Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-01-20
TIE LErrER-3oX.
"Record- Union" Responses to Inquiring
correspondents

"Record- Union" Responses to Inquiring
correspondents
C. C.-The Qlartermaster's department
of the United States army, in addition to
the duties you are already informed of,
moves the persons and animals of the army
and all the material !; provides the clothing
for the troops and for prisoners can make
loans of camp and garrison equipage, buys
horses for cavalry, artillery and baggage
trains, sells condemned property, issues
forage, but does not supply officers with
fuel, they purchasing since 1878 for them
selves out Of allowances made.
MARIANA There can be given to you
no general rule as to the wholesomeness of
fruits for invalids. Fruits eaten after
meals are apt to disagree with the eater,
and if taken with milk or cream the dis
turbance Of the digestive functions is in
creased. Deserts should form part of the
dinner. Ii taken as an addition to it,
after the wants of nature are satisfied, they
are quite certain to prove harmful.
DRIVER. it is true that street cars
in some Eastern cities are warmed by fires.
B. L.-Sponges are found ahundantly
in tropical waters perhaps nowhere are
they more abundant than in the seas of the
Australian islands.
INQUIRER. beche-de-r1er of which
YOU have been reading is better known es
the trepaag. 1t is found abundantly on
the coasts Of New Caledonia. The fishery
is very extensive industry. There are a
great many varieties of this sea slug. They
are prepared for export by being boiled,
slit up, and then dried over FIRE and smoke.
They vary in size from five to fifteen inches
in length. In form they vary; the most
common resembles prickly cucumber if
one of the oval ends were cut off and the
margin of the artificial rim fringed with a
ruche-like form. 1t al unsightly. looking
substance. The color is whitish- brown or
black. The Chinese say there are thirty.
three kinds of trepang. The Chinese mincs
it down and make it into thick kind of
soup. 1t is fsvorite food with the Chi.
nese. 1t gropes at the bottom of hsrbors,
feeds upon weeds and mollusca, and clings
to coral reefs. Among many Europeans
! the trepang is considered fine dish.
HUssAR.-The term "hussar" is of
Hungarian origin, being derived from husz
(twenty) and ar (pay), every twenty houses
! furnishing enc man. You were In error,
therefore, as to the original Specification Of
the word. the equipment of hussar is
! light and elegant, generally being but a
saber, a carbine and pair OF pistols. The
British army has several regiments of hus.
sars attached to its cavalry service.
! LoTUs.-The word litotes " is in rhet-
ORIG figure, according to the Greek and
Latin rhetoricians, IN which an affirmative
is expressed by the negative of the con.
trary, and is therefore species of irony.
Thus, to say that she is woman of no
mean ability is to say that she is a woman
of much ability. 1t is usually employed
by writers to lessen the appearance of
strong commentator.
EXPREssIoN.-No, rather we should de.
fine conceit to be ingenious thoughts or
turns of expression in serious composition.
In the sixteenth century the taste for this
species of brilliancy was almost a rage.
In Italy the name coRcetti was applied.
After Tassos time concetti became often.
sively prominent in Italian poetry for a
full century. Cowley's style is an English
example full of concetti.
/ STATISTICS. amounts of United
States bonds held by the national banks
November /, 1880, 1881 and 1882, respect.
lively, were s4O3, 1863, $50, 1926, l2O, $50 aud
1896, 52S, 400. The total amount of the
circulating medium of the country on
November LIST is given as follows
Treasury notes outstanding ........ ss46, OLE
National bank notes outstanding.... 362, Ia, IA
Gold in the Treasury, less certificates
| held by The banks. las, 435, 4-s
Standard silver dollars in the Treasury 92414,9
Subsidiary silver coin and silver bull
ion In the Treasury .........-.... 80, 76l, %;
Coin in the national banks. ........ 102 1862, Cos
Coin in State and savings banks..... II, 500, 5O(
Estimated amount Of coin held by the
people ........................ Ss7, 5s2, 7s'
Total ............ 81, ASS ssS, IS.