The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-02-28
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| facts ana curious Information. Questions
OF personal interes, only viii not be an
sWnersd. NO business or nersonal addr, $3.50
"li Re given. an corTespondence snouII
be addressed to The Letter Box. care
tioua,on Post. Owing to the large mum YIN,
Der OF questions received answers can not
Always be given promptly
have read somewhere a story that
Adam was created with a beard. Where
is the story to be found2 B.P.G.
The idea thas Adam Was created with
beard In contrary TO all artistic treatment
of the father OF all mankind. who is In
varfably represented as bealrdless young
man OF the highest tyne of physical
beauty. The Jewish rabbits. however. had
tradition that when Adam was created
lie bore the appearance OF a fully devel-
oped man OF about 80 years OF age. and
thus was provided with heavy black
beard. The idea. although unique Is really
ineiliglble. from the knowledge of the
fact that the Jews held the beard IN the
highest esteem. and In the days Of the
Jewish empire. to pluck mans beard
was the grossest insult that could BE Of
fered. When Hanun. the king of Am
mon. seized the ambassadors Of David and
cut Off half their boards, We are told the
men were greatly ashamed and, to spare
their feelings. David advised them TO stay
at Jericho until their boards resumed nor
nal length. All oriental nations, Ell to
The present day. are accustomed 10 swear
by the beard. and there Is reason 10 be-
iieve this reverence. for such 1t really IS.
extends 10 remote antiquity.
What causes the various phases OF III.
moon? Has the e2rth's shadow ANYTHING
10 do with the matter? KEr
The various pia..c ~ ba a-s,,
from its position with regard TO the earth
and the sun. The moon always presents
an Illuminated surface TO the sun. When
moon. earth and sun are In straight line
with the earth between we have the fun
Of the moon. When the three bodles are
again in straight line with the moon
between the earth aud the sun. 10 par, Of |
i can be seen. Shortly afierwa rt--ln
fact, within a few hours. the moon APP |
pears little TO the east Of the san, Us a |
thin crescent, with horns pointing toward |
the cast and as she Increases her angii-
lar distance from the gun the crescent IN |
creases TO quarter moon. half moon and |
fuii moon. and then Gradually into OBJ
scnration again. The earth has nothing 10
do with the matter. excepting In the case
Of an eclipse. when the moon comes within
the shadow cast by the earth The sole
cause of the regular nb,ees of tbe r,oo,
is the change of relative ros5tior
nat 9 the origin ana meaning OF the
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desires tha, acco,r,,olat,c,,
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them got 100 cents for each p'ece. ana
that after ths t.me they would get but
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n' eon'hhe oil 'ne uade do'iar was
ana inc coin was made legal tender TO
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resolution or July -, 1876. An oct OF !
Of trade dollars. and provided that for SIX
months from that date they should be
redeemed. dollar for dollar" bv tho
United S.a,cs treasury IN standard silver
dollars or subsidiary silver. After the i
expiration Of the elk months they were
not rcdeemable at any ratio.
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