is
considered a good yield.
How are perfumed beads made?
Powdered red-rose petals, 4 ounces;
carmine. 20 grains; tincture of musk,
1 dram; gum tragacanth. Mix ingre-
dents together and add enough gum
tragacanth to mold into shapes. pierce
them before they are perfectly dry.
They can be highly polished or tinted
in various ways.
What IS hydrocyanic acid?
A colorless liquid which sordihes
at degrees r to feathery crystals,
and boils at so degrees. It's specific
gravity is about OF. 1t dissolves free
ly in water, forming a liquid which
reddens litmus paper slightly. It Is
one of the most prompt and virulent
poisOns known. Very dilute hydro
cyanic acid is frequently used medi-
cinally as a powerful sedative and
antiirritant, especially to allay cough
What is French Coffee; how is
It. prepared Also Turkish coffee2
French coffee is filtered or perco-
lated coffee The coffee is placed in
strainer, strainer in coffee pot, and
pot on the range. Add gradually boil
ing water and allow 1t to filter Cover
between additions of water Turkish
coffee Is made of half pulverized cot
fee and half sugar. This is boiled
together and served without cream
Allow the sediment to settle at the
bottom of the cups before drinking.
What are the average salaries
of university prGfessors2
They vary widely, according to the
size of the college. AS a rule, the
salaries are around $4,000 in fairly
good sized institution.
Who was "Ramona?"
The heroine of Helen Hunt Jack
sons novel Of the same name.
What does the expression,
there was more Samson than
Solomon in him. mean?
That his physical ability was greater
than his mental ability Samson was
noted for his great strength. and Solo