The morning call., 1893-12-10
QUERY COLUMN.
Where Amber Is Found
and It's Value.
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AMBER-A. J. c., Butte. Mont. Amber
is a pale yellow substance. analogous to
the vegetable resins, and is in all prob bill
ity derived from an extinct coniferous
tree. although now appearing, like coal, in
: connection with beds of which it is usually
= found as q product OF the mineral dink-
ON. 1t is sometimes transparent aud
sometimes almost opaque. Amber was
obtained by the aBcients from the coast of
the Baltic Sea, where 1t is still found in
greater abundance than in any other part
Of the world. 1t sometimes includes spe-
eieS Of insects which no longer exist, and
these pieces are extremely valuable. Pieces
have been occasionally found of twelve
and fourteen pounds weight, but such are
rare. The genuine amber can usually be
told by its extreme hardness. In Turkey
as much as $500 has been given for
single moutbpiece. The value of the sub
stan ce differs greatly, according to its tint
and opacity. The bright yellow transpar-
ent amber is least valuable. Dark (nearly
opaque) yellow has q much higher value,
and the best of all is the Opaque lemon
colored.
PRINCE OF IND1A-India, Carson, New.
In order that the answer to your query
may be understood your letter is given. 1t
reads:
General Lew Wallace in his new story makes
the Prince of India, IN volume ii. page So say:
"Beholc the bible of the Bodhisattwa
aud hear while l read from II of a birth, life
and death which took place 1927 years before
Jesus Christ was born" Kindly explain who
Bodhlsattwa was, and il the date given in con-
q. Guiding words OF quotation Is accurate aud au-
fhentlc. Some hold Bodhsattwa is the Sancrit
nam name I, for the Buddha bible. Il SO Wallace
uses BodhisattWa for Buddha. Then the date
must be wrong, for Buddhism arose about 567
% b. c,
The term Buddha has been applied to
many different individuals The word is
% derived from Sanscrit verb meaning to
~' know or TO understand, and the Buddhas
. are sages who by the virtues they have
accumulated during inuumerable trans
migrations have at last attained to perfect
wisdom. They must have had nine incar-
this state. One who has arrived at The
: point where only one more incarnation is
necessary Is called Bodhisattwa, or
q. "Aspirant TO the Buddhashp." The
Great Buddha (Gautama Siddartha, born
about 622 B. c. in assuming the title of
.. Buddha never arr0gated to himself an ex-
8: elusive right to the title. On the con rary
he taught that a succession of Buddhas
must come into the world 10 teach men
the way of Nirvna. The "Gataka" gives
accounts OF the previous births OF Buddha
these stories purport to have been related
. by .Buddha himself, but when written
down is doubtful. The "Bodhisattwa"
:. history quotedJin Prince of India must
: have heSa sAe last appearance in flesh be-
<zne as supreme Buddha.
ss--J. NJ R., Oakland a. Oak
the Third Congressional District.
9(z${ ession of Congress is the fifty
thirt A ''mem ber-at-large" is one
elected~ the entire vote of the State as
Governor would be. This feature is not
= peculiar TO one particular State, and may
:: happen to any of them. Suppose Con-
.gress passes an apportionment bill grant
ing California another Representa- tive.
: The Legislature not being In session it
would be impossible to redistrict the State,
so the member is elected at large" When
the Legislature next meets the districts
would be rearranged and the "member-at-
large" done away with. at the last gen.
efal election the States that returned rep
resentatives-at-large we're: Illinois 2, Kan
sas l, Pennsylvania 2, South Dakota 2 au1
Washington 2. From the latter State the
. tw Represen tatiyes-at-large were the only
ones, for the Legislature had not diSricted
the State. (5) Lit would be impossible to
:: give In this column the names of all the
Senators and Representatives. Get copy
of me Congressional directory. 60 MIR.
ElAvaland's a or ia foil
tary Of State, Walter Q. Gresham; Secre-
taFy of the Treasury, John G. Carlisle;
Secretary of the Interior, Hoke Smith;
Secretary Of War, Daniel Lamont; Secre-
2 tary of the Navy, Hilary Herbert; Secre-
90 tary OF Agriculture, William Morton; At
torney- General. Richard Olney: Postmas-
ter-General, Richard Bissell.
e. PMPLEs-Subscrlber City. It is not
customary for the query editor to give
medical advice, but your questions can be
j.: answered by quoting an eminent authority
=: on skin diseases who suggests an exceed
ingly simple remedy. Pimples are occa.
:, stoned by the torpid state of the skin, or,
=: ia other words, by the inability of the
skin to perform Its functions. The cause
> of: these Dimples, therefore, is nothing
more or less than an Obstructon OF the
pores OF the skin the perspiration being
allow wed 10 accumulate. the mouths OF the
pores get clogged, irritation ensues
ana a pimple arises. The Only
way to be rid of them is to allow the skin
to do its own work by preserving it in
healthy condition and by keeping the
: whole system In order The following
ointment Is recommended: Take an ounce
:; of bareymeal Che finer the better) one
=. ounce of powdered bitter lmoDds and
sufficient quantity of honey to make them
Z into a smooth paste, and apply this fire.
.quently. You had better also consult a
good physician as to medicine to clear the
: blood. Don't fool with either salts, sui
: phnr or tincture Of iron or You may have
occasion to regret it.
=" STATEs-A Teacher, City. There are
forty-four States in the Union and seven
: Territories. Alaska. Arizona. District of
Columbia, Indian, New Mexico, Oklahoma
apd Utah. Idaho, Wyoming, Montana
and Washington were the last Territories
admitted Wyoming came in July 10,