The record-union., 1892-06-08
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SID, Willows-1. DR.. Guillotin did not
invent the guillotine, but DR.. Louis did.
:. Rats are natives of Asia.
ELIBU, Blacks-Pdper cnd Press gives
what 1t says is a receipt for a paste that
will stick TO anything-but look out. the
sugar OF lead is deadly poison. Sugar of
lead 3 parts, alum 3 parts, gum-arabic
parts, wheat flour Is parts. Dissolve the
gum IN quarts Of warm water. When
cold stir in the flour and add other ingre-
dlents. which must have been previously
dissolved IN water. Cook until signs OF
ebulIition appear. Let it cool before
using.
MILLMAN, Lodi. Yes, there is de-
vice for use in connection with Journals
and other parts of machines where injury
is liable TO be occasioned by overheating
through friction or other causes 1t is
designed to give an alarm automatically
when the heat begins to be excessive.
The Patent Office can give you the adj
dress OF the inventor. z. A sounding aD-
paratuS intended to give a continuous
underwater lookout, and automatically
TO give warning of the approach of shall
low water, has recently been expert
mented with quite successfully.
PoLITICo-l. Mr.. Gladstone is the only
living member of the Peel Administra-
tion. 2. You are right, Harvard dis
tributes $4,000 year in prizes for excel
lence in study and for scholarships.
DIEGO, Sacramento-Presid Diaz has
already been thrice elected President of
Mexico, III 1876, in 1884 and III 1888 He
is about to be elected again, and does not
mold out any encouragement to anyone to
run in 1896.
ELLA--The artists say that white wells
are much more trying than black, and
should be worn only by those having
nigh color.
ANN s., Sacramento-A strong solution
OF carbolic acid, poured into holes, will
destroy the black ants that iniure your
lawn. a solution composed of two parts
Hour of birthstone and one of potash will
have the same effect.
B. W., Salinas-Your information is
correct. There are East India and Afri-
can peoples that use the ant for food.
They are caught in pits, roasted and
ground, or in other cases mashed alive
and made into paste.
l.. G. t., Sacramento-We do not
undertake to say, but we quote to you
DIR. Hector Mackenzie, Assistant Physi-
clan TO the Brompton Hospital for Con-
sumptiyes, who is of the opinion that
tuberculosis is much more common
among those addicted than is generally
believed. He says that his experience
among the out-patients of the Brompton
Hospital is that a considerable portion of
the phthiSical have been alcoholic, In
alcoholic cases the progress OF the disease,
as rule, is much more rapid.
SADIE, Placerville-The first plate glass
was made in 1858 at st. Picardy, in
France, where the process was found by
accident, as so many other important
methods in manufacture have been dis
covered, whore there were eyes to see the
accidents and minds to apply them or the
lessons they taught TO the advance of art
or industry.
e. Z. c., Sacramento-We believe the
finest emeralds are those in the Spanish
crown, though the Sultan OF Turkey has
some that rival them.