The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-07-27

new part of an invention can legally constitute
claim, but two or more independent inventions
cannot be claimed III one application unless they
depend upon each other and contribute mutually
to single result. (2) In the instances noted
by you the inventor may, perhaps, In the first
and third claims not be granted anything not
possessed III the second claim, yet there may be
three distinct useful ARRANGEMENTS of parts"
or y Improvement or application thereof de-
pendent upon each other nor as The case may
be, aud yet contributing to the one result-the
Invention. The drawings would perhaps better
show the differences
HUMAN FIGURE-L. NJ. H., Alameda, Cal.
Your query probably refers to the following
mathematical proportions, according to which, it
is said, the Greeks made their statues: The
whole figure is six times the length of the foot;
the face, from The highest point OF the forehead,
where The hair begins, is 10 the chin one-tenth
of the whole statue; the hand, from the wrist to
the end OF the middle finger is the same II the
length of the face from the roots OF the hair 10
the chin be divided into three equal parts, the
meet and the second the place of the n0strlls;
the height from the feet to the top OF the head is
the same as the distance from the extremity of
Inc nngers when the arms are extended.
1T Is THE PUBLIC's-J. W. OC., Poway, Cal.
A county road passing through your farm and a
stream of water flowing through your farm and
also crossing this road, undoubtedly can drive
his cattle along this road and water IL at the
crossing stream as often as he pleases in reason.
The fact that your farm is patented has nothing
to DO with lie controversy IL gave you no SUI
perior rights over the public in the use of the
road. Tile road. if a county highway must have
been dedicated to the use Of The public.
WHAT Is A GENERATIoN?-G. S. McC, City.
The Century Dictionary answers your question,
:" What period of time Is implied by the word
generation ?" as follows: 1.-THE historical aver
age, or that OF all that pass the stage OF Infancy.
Is commonly feckoned at about thirty years.
while the physiological average, or that OF all
who were born. Is only about seventeen years."
NOT ENTITLED TO VoTE-J. F., City. Ac-
cording 10 Section 1854 of the Political Code of
California as amended April 16, 1880, mo ma
tive of China. no idiot, insane person or person
convicted OF any Infamous crime and no person
hereafter convicted OF the ENLIGHTENMENT or mis-
appropriation OF public moneys, shall ever eX-
ercise the privilege of an elector."
PROBABLY AN ERRoR-J. c. f., Santa Paula,
Cal. The announcement that Sl0,250 has been
included in the Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill,
for the purchase of the right of way from the
Hueneme Light house to the county road. Is
probably a Geographic error. The Q. G. has
seen another dispatch published giving $3.50
as the sum-
CHARCOAL AsPHYXIATIoN-F. F., Virginia
City, New III room 10x12x16, provided all
leaks are stopped in the apartment, the fumes
which would arise from the charcoal filling the
cylinder OF a common plumbers open and port
able furnace would be sufficient TO aSphyxlate
the luckiess occupant OF that chamber. Don't
try IT,
BANCROFT FREQ. S., City. The fire in the
fve-story- and basement structure on Market
street, known as the Bancroft Building. took
place on the 30th OF April 1886. The alarm for
the same was turned in from Box 4S, at 3 100
O'Clock in the afternoon. The estimated loss
was SS50,0Oo.
Com FOR JEwELRY-P. j., City. 1t is not
unlawful TO make jewelry out OF United States
COM but it is unlawful TO circulate as coin a
piece which has been defaced or mutIlated in tie
making up of jewelry.
He Is A NATIVE OF CHINA-h. b., City.
white man born in China may be a native of
China but he cannot be a Chinaman, because he
Is Of The Caucasian race, while the other Is a
Monaghan or ASiatic.
No SUCH COINs-H. B., City. The United
States MINIS have never coined gold half or quar-
ter of dollar pieces. such pieces are simply
California gold charms.