The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-22
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fdcfa ana curious infofWAuDu- QuftliVnhI
Of personal interest only VIII not be
answered. No business or personal adj
dresses VIII be given. Questions as TO the
value etc, Of old coins and stamps VIII
| not be answered. All correspondence
should be addressed TO The Letter Box
care Houston Post Owing to the large
| number Of questions received, answers can
not always be given promptly0
p. 10. where besides at Beaumont
are oil gushers found In the United statcsf
| A. There are no oil gushers IN the
| United states besides those at Beaumont.
| There are flowing wells IN Pennsylvania,
California ana Indian Territory and pro
| duclng wells IN various other sections The
only other oil gushers In the worll besides
those ut Beaumont are In the Bnku district
of Russia. one Of the wells there exceeds
the largest Of the Beaumont wells
~
| r. r. schocper.-Q WIN you please
| give me tho address OF clnus spreekes?
A. No 827 Market street. San Francisco
~
| Subscriber.--Q. ~ Is there such
science us hypnotlsm2 II so, is It used
with success7 (2l is there any institute
! that teaches ~ II So where is It locatedi
A. Hypnotism f. not widely accepted as
| a science, although II is generally referred
! 10 as such. II has been used with vary
| Ing success Ia the treatment Of disease
aud in other ways. % There are concerns
| and individuals who profess 10 be able
! 10 teach hypnotlsm by correspondence and
| otherwise. The Post does not give tue ad
dresses OF such, nor can It say whether
| or not they are reliable. Such addresses
! however, may be secured from the alver
Using columns OF almost any newspaper
or magazine.
j. G. Owe would suggest that
! you consult a reliable veterinary surgeon
for specific Information regarding the mat
ter you mention.
william smther o. VIII you kindly
advise me OF the name Of some reliable
! party 10 Houston Of whom J can procure
lelioble information concerning the anerpi1
! barometer?
A. Communicate with J. A. McNabb
local observer Of the weather department
~
! Subscriber The publication you metz
! tlon was dnally suppressed about four or
i've years ago, so Is no doubt correct
| in HIS contention. The paper was certain
| w being published ten years ago.
! A. Gusher-Q. WIN YOU please state the
number OF miilonaIros IT, New York City1
/ Ny friend says there are only 100.
yopr friend has probably nndprest
match tbe nuubor Tho Post has no DATA
shaving lust how many there are. but II
IS iibely that there are more than $50.
-
Constant Reader.-Q The United sutes
treasury note OF $40, series 1880 shows
the following coincidence The eagle
sppdiug ON The shield, If viewed upon an
lnrerted bul shows good picture of an
nss hond. some saw that this was Intend
"a hv ths artist as slur upon the gov.
eminent WIN YOU please explain the co
Inrldenccr
A. The story told OF this matter is as
follows. In the government bureau or
printing and engraving at Westminster
nbout twelve years ago. young English
man was employed For some reason or
Other he WAS given notice OF dismissal
Before this notice took erect no WINS
chilled on TO design the plates for the $40
biA OF The issue above referred 10. In
due course OF time ne finished thfs WORK
nnd. ,hc dismissal notice becoming eree.
tive he left the service and SO me story
runs returned to Enrlaul Some time after
his arrival on the other side he wrote ia
an official NJ tho treasury dap8rtmrut-.
/ the one believed ia be ragnor,stb'e Far l,
/ dismissal uptipr--nnd pftpt,. 4lyiup same
rather ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS thmys toIl rho of.
hcu that II he would nyert th, new $40
/ bill anu examine the eagle ana shiell Dc.
sign he would hnd picture Of bimself
| the ordclan. In the meantime rpe cpdrr
Issue of bills had gone from the buroan
nf engraving ard printing and am of thcm
coHtalucd the ASS head 1t is said mar
/ a quiet enort TO recall them has grind
pally been made ana chat al the preseYt
time there are only few I'm circulation.
80
! r. CO. a. what force does the wilma
! exert when blowing sixty mile, an h,nr9
/ q, Tell IA something of tho nm nIono,
! discovered In 1sos ite orbit sl,, a.,
A. force OF 17.7ia pounds ner eonrrc
/ foot. ~ ACCORDING IA IT - p.,,,,ttat
'rnnn Vao. W., .. nla.nenat'cs ana ms
1 r,a :" w '''lV university the plRhel
ne wni, w. n., ,,,o', ""S discovered IN 1888
4 - 10 M - w r"u'US'aPu'S netnol
I maj, ,on - Wv uslr'",'S, OF "n'ch more
t,,,.sa, "Ne"'N oeen "Soo'erea.
49, 1870 '"''' N'P'hhN upNu tue Incl tnNl