The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-07-21
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What State in the United States
was the first to grant full suffrage
to women? I'LL,
Wyoming in 1870.
How many deaths due to alcohol.
ism were there in the United States
in the years 1914 to 1924? Y
According to the United States
Census reports deaths due to alco-
holism per 100000 of the population
States in those years was as follows;
1914, 40; 1915, "A; 1916, as 1917,
5.;2 1918, 81; 1919, 16; 1920, 10;
1921, is; 1922, &c; 1923, 80; 1924, so.
What do "cOId-stream guards" and
"Picadilly Circus" refer to? IL
The "cold-stream guards" is regi,
ment of foot guards in the British z
army that forms part of the royal /.
household brigade. 1t is one Of the
oldest regiments In the British serv-
ice, dating from 1860. Piccadilly Cir.
Gus in London is at the end Of Pic
cadilly, where it meets Regent st.
What is Barytes?
Another name for barite, the
natural sulphate of barium. 1t is
chiefly used in the manufacture of
paints as an adulterant of white Lead
and in the manufacture of lithoponeM
Other uses are in the manufacture
Of paper, wall paper, leather, as
bestos, cement and artificial ivory.
How many square feet in an acre?S
43,560.
Is there such a thing as black or
cOlOred snow?
Colored snow has been seen in
Greenland and in other parts of the
world, as on the mountains Of south
ern Europe. The usual color is red
or green, the celebration being due
to minute organisms known as.
Protoccoccus nivalis. A yellowish
deposit has also been precipitated
from snow, which on examination
proved to be the pollen of pine trees.
We find no record Of black snow.
How can one completely destroy
morning glory vines?
The best way and perhaps the only
successful way is to cut them down
and grub out the roots. They grow
very rapidly and readily. Dig up
the little shoots as they come above
the ground. 1T takes time and
patience.
Where Is "The Trench of
Bayonets"? ~
At Fort Douaumont, France. 1t is
the place where a French regiment
was covered in a trench with only
the bayonets showing above the
surface of the ground.
What State in the United States
had the largest college enrolment in
1923-1S24?
New York had 60,623 men and
2s,370 women students attending
colleges, universities and profes.
sional schools. Illinois comes next
with a total Of 60,462, followed by
Pennsylvania, Ohio, Massachusetts
and California Five other States
had each a collegiate enrolment of
over 10000 and ten, besides the Dis
trict of Columbia, had more than
10000 college students eachI
How can one allay the irritation
caused by chiggersS
The following remedies are sug,
gested: After the characteristic irris
tation has set In. a counter-irritant
or cooling lotion should be applied
directly to the affected parts. Mod
erately strong ammonia, applied
when the symptoms are, first mani.
fest, has given the best results, Biz
carbonate Of soda, or common cook
ing soda, or saleratus, may be subs
stituted in super-saturated solutiong
These substances should be applied
literally until the irritation sub.
sides. A 10 per cent dilution of car,
bolic acid is also effective in soma
cases. A dilute tincture Of iodine
or collodion applied lightly to the
affected parts is good remedy INF
case OF sever suffering.
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