The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-06-06
Questions and Answers

Q-What is the difference between physician
and surgeon?
A physician is one skilled in the art Of heal
ing; duly authorized to treat Diseases especially by
medicine. surgeon is a qualified medical nrac-
uuoner who specializes in operative technique All
surgeons are physicians but not all physicians are
surgeons
Gin which of shakespeare's poems is the fol-
lowing verse?
mo longer mourn for me when I am dead.
Then you shall hear the surly sulen bell
Give warning to the world that I am fed
From this vile world, with vilest worms to dwell"
A-"Sonnets" number H.
Q-What is the name of the young American girl
who was arrested recently by the Nazi government
and held for four months?
A-Isobel Lillian Steele
Q-1s the District of Columbia a state or q fer
ritory? ''''o u " 'ei-
A-Nether it is a Federal District
Q-What was the day and date of the beginning
OF the Twentieth century?
A-TueSday Jan. l. 1901
O-Describe polariscope
Am instrument for studying the nronerties ~
or examining substances in polarized light co,,eiet
ing essentially of combination of two Nicol priss
or other polarlzing devices called the poarizer and
tne analyzer. When the two have their planes OF
VDIauon at right angles to each other thew are said
to be crossed and the light emerging from the polar
izer is eXtngushed by the analyzer unless an on
ucaly active substance intervenes
Q-How many members has the House of Repre-
sentatives?
A-435.
Q-Can matter be DESTROYED?
Att is indestructble but it can be converted
into another form
Q-How long does it take the sun to rotate on
its axis?
AT the suns equator, about 25 days
Q-How many persons were killed in motor &C.
cidents in 1884?
A-The National Safety Council reports IS 500
Q-What is wind?
A-Ar in notion resulting from atmospheric
pressure by which air is forced to move from place
OF high barometric pressure to a place Of lower
pressure.
Q-What kind of wood is used for policemens
night sticks?
A-Lignum vitae, the hardest wood known, i'm
ported from the West Indies.
Q-What is psychiatry?
A special branch of medical science dealing
with the causes symptoms, course and treatment of
disorders and diseases of the mind. It's ultimate
aim is to ascertain the best means to promote
normal thought and action individually and coll
lectively and to apply the knowledge of the cauaon
and prevention Of mental defects and disorders.
(Which states have post Offices named Union
City?
A-Georgia Indiana. Kentucky, Michigan, New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Tennessee
Q-Is the sending of unsigned cards and letters
through the mails illegal?
A-Not if the matter otherwise complies with
postal regulations.
Q-Nsme the 10 railroads in the United States
having the greatest number of miles of road
A-Southern Pacific System; Atchison, Topeka
and Santa Fe; New York Central System; Chicags,
Milwaukee. st. Paul and Pacific; Pennsylvania Rail-
road; Chicago and Northwestern; George Northern;
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy; Chicago. Rock
Island and Pacific, and Missouri Pacific
Q-Does any state prohibit divorce?
A-South Carolina does.
Q-How did the U. S Supreme Court divide on
the decision in the gold clause" case?
A-Those concurring in the majority opinion were
Chief Justice Hughes and Associate Justices Stone,
Brandeis Roberts and Cardoz0; the dissenterS we're
Justices McReynods, Van Devanter, Sutherland and
Butler.
Q-Who Is the ruler of Constantinople?
A-ktanbul, formerly called Constantinople, IL
a city in the Republic of Turkey. Mustapha Renal
AtatRk is President OF Turkey.