The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-03-12
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.


| From NOuh's Messenger and Times.
QUEsT1oN.-''I am told that black is
not the color for mourning in some
counties. Is this so? Or is 1t joke?
| Is white ever a mourning color any
where? We have a dispute about it,"
ANSwER.-"Every nation has its own
habits and customs on the subject, and
some of them are drOll enough 10 our
| ideas of prOpriety. AT the present day,
the Arabian women on the occasion OF
a death stain their hands and feet with
indigo, which they suffer to remain
eight days. They also carefully abstain
from milk during this time, on the
ground that it's white color does not ac-
cord with their minds. In China the
mourning color is white. Mourning for
parent or husband is required there
by law, under a penalty of sixty blows
| and a years Punishment. When the
emperor dies, all his subjects let their
| hair grow for one hundred days. In
the Eeeiee Islands, on the tenth day of
mourning, the women scourage all the
men except the highest. Another fash
ionable custom there requires the
| friends and relatives of the deceased to
assemble on the fourth day after the fu
neral, and picture to themselves the
amount of corruption the corpse has
sustained by that time: In the Sand
| wich Islands persons DESTROYS or go
| ing into mourning paint the lower part
of their faces black, and knock out their
front teeth.
Or am living in an old house and
am greatly annoyed by little red ants.
I have tried number OF preparations
which / thought would drive them
| away, but without success. Like Josh
Billings young kro,' there amt no
such thing as stopping them. Can you
suggest9any remedy?"
IA small quantity of green sage
placed where the ants abound will
cause them to disappear. Camphor
will drive them away; so will sponge
with kreOsOte on it. f you want TO
destroy their nests, drop some quick
lime at the mouth and wash it in with
boiling water, or pour strong spirits of
camphor, or else tobacco water.
Q.-"Why do people say the income
tax is unconstitutional? What is their
argument? Can You tell?"
A.-The Constitution provides that
all direct taxes shall be levied upon
states in proportion to their population.
Congress has no power 10 levy any
direct:tax upon individual citizens. 1t
must impose such taxes upon the
states, and upon them only The in
come tax is direct tax. 1t is levied
not upon the states. but upon individ-
uals, Therefore it is unconstitutional,
and cannot rightfully be collected of
any man. But we all submit, of course,
in order to await its appeal as fraud.
Q.-"Can you tell me how 10 make
Bologna sausages?"
Ave read in an English journal a
good while ago the following recipe for
the purpose, but we could not conscien-
tiously advise you 10 rely upon its ac-
curacy. Here it is: Take an eel skin,
and stuff it with ground cat; season it
| with Scotch snuff and persimmOn oil;
lay it in a hog pen to dry, and then hang
| it up by the tail in gtocer's shop for
| V00nfhG IInS CYiCa IT tho
trademark: then it is ready for use.
Q.-"Tell me the author of the quota
ton
Though lost to sight, to memory dear"'"
A.-The author is one whose name
You will find appended to many beau
tiful extracts, both in prose and verse,
| in most of our choice "Readers" COM
piled for public and private schools as
! we'll as domestic reading. We allude to
Anonymous"
| Q.-What is the meaning of the W ord
dccdlcOmdniC Also, from what is it
derived?
A.-The French verb caIquer signifies
to trace, and cdlcomdnic would be the
habit, the love of, the system of tracing
something but deculcOnlGMie is q sys-
TEN OF tracing and then transferring
(even the colOrs of some picture from
paper TO china, glass, &c.
Q.-What is the meaning of dolce far
7licntee
AIN Italian dolce signifies sweet
ness, fare is the verb ito do, i" and nicnte
means "nothing." The phrase dolce far
| niente therefore means "the luxury of
Incidence"
O.-"Tell me whether or not it is in
accordance with the usages of refined
society to use the fingers in removing
lump sugar from bowl at the table ?"
| Ain France the custom is common,
| If not correct. In this country it is yet
regarded as vulgar.
Q.-'Is it customary to call upon
day receptions? Or IS the reception
considered call, and is it her place to
return it?''
| At is only n formal party that
requires Il call. \ day reception does
not, and involves no subsequent call on
either side.
Q.-"What does it mean when lady
wears one curl over her her left shout
der2 Does it mean anything? ?"
A.-They say that when lady is
engaged she wears her solitaire curl
over the left shoulder, and that those
with hearts whole and fancy free wear
it over the right.
Q.-"How is soft soap made for wash
ing? Please answer"
A.-Mix ten pounds of potash with
ten gallons of warm water over night.
In the morning boil 1t, adding six
pounds OF grease. Ihen put II IN par
rel, adding fifteen gallons of warm wa
ter.
Q.-"Incorm me why the statue of
Venus di Medici is so celebrated ? Also
give its dimensions"
A.-The Venus di Medici is celebrat-
ed because it is considered the most
perfect imitation of a physically per-
feet woman in all its proportions. The
proportion of this statue of Venus we
have given so often that it would be
stale news to repeat them now.
Hon. GEO: V. LAWRENCE, of Wash