Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-01-01

forming us what pay legislators in the
Territories receive. G. AND o.
Ans,cer. dollars per day and 20
cents mileage.
ALAsKA,-What is the area of Alaska
Territory according to your authorities ?
LOUISE.
Anscer. Five hundred and seventy
seven thousand, three hundred and ninety
square miles.
SECRETARY OF WAR.-Please inform me
who was Secretary of War in 1867
AnS,cer Edwin NJ Stanton, and ad in
term U. S. Grant from August u, 1867,
to February 81, 1868.
YELLOW FEVER VIII You kindly give
me the date OF the outbreak of yellow fever
atNew Orleans two years ago?
AsTERoID.
Ansecer. July DC, 1878.
EXPECTATION. Have you a table show
ing the chances of life for man of 40?
Ans,cer. According to the Farr tables
his expectation of life is 20 II.
LAw.-Scholastic asks if a commission
to take testimony can issue from Justices
Court.
Answer. not in California.
QUoTATIoN.- C. asks Whence come
these lines
80 Twice hath the sun upon their conf ct set,
And risen again and found them graphing yet"
Answer From Lalla Rookh.
REPORTING MACHINE. lis there such a
thing as a reporting machine? l think 1
have read of such an invention. A L.
Aaswer John C. Zlchos, Curator of the
Cooper Institute, New York city, has de-
vised, it is said, machine for verbatim
reporting being device to print phonet-
ically instead of in long hand spelling.
The machine, it is said, can be used for
verbatim report after a few months prac-
tice, and printer eau set from the copy it
furnishes after few weeks practice.
ALMOND MILK.-A. A. l., writes to say
that he has tried this remedy and found it
useful in cases of fever, and when very
light nourishing drinks were wanted
Blanch two ounces of sweet almonds, and
to this add not more than two bitter al
monds; bruise quite smooth in q mortar,
adding from time to time a little orange
flower water put the almond paste in
jug, and pour on it pint of cold water
let it stand in cool place eight hours
then strain carefully and sweeten with
lump sugar.
Color REsTORED.-M B. asks how
the color can be restored to black goods
Ansacer. restore the color to black
dresses, pantaloons, coats, vests, shawls,
or any other article of wearing apparel,
take one pound of logwood chips, or its
of 1oourooJ and ODa
ounce, by weight, of saleratus, and dis
solvethem in twelve gallons of water, either
hot or cold. Place this In boiler and let
boil about twenty minutes put the dress
in without ripping, and let stand about ten
minutes, stirring it occasionally. Take it
out, pin ON the clothes line, and let it drip
and blow out until the liquid is all out, but
do not let it dry in the least. Press it
with very hot irons on the wrong side, and
you will find that your dress will look new.
There will no color or dye rub off from it.
Eve. Is there tradition that Eve was
not the first wife of Adam? ELLEN.
Anslcer. word Eve is derived from
the verb "hayoh," meaning "to ive,"
and was applied to her as ''the mother Of
all living" She was the mother of Cain,
Abel and Seth, and with the birth of the
last her history in the Scriptures ceases.
There are several references to her in the
New Testament. Tradition has been pre-
served among the Rabbis that Eve was not
the first wife of Adam. 1t runs that be-
fore her creation wife had been created
in the same way, which, they observe ac-
counts for the number of mans ribs be-
ing equal on each side. Lilith, or Lilis,
Al - foil bav-
state of innocence without tempting-at
least without successfully tempting-her
husband. She was, according to this ira
dition, Immediately ranked among the
fallen angels, and has ever since exercised
an inveterate hatred against all women and
children.
Know NoTHINGs. Who were the Know
Nothings -? What relation had they to
the Republican party? j. G.
Ans,cer. = The Know Nothings was
name assumed by secret political society
in the United States, organized in 1858,
and which appeared in the elections of
1854 as a well-disciplined party, and car
ried several of the Northern States, in
Guiding New York. In the campaign of
1856 they appeared as the American
party" and presented Willard Fillmore as
their candidate. The slavery question at
the time assumed such proportions that
foreign citizenship was ignored or forgotten,
and the Know othings as party disap-
peared 1t is impossible now to state with
what party the majority of them afterward
affiliated. The Republican party never
advocated any such doctrine. In fact, it
has been during the administration of the
Republican party that the most important
treaties have been consummated with other
nations in regard TO the naturalization of
foreign-born citizens.
Brazil. you oblige me with some
brief facts about Brazil and its Importance
| have no work of reference at hand in the
remote place where l live, and wish to
learn of the area, government, etc., of
Brazil. RUsTICUs.
Ans,cer Brazil, the only kingdom in
America (area, 3,2S7, 964 square miles
population 1872, 800 $50, Is the largest
of the South American countries. First
occupied by the French in 1858, the coun-
try early fell into Portuguese possession,
afterwards passing under the Spanish rule,
but reverting to Portugal in 1910 The
legislative power is vested in Senate of
IS members elected for life, and Chamber
of Deputies, I'D members, chosen for four
years by indirect suffrage involving prop
erty qualification. The executive power
is vested in the Emperor and his Ministers
and Secretaries of State. For adminlstra-
tive purposes, the Brazilian Empire
is divided into twenty provinces, COM
prising 642 municipalities, each having a
council chosen directly by citizens pos
sessed of an annual income of SIP. The
army consists of II, 942 men, raised to 3d.
900 on war footing. The naval force en-
braces 81 steam vessels, with go guns and
4, 1876 seamen. Free public schools sup
ported by the state exist throughout the
empire, and in some of the provinces in
struction is compulsory. Brazil has about
200 newspapers, of which six dailies are
published at the capital, Rio de Janeiro.
The Roman Catholic religion is established,
other forms being tolerated, though they
may only be practiced privately, and dis
senters enjoy civil rights, except that of
election to the General Assembly. Bra
lillian commerce is fourishing, and there