The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-07-21

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What were the total receipts
Of the bout between Leonard and
Tender and how much did each
man get?
Total receipts. 1927. 565; Leonard's
share, S121,755; Tenders, $50. 500.
Did the word Cod appear in
the original of Lincoln's Gettys-
burg address?
No
A.e turtles dumb. or can they
make some kind of noise?
When startled, some turtles give
a loud snake-like hiss The males
of the large Galapagos turtles, ac-
cording to Darwin, below or roar
at mating season The land or mud
turtle utters a piping note par
ticularly IN the spring.
What causes ehe odor of Lin
berger cheese?
Presentations induced during ri
pening
What writer called New York
'Bagdad on the Subway"
o. Henry.
What is the size of a married
couples visiting card and how
should it be engraved?
The double card is larger than the
individual card. 1t is about two and
one half inches in width and three
and a half inches in length 1t may
be engraved:
Mr. and Mrs. Hamilton Smith
1000 West End Avenue"
What can be. done for severe
snuburn?
A solution Of one-half pint Of hot
water into which is stirred a level
tablespoonful of boric acid powder.
to which is added twenty drops OF
carbouc acid and we'll shaken, may
be applied to the burn with a piece
of cotton.
What is the origin Of the ex-
preston Ma amp"
Naam IS a contraction Of madam
The form is used by servants and
children corresponding to the term
of respect, Sir" This is particu-
larly common in the South How
ever. the use is dying out and tho
affirmative yes coupled with the
name of the person to whom one
is speaking, is preferred.
What day is the Mohammedan
Sabbath?
The Mohammedans have no Sab
bath day in the sense of the day OF
rest, but Friday is the day for as
sembling for worship.
What is the meaning of Hia-
watha?
River maker.
What is the best treatment
for green lice in rose bushes?
Wash your bushes with soap and
water.
Where are the three largest
colleges in the United States?
According to student enrolment,
the largest are Columbia University,
90,597 students; University Of Cali
fornia, 20.596 and University of
Chicago, 10000.
What is the daily loss by the
individual through Precipitation?
On an average, a healthy, adult
male losses daily by perspiration
some eighteen ounces of water,
about 300 grains of solid matter,
ana dDOul 9OO grains VI Coll bOI OIOA-
ide.
In what year did Mary J.
Holmes die?
1907.
Will you tell me how to polish
hard rubber?
The dull finish on hard rubber IS
produced by buffing, using a buffing
wheel such as a stitched cotton one
with a suitable buffing compound.
The principal ingredients of buffing
compounds are an abrasive, such
as pumice, and grease. such as tai
low
Who We're the prize winners
in the Liberty Magazine con-
test and what were the names
submitted?
First prize, George A. ElweIl.
Youngstown, Ohio, $4,000; Charles
e. Eypper, Gutenberg. N. J., s4.OoO;
Andre Casanore Of Paris, $1,000.
Names submitted: Liberty, first
prize; Vision, second; Tomorrow,
third.