The sun., 1905-09-03
ouEsrloxs AND ANsrERs

of not the same s proper. and. u not. VIII you
ss. Sndsis.ooS ana .ssssa ssss On the Az y me
said premises the ssid jobn Green ana d. James ,m;S
.ash q Mary Black. Henry Jones. John n smith;
X. Gree. sca ~: one
In this and similar locu,ions the question Of the
goodness OF the English II quite overslaughed by
the question whether Il 10 good In law. point call
Ing for the decision OF an export. You will have
noted. OF c0ursc. that Green and Brown both pay
and receive under this trust But II opens an In
teresting neld Of study. the convcyancers Englah.
No English can be better. for II has stood the test
OF centuries of court decisions. ITO have and to
hold. "hs heirs aud assigns forever being ana
situate" all that certain tenement. Its messuages
and appurtenances"-over word Ia just the right
word In the right place. every word has been fousht
over with all the craft Of counsel learned In the
law until there Ia no looph0le for error or mlscon-
strdcion. Here al last we have the perfect Eng.
llsh. Even theology, granted we allow Inc right OF
private Interpretation. becomes shif,lns sand OF
uncertainty In comparison. The whole history OF
English freedom 10 written into these sonorous
phrases. They may have the musty smell OF the
parchment. the nngers may slip where the pounce
has been applied they call for the red red tape
and the incense of'the sealing wa1. but when they
are signed. scaled and delivered they arc the gooo
English beyond compare.
way In which The mosquito theory OF yellow ieye,
Transmission was. % II claimed. proved 10 Havana.
Tss Sun and there are many lsymea. doubtless;
who have some understanding OF the value t,,sI OF
:: N: .o%e %sos sonsu!o" Sf on Se nc
themselves. +. W,P.
For . layman TO test the value Of evidence In
favor OF the mosquito transmission OF yellow fever.
he would have to read the evidence OF such baoter
oogists as Col Gorgas OF the medical corps OF the
army and Surgeon wasdin OF the Marine Hospital
Service. This 10 TO be found only In the medical
press The main lines OF the proof are as follows
certain SPECIFIC bactrrium Is found In the blood
Of all yellow fever patients. The bacillus ingested
In the food or Injected into the blood OF sound
person does not produce a fresh case of yellow
, Fever Before II can acquire the Nirulent toa'c
quality the plant must undergo Its cycle OF oerei'
opment In an intermediate host. The only other
life In which the yellow fever bacillus has been dis
covered Is the mosquito .Siegomvfa fdsrdfd A
source OF yellow fever can contaminate only this
mosquito. and Il IN turn, AFTER the complete cycle
OF the bacterum. Is the only medium which can
CONTEMPLATE the sound. This has been worked out
Ia the laboratory and Is said to have been com
pietely verified at the bedside Based on this dis
covery. the prevention OF yellow fever epidemics
lies solely In stopping the one agency that can
spread It. this particular mosquito. II takes the
form of screening every patient and OF destroying
the breeding places Of the insect.
Kindly inform me Il writer's cramp can be cured!
ask as have had the same for the last few years
aud there seems 10 be contraction OF the muscles
up 10 the shoulder. and as " there was no power
a On hs hs Su Of Se S.na .n %
lever raising the nngers and loosening the grasp
any = s.nsni what viii Strengthen the wrists
them. EuoESE FARLEY.
Clearly q case for competent medical advice, for
the classic symptoms Of writer's cramp or scrlv
ener's palsy ar not ipfrequenty found 10 be dag
nostc Of some other trouble. by curing which the
pen difncuity disappears. True writer's cranp Is
the best known Of group OF obscure functional
ne,roses. through all OF which runs the common
factor Of inability to perform some particular
delicate and complicated act OF muscular cOordlna
ton In which II has taken long and painful practise
to acquire dexterity The essential OF every erOr
at treatment Ia complete rest from the repugnant
exercise until the muscles are ready TO resume
their functions The spread of the typewriter has
robbed writer's cramp OF much OF Its distressing
| features. Some people md It comparatively easy
| TO bring the other hand into . state Of training
which will enable them 10 write Herewith.
VIII you kindly tell me the rest Of the quotation
found: MARY A. CLARK.
! In one OF Charles Levers novels. we fancy II
was Charles o'Malley." II Is found as "!Saure Qu
peui and divil take the hindmoSt." In "Hudibras.
Part l., cano 2. line 613 1t is found As And bid the
devil take the hin'most.- Burns ITO a Haggis"
has Dell take the hindmost." Prior "on the tax
| ing OF Namur" has bid the devil take the sOwest
The Rev. James Wood credits II TO Beaumont and
Fletcher without further specification OF the play
The same idea is conveyed by Horace lie Artr
| Pcetica N1,. "Occupet extremum scabirs." The
basic sense must have been recognized not long
after the nrst man began to play catch as catch
can with the cave hyena. The devil. OF course
na relatively modern concession to orthodoxy.
Please tell me whether the Panama Canal Is In
North or South America: ROY.
| North America Is out OF II. In the same way the
lHhmus can hardly be said TO be in South America
| There remains 4 third division. Central America
and to this the good people OF Panama regard them
! selves as belonging.
Kindly advise me y there are any books giving
| Information as to violin designs. VIOLIN.
You will mud full Information In Hart. "The Violin
| Famous Makers and Their TmftAtors" tBoston.
| 1885, The study MAJ prOtitably be continued Il,
| Ranlmann, "Geschichte der Bogsninstrumen,e-
| brunswick. 1882 and Vidal Les Instruments 4
Archet" paris is7e-7s)
| Lonersfiy.--You state that no one In this country
! or In England has lived over no years. This may
| be correct a. far as England is concerned. but
Taylor. whose age was IFS. He was the oldest post
master II her is!e M.estys service a. ~ 'ln,e Of
Se was f,fer in the rebellion Of 'Ss. W. BEATTY.
tn. Tss 'see Fspos 1 s % s Sf
COnrsevrtoI Adrsvftssr OF Honolulu (Dec. g. lss6l
as authority for certifying the age OF an old woman
| Kepoolele Apau, at 122 years at that date. and
| possibly at ia according to her own claim She
| was . child when Cook discovered the islands In
| i77s. She was woman grown when In December.
iG2I she accompanied KapiolAni TO break the great
! tabu OF the goddess Pee In the Halema'uma'u fre
1 lake Of the volcano Kilauea. She comprehcnded
| the whole recorded history OF Hawaii from Its
| discovery TO the fall Of the monarchy which she
| had seen established by Kamehameha the Great
she was yet alive In iass kAMAA1NA.
| To the Irish gentleman and the Hawaiian lady
| might be added the recently deceased Indian who
was In the news a. vivandiere serving buttermilk
| Of all things. at the Battle OF New Orleans. But
| the statement made In the comment on Old Parl
was Ia reference to cases OF longevity susceptible
Of documentary proof. which appears not to bs
| the case In the instsnces here cited.
| Perm Amb0Vs Chdrfr.---In answer to letter O,
| A. q, Handel you state that Perth Amboy. wa,
not Incorporated . city until 1854 by refe renee
| to Whiteheads Contribution TO East Jersey His
tory" mad II stated that the hrst charter was oh
| tsined from Gov. Robert Hunter, Aug. "a, 1918
| The city was then Incorporated under the nAms
! Of THE Mayor. Recorder. Aldermen and Com
! monalty OF the City Of Perth Amboy." Subse
| ouenily and on Dec. 81. 17B4. act Of the IeRis
| laiure was passed. entitled. An act for erecting
! The north ward OF Perth Amboy and . part Of the
townahip OF Woodbridge In the county of Midd esex
into city. and for incorporating the same by the
| name and title of the city OF Perth Amboy." This