The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1881-06-10
QUERY BOx.

Questions or answers solicited from, am reader
Of the COURIER, and particularly from
DupiIs Of Fulton County schools. When
question cannot BE- readily aRsrersd II leill
Be printed expecting some reader to aHzlcsr IT,
No religious or poiteqi argnRent, or prop
ositioR IN mathematics, admitted.
Moscow, KY.
Alr. E3itor:-Can you tell the best way
to keep out moths2 NJ. W.
4Ansrer.-Buy the tar paper in sheets
from the drug.stores.
HICKMAN, KY.
Mr.. Eaitor.-What is the Turkish bath?
st
4nsrer The Turkish bath sweats the
patient with dry, hot hair, and any
amount of rubbing aud sorubbing.
CouRr HOUSE, HILL.
Can the Query Column give a cure for
freekles AMI sunhurn, the dreaded ac-
compartments of hot weather aud warm
winds? LITTLE Girls.
.4nsrer.-A lady friend answers; Take
of honey one ounce, mix with one pint Of
iukewarm water, when cold it forms a
good lotion.
FuLToS COUNTY.
III. Co,uier:-Please answer through
your Query Column; How many Foreign
Missions has the Southern NJ. E. Church,
Where are they? What does the WOmans
Missionary Society do? Has il any For
eign Missions 5. S. SCHOLAR.
We refer this question to some of our
readers for an answer; not being suff-
GENTLY posted on Missions ourselves
CLINTON, Ky.
Editor Couyier:-Why does the magnetic
| needle point to the North? SCHOLAR.
Ansuer-The reason given is that the
earth itself is a magnet and attracts the
needle just as ordinary magnets do. As
much as is known about magnetism, there
are yet some far-reaehing truths that
men do not know about magnetism in
general.
FULTox, Ky.
Ed Query Column: is the color
Of the Moslem flag and why is it guard
ed so sacrodly? STUDENT.
An9esr-The Moslem flag is green. It
is held sacred because the Mahommedaps
believe those who die in sight of it will
go to the First Heaven; and it Is also be-
lieyed that those who die in battle, when
this das is in use, will Immediately have
their sins all blotted out.
CAYcE STATION, KY.
Ell Query C0hran--Who were the first
white Americans that came to Western
kentucky, and when? r..
Anslrer-Tbe first white American that
is known TO have been in Western Ken
| lucky was John Sailing, in 1880. He was
a prisoner among the Cherokee Indians.
4 squad of Virginia explorers visited
this portion Of the State in I74S. No
permanent white settlements were form
ed until about 1920.
New MADRID, Mo.
Nr Editor.-What causes fogs on the
Mississippi river? Which is the most
difficult. aud which the easiest language
TO learn! SW
ARsrsr.-lst. Fog is caused by the un-
ion Of two masses of vapor Of different
Temperatures The sun heats the earth in
r .
and when the warm air of the land unites
With the colder air Of the river the vapor
Is condensed and rendered visible
2nd. Linguists say English is the most
difficult; German next, and French the
easiest to learn.
CRysTAL, Tenn.
FL C2'vier:-T have been reading late
~ of unnatural showers of frogs, fish,
blood sc. How is this accounted for2
Future.
Anslger-Tbere are authenticated &C
counts Of showers Of blood, frogs, fish,
mice and rats These are accounted for
by well known causes: Stray winds
blowing from sea to river; a waterspout
licking up the fish ont of the water a
whirlwini sending them hitber and
thiiher. The rat shower which occurred
in Norway, was accounted for by the
statement that the rats were making
grand exodus from the hills to the low
lands, when whirIwind overlook them,
aud wbiskeI them through the air.
SAssAFRAs RIDGE.
has a nest of its OWN
/ 2ud. Is it true that the fish Of under
ground rivers and caves, are blind?
/ 3rd. Why is it that hens are more sue
cessfuI IN Matching in the woods or in the
/ field than when nests are prepared for
/ them2 NATURALIST.
Ansusr-1st. The cuckoo never has a
nest, bat lays its egg in the nest of some
] 90,
raised by other birds The cuckoo never
remains in one locality long enough to
/ build a nest 2nd. Fish in the Mammoth
and other caves prove that they are blind.
The young have eyes, but after time,
from non-use, they become blind. 3rd.
We know no reason except that the hen
is best contented to choose her ewn nest.
HICKMAN, ky.
] ID query Column:-I an a young man
not 30 very young either-but my
| chances for marrying are played OUT
! in this country. l unde rstand the cen
sus shows a la &c excess of women in
some States, and thinking that in those
/ States | would stand better chance,
desire to know in which states this ex
cess exists. BACHELOR.
Ansper-The States of the Union which
have more women than men are Alabama,
Connecticut, Georgia, Louisiana, Mary
land, Massachusetts, New Hampshire,
New Jersey, New York, North Carolina,
Pennsylvania, Rhode Island South Caro-
lima, Tennessee aud Virginia. The great
est excess of females is in New York
where it is 900, and the least in Louis
lana where it is 5000. The total excess
of women in these fifteen States is about
100000.
JORDAN STATION, KY.
Ell Courisr:-1st. Psalm LVI, Verse g,
reads; Put thou my tears in bottle.
What is meant by it2
2nd Is there any remedy for color.