Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-06-13
Questions aud Answers.

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answers:
0uery:-A bet that Douglas would be
nominated at the Charleston Convention;
be: he wonId not. In your opinion,
who is entitled TO the stakes?
4asrsr:-Accordingt to betting rnles the
wager is drawn. and neither wins; because
no nomination was effected
Ouezu:-Can Roman Catholic priest
become a member of the Order o: Jessits,
and what connection have the Jesuits with
the Roman Catholic Church?
4nsrsr--The Jesuits are members OF
the Roman Catholic "Society of Jesns-
and have been remarkable, as a body,
from the DAYS of LOyola. for their learning,
their ability. and their intellectual adroit-
ness. There Is no reason why priest
should not be Jesuit. We are assured
that Archbishop Hughes is member OF
the Order.
QQsgy:-Why is it, as general thing,
that the people from the north of Ireland
are in better circumstances than those from
the south?
1nsuer:-Because the north of Ireland
Is considered more Protestant aud loyal.
BIZ the British government, and as such Is
, encouraged TO a much greater extent than
the south in its eXertio7s for prosperity
Ouerv:-Are the Proiastants IN Ireland
/ allowed to carry guns and form themselves
/ into military companies? If so, are Cath
olics allowed the same privilege! Is Ire
: land governed by the same laws as Eng
/ land. and are the Irish allowed the same
religious liberty as the people of Eng
laDd?"
Ans-Thc Irish people are not allowed
to carry arms without special license; but
7 the officers of the crown wink at the arm
ament if the armed one belongs to the
Protestant Church. The Irish people are
governed by laws enacted by the Imperial
: Parliament of Great Britain, in which Par
! lament Ireland is represented. The legts-
lation of that Parliament is not so favora-
bic to Irish Catholics as it might be. al
( though. since the passage of the EmanCI-
patton Act. the Catholics have been placed
/ in position of much greater political
equality with the PrOtestants than they US
( ed to occupy As general rule, Ireland
| enjoys very nearly as much religious lib
| erIy as England, and would probably
| flourish and be comparatively prosperous
, if they could lay aside theirreligious teuds
and unite upon some exclusively ma
ional principle.
! Ouerv:-Inform me of safe remedy for
the removal of hair upon the forehead,
| which has grown, and is still growing
! to spoil the appearance and shape Of the
| forehead, making it an affection, and caus-
/ ing great disquietede 10 the person attiict-
! ed?
4ns.-There is nothing, that we know
of, which will permanently remove the
! hair alluded to. Shaving it off only rem
! ders the deformity more obvious, and the
! best depiIatories prepared by the chemists
( can, of course. but operate as temporary
expedients. The use Of the tweesers is /"
painful mode of getting rid Of an annoy
ace, but it is the most effectual.
To some one-a Iody-making inquiries
about the propriety of drinking vinegar to
keep her from getting fat, the Editors make
this reply;
Whoever told you that drinking cOpi-
ously of vinegar would prevent you from
..becoming so horribly stout" told You
the truth: but unfortunately they did not
tell you .!the whole TRUTH or else they
would have added that 1t would also pre-
vent you from digesting your food proper
ly, and insure you dyspepsia, slow fever
a general arrangement of the functions Q,
life, and a sudden death. No doubt it is {
disagreenhle thing to see the graceful out.
line Of ones neat proportions expanding
into course developments of ''fat,' and i
may be humiliatIng to note how carefully
our more delicate friends adapt thciI
choice of dictiOn to our altered figure 81
as to avoid the use of such terms as seen
to reflect on corporal grossncss; but Mary
(let us whisper it in your carr fat peopl,
are cnvicd by lean ones, and that envy i:
the real source of ill-natured remarks
Moreover, fat people do not wrinkle with
age so rapidly as thin individuals: the,
are always better tempered, and hence
I ioh1 So Al.
subject to so may maladIes. If YOU desir,
to diminish your plumptitudc, Mary, en-
rare meat, avoid gravies and fat. shun veg.
etables, drink ms little as possible of any
liquid whatever, take plenty of exercise
and leave the free use of vinegar to those
who are in love with physc and the sick
chamber.
Qusry:-"Why is the 'passion-fower' SC
named, what is the story that is connected
herewith"
AnSwer:-The passion-fower derives its
name from a romantic idea that all the in.
struments of our Saviour's passion arc
represented in it. There are several sto.
ries of n superstitious nature connected
with it, hut they are all too absurd for pub.
LEGATION in this age of enlightenment.
Qnsry:-"At what rate can | obtain the
Weekly London Tfmes2"
4nstcer:-There is no weekly Issue Of
the London Times. The only papers pub
lished at the London Times Office are the
Morning Times and the Evening Mail tri.
weekly. The latter contains all the read.
ing matter of the Daily without the advcr.
ments. There is n paper published ir
London called the Weekly Times, but it has
no connection whatever with the Loudor
Daily Times. The subscription per yenr
Of the Daily Times is $40; the Evening Nqi
S25; the Weekly Times SIS. Wilmer / Rog.
ers, No. ~ Nassau street, n. Y, are agents
for all three.
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