The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-05-23
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Please give me list Of some Of the in
| toNicons made by the various countries
OF the world for drinking. Seeker
Here are some of them: Aquu ardtcnio,
made from AEava tree In Spain: arrack.
made from coarse sugar. In linda, mahe-
yah arrack. made from juice Of palm. in
East India; nrrala, made from mares
milk in Tartary; arrasi. made frpm lates.
in Egypt, arrka, made from cows milk,
in Iceland: brandy. made from grapes.
| figs etc. in Europe and imerca frus-
tung made from sloes. IN the South Of
| France gin, made from barley aud JUNE
uer. IN Holland; gin. made from barley
ANA urpentne. in England. goedwasser,
made from barley and aniss seed, IN Dant-
| 2c. kirschwasser, made from cherry Ter
| rcs 81 Switzerland. han. made from rice.
| Mexico, rakal. made from husks OF
| grapes, in Damatia; rum made from an
gar c;tne, in the West Indies and America
= Schowcho, made from rice. IN China and
! Japau tuba. made from palm. IN the Phil
| ilp ne Islands: whisky, made frctu gram
| IN Europe and Amerca; wooh,oh, made
from roots. in the Sandwich Islands. Thts
| ilsi does not comprise all the spirits dis
titled BY the different countries, ,hous-
and or more coming under the head of
| manufactured or compoundei.tr.
Wtli YOU please tell us how the Chues-.
Jananese and Mohammedan countries
mark their U1ne. in distinction from our
| Christian era. .E. w.
The Chinese for more than 2ol0 years
have dated events from the gear OF the
accession Of the emperor relsnng at tho
time. For general chronology tho!r sys-
tenn is a complicated mode OF reckoning
by yearly monthly and daily cycles OF
sixty. II 1854 IS the first year OF a cycle,
1873 Will be the tenth year. etc Each
wear. month and day has rs own nnrno
in its cycle. and by compounding these
names the year, month and day are ex-
pressed In single word. The epoch OF
the first cvt,le SIS 2;gN y. c.. corrected IN
Chinese usage 10 2z7 Il. c. In Japan the
European or Gresorian calendar was M
| troducei IN iAi~. |APdiN7o i"si"rl"''s u''o
| their ancient history from the accession Of
the Emperor Jimmu, GO ID. G. The era
in use among Mohammcaans is that oi
the IIegira, The Night OF Mohammed from
Mecca. \. j. G22.
see lei your Letter Fox for last Sun
1 day in your reply to n query about the
| organization of churches and SUNDAY
~ ot,n i Gr Hantls} c6urch In ia ,,nd
| do not know who organized the first sun
| day school hoV Isaac Rerd orEnni1el
Nac@a.'ias.bes In Vas have soee' tbo rcc
| oris myself Mr. Thomas j, Pilgrim. a
baptist deacon al lfonz iles' Is accredited
Wisn nnS5nE nni G .,nyas ~ lsi'
Texas" ly REV. H. n. MorrelI -
| J, H. Thorn
East Texas Bnnust Institute. Rusk
'exas' Aay IL 4o''
I KEY Ihotn IS dohpue>s correct In re-
cara TO the hrst l'Ap"s' chureh In Texas.
though ihe fosPs a'"hor''y gave the
daDue as hlo me SUNDAY school men
aohed by rev morn was organized IN
lsz9. MT F-lgrlh htNfhs started IL at san
recipe on the hra2os river 1t began
with thirty-tWo scholars
| The total coinage OF the United states
mlnts this year promises 10 exceed that Of
| Can you tell me IRON what source tho
| silver and gold now being coined are OH
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