The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1925-02-16

The rooms OF my apartment are
very small Can you suggest
something or some way by which
can at least give the impression
OF larger space?
Color has a decided effect on the
apparent size OF a room. Light
shades give an effect OF space; also
a distribution of colors will have this
same effect. For example, a room
with light walls and dark rugs and
hangings will look larger than one
done In dark colors. Also a sense of
space is created by using the same
color on the walls OF adjoining
rooms. s
What kind of. work does the
term Civil Engineering" include
and what is the average salary OF
one in the professionf
1t includes work on railways, ca
mails. roads, river and harbor i'm
provements, public water supply, ir-
rigation, drainage. sewage, the con-
struction of bridges. buildings, piers
and docks. The average salary in
1911 was between 5000 and 81, 900 a
year. but since that time has in
creased as other salaries have in
creased. There are some very high
ly paid men in this profession, but
these are usually executives in firms
where their engineering experience
has been a necessary part of their
training.
Can mans character be read
by the bumps on his head?
Phrenology, as a science, is
usually discredited, and held to be
unsupported. by physiology, anatomy
and pathology.
When and by whom was Oxofrd
University, England. founded?
1t is said to have been founded In
STA by King Alfred
How can you tell a good from a
bad blacksmith anvil?
A good anvil gives out a clear,
sharp sound when struck with a
hammer. II soft or defective. the
sound will be dull
In the suggested new calendar
Of thirteen months OF four even
weeks each, what is the name
suggested for the new month?
Sol"
Is 1t true that a crocodile moves
it's upper instead OF its lower jaw
and that It has no tongue? Does
man move both jaws when he
eats7
The lower jaw of the crocodile Ia
prolonged behind the base of the
skull. and this structure causes the
upper jaw to seem movable. The
tongue is fiat and free only at the
very edge, so that these unwieldly
animals have often described as des-
titute of a tongue. In the case of
man 1t is really only the lower jaw
that moves.
Can you mention a simple rem
edy for rough chapped hands2
Glycer1ne and rosewater, in a
mixture of one ounce OF each. rubbed
we'll into the hands at night, is an
old-fashioned remedy, but very
effective.
Can you give some information
In regard to the mosaic design OF
Minerva, the Goddess of Wisdom.
which hangs on the landing OF
the stairway leading into the bal
cony OF the reading room at the
Congressional Library In Wash
ington7
1t Is the work of Elihu vedder Of
Italy. 1t was made abroad and
completed in 1897 at a cost of s4,.
900. The figure OF Minerva displays
scroll upon which is inscribed a
list OF the sciences, arts and letters.
She carries a spear: upon her hrsast
is the asgis. with its Gorgeous head.
plates OF steel. and border Of twisted
serpents; at her feet lie helmet and
shield. On her right Is the owl. long
recognized as the bird of wisdom:
on her left. is a statuette Of Nike.
the Winged Victory OF the Greeks,
standing upon a globe. and extend
ing the wreath Of victory and the
palm branch Of peace. Tho back
ground shows . fair sk.etching
landscan3, and the sun o. prosperity