The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-11-12
ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

HEKToGRAPH-M. NJ, Santa Monica, Cal.
The following is given as the method for
making hektograph that, if allowed to re-
main for two days after using, will not need
washing, but will absorb all the ink and not
interfere with the making of a new transfer:
Soak an ounce of Cooper's gelatine over night
in enough cold water to cover it well, taking
care that all the gelatine is swelled. Prepare
q saltwater bath by dissolvlng two ounces OF
common salt in a pint of water. Heat seven
or eight ounces OF pure glycerlne over the salt
water bath to temperature OF 200 degrees
Fahrenheit. Then pour off from the gelatine
all the water remaining unabSorbed and add
the gelatne to the hot glycerine, continuing
the heating for an hour, carefully stirring the
mixture occasionally, avoiding as much as
possible the formation OF bubbles. Finally add
twenty drops OF the oil of cloves to prevent
composition. The composition is then ready
to pour into the shallow tins in which it is to
be used. After the tin IS filled ii must remain
in a level position in a cool place Tor at least
five hours.
THE CALIFORNIA THEATER-Inquirer, CITY
The old California Theater was built by C. R.
Peters, and was opened by Mccullough and Bar
rett January Is, 1869. Lawrence Barrett de-
livered the opening address, written by Frank
Bret Harte. The play that night was s'Monev"
by Bulwer. John Mccullough appeared as Al
fred Evelyn, Miss NJ. E. Gordon as Clara Doug
Sedly Smith as Sir John Vesay, Z. B. Holmes as
Sir Benjamin Stout. w. f. Burroughs as Sir
Fred Blount, Mrs. Buckley as Georgiana and
John l. Raymond as Graves. The drop cur
tain was q scene of the Golden Gate painted bv
W. Denny. The New California was opened nv
Al Hayman. May ID, 1889, with "0thello, .
Edwin Booth appearing as Iago and Lawrence
Barrett as Othello.
1T DOES BLooM-R. K. D., City. The belief
that the flg tree does not produce a flower is
erroneous. The tree flowers the color of the
blossom varying with the variety. The tree
mat produce the violet-colored fruit has blue
bloom. The flowers are unisexal and are nro-
duced in great numbers inside OF a leshv re-
ceptaele that is closely united and almost
closed at the top so that the flowers cannot
De readily seen. 1t is this fact that has given
rise to the belief that the fig tree does NOT pro
duce flowers ~
FoLsoM-sTREET LINE. r. B., Citv. If the
Market-street Railway Company has decided
upon time when work is to be resumed on
me folsom-street line it has not yet made that
Tact pubic, and at the office the answer to the
| question as to how soon the line would be in
operation was cant tell" 1t is believed how
ever, tnat work Will be commenced within
month. '-- 40
The HoNEYMooN-W. K, City. 1t was an.
GENTLY the custom of many OF the nations OF
Northern Europe for newly married people 10
drink metheglfn or mead, kind of wine made
from honey, for thirty days after marriage
From that custom comes the term honevmonn
or honey month.
PoErRY-w. K, City. The lines are TO bs
found in Young's "Night Thoughts" chapter
V, line "a:
here is in poesy decent pride,
W men well becomes her when she speaks to nrosa
Her youngest sister ~ pAoSei
BONE MILD. Mckay Auburn. placar
county. There is bone mill in this Citv 7,
| is located at the Potrero. wy 1t
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