The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1870-04-09
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

FrmH N01hY Tunes and AtGSengT
O. as II not etiquette and custom for Il
lady 10 how first To a gentleman In the
street."
A. If she be acquainted with him and
desire to recognize that acquaintance, 1t
is her duty TO exhibit some token Of rcCog-
milton, unless the intimacy Of both par
ties he sufficient to render tho act neceS'
sary.
3, "Pleasc state what Is the difference
ir any there is) between tradCsman and
mcchanic!" H. s!
A. A tradesman strictly means shop
keeper who docs not manufacture articles,
hut sells them over the counter. The oc-
cupati0n iOt u mechanic Ia limited TO the
construction Of machines, frniturcs I'M
struments, hardware, etc.
@. Is II moi injurious 10 drink cold wa.
ter Immediately after eating . hot dlnncrs
A. Not unless you drink good deal.
Q. What Is q good spring mediCincS !
4. The swallowing Of medicine Us reg
ularlyas spring comes round is too often
O vulgar superstition. II. however, yOIl
insist upon taking some, the pleasantost
and least hurtlnl would be II bottle Of cit
rntc Of magncsia. ..
Q. "Will you please decide slight
misunderstanding between myself and n
charming young lady from Boston, Visit
ing.) l had occasion TO copy some pastry
receipts, ind in denOting pounds | abbre-
waited thus, say two lbs, crossing tho let
ten. My visitor took me To- task for
crossing, insisting that I am wrong, which
she saws Is u fancy Of mine, rs she never
learncd II at school, and !, not presuming
TO contradict her, although feeling salts
fed that l did Learn TO- cross lbs, leave It
to you for sound Judgment My charm.
ing friend insists that Il Is only for English
pounds for money that Il Is crossed, but
not for groceries. ] have invariably done
the same thing, but have not until now.
been made TO prove my reasons for so
doing. Who iS right, or are bOthT
A. You arc both right and both wrong.
The use OClthe cross intimates the differ.
cnce between apothecarics' weight and
avoirdupois. When the pounds Hro
crossed, they stand for pounds by apotlle-
cafies weight; when they are not crossed,
they mean pounds avolrdupols
O. "PlcaSs tell me all you know about
Xanthippc."
4, XanthippO, the wife of Socrates, has
acquired tho reputation Ot having been nh
arCh.tOrrnagant, doubtless not without
some foundation. 1t ought, however, t0
be remembered that her naturally inttrm
tcmpCr must have been not little tried
BY the small concern manifested by So
cratcs In the regulation Of his domestic aI'
fairs, whicllappeaFs occasionally % have
madeit tiificult for her to s'n9lle both
ends meet" Socrates himself, It d known,
had completely mastered his naturally
strong appetitcs and passions, and had ac'
uuircd temper Of perfect serenity. II is
quite natural, then, that scandal.lovers
and story.mongers should, as afon, match
so great q practical philosopher with a
woman OGsHCh an ungovernable temper
as she n said to have been: She herself,
lifwe can trust Plato, appears 10 have
really loved her. husband, and he at bis
death committed her tGndCrly to the care
Of his friends!s Many stories are told OF
her, as oCcvcry other notable character In
history, to illustrate her peculiar tenden'
CIV, but 1t Is difficult to say how much
credit ought to DO given them.
O. "Will you have the great kindness
10 tell mo how may clean large guam
tity Of feathers l have on hand, which arc
very dirty, hut too valuable to 10 loStT"
Take for every gallon Of clean water
ono Mound Of quicklime, mix them well
together, and when tho undlss0lved lime Is
precipitatod In fine powder, pour of the
clean Iimelwater for use. Put the feathers
TO he cleaned IN another tub, and add TO
them a quantity d tho clean limc-watcr,
sufficient to cover them about threo inch
c., when well immersed and stirred about
therein. The feathers, when thoroughly
mOisteneil, will sink down, and should re-
main In the lime water three or four days;
al(cr which, the foul liquor should bc sepa'
ntetl from them, by laying them In a
sieve. Tho feathers should he afterwards
well washed In clean water, and dried
upOn nets, the mcshcs Of which may be
about the tineness Of cabbagcngtA The
feathers must be, from time to time
shaken on the nets, and as they get dry
will fall through the meshes, and arc to be
collected for use. The admission Of air
will be serviceable in drying. The pro.
ce0S will be, completed in three weeks