The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-05-13

CoURT House. HLL.
FL Cogrirr--I see an article in a news
paper which speaks of weeds as the re-
eult Of cultivation, and also the statement
that there was not weed on the CONT
nent of America when Columbus landed
here. Thought weeds the result o. a lack
of cultivation. How is this2 Q. ..
Ans,eer.-There is one popularity about
weeds vhicA is very remarkable, viz
that they only appear on ground which
either by cultivation or for some other
purpose, has been disturbed by man
They are never found truly wild. in, woods
or hills, or uncu ltivated wastes far away
from human dwellings. They never grow
on virgin soil, where human beings have
never been. No weeds exist in those
parts Of the earth that are uninhabited.
FULTON ACADEMY.
En- Query Coln,n:-Shat is the mean
ing Of the term "Hornbook, and from
what did it originate? A STUDENT.
AHsrer.-"Hornbook" is the name given
for the primer. The term arose from the
fact that in England from the time of
Elizabeth until nearly the close Of George
the Thirds reign, the primer in common
use consisted of single sheet of paper
printed only on one side, which was fast
ened upon board and covered with a
transparent sheet of horn to preserve the
paper from destruction. In order that it
might be easily held by the child, it very
frequently had handle attached to the
board in which case it bore resemblance
to a rude paddle.
Hickman, Ky.
Mr.. Editor--1st. What is Patent Flour?
2ad. Define, in a few words, what Is
meant in society by a friend Ii.
Answer.- Under the new process the
wheat is ground about as before. The first
result is an ordinary -four sold for ex-
portation. Then the remainder is taken
and put upon great horizontal sleeves, and
while agitation is going en- there, an in
genious system of draft is rushing up
through, and carries off the bran. what
is left is the glutinous portion of the
wheat, the most nutritious and most pro-
ductive, and out of this purified now by
the drawing of of the bran, we get our
new process flour.
2nd. Our answer is not original, but
the best we have in the shop: ga friend
/ is a man who believes that he has the
right on all occasions to tell you a truth
that wounds yon, to give you useless adj
vice, and to borrow your money without
returning it to you
HICKMAN, KY
FL. Query CoiRmH;-l ask the following
QUESTION, "How are Thimbles made2" and T.,
with your permission. append the answer
also. INDEX.
AEsper.-A solid metal bar of the size
of the inside of he intended thimble,
moved by powerful machinery up and
down in bottomless mold of the outside
of the same thimbles, bends the circular
disks into the thimble snaps as fast as
they can be placed under the descending
bar. Once in shape, the work of bright
ening, polishing and decorating is done
upon a lathe. First, the blank form is
fitted with a rapidly revolving rod A
slight touch of sharp chisel takes tn in
shaving from the end another does the
same on the side, and the third rounds off
the rim. round steel rod, dipped in oil
end pressed upon the surface gives il a
Iustrous polish. Then little revolving
steel wheel whose edge is raised orna-
ment, held against the revolving blank
prints that ornament just outside the rim i.
A second wheel. with sharp points, MAJ es
the indentations on the lower half and
end of the thimble. All that remains TO
he done is to boil them in sospsuds, 20
remove TO oil.