Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-07-27

l superintendent of public documents at Washington, D. c. -q-
 R. A. R.-Who is the editor or compiler of the Every Day Cook Book?
 A. Caroline French Benton, care Dana-Estes & Go, Boston, Mass. | -p- | G. J.-What is the meaning of the term limited" when appended to a firm name?
 A. It means that the financial lia- bility of each stockholder Is limited to the amount of stock he holds. | -p- J. H.-You can address the super | intendent of the Denver and Rio Grande railroad at Salt Lake City Utah; Northern Pacific at St Paul, Minn, or the Union Pacific at Omaha, Neb. I am not informed as to the demand for firemen. | -p-
 Reader.-What is the address of the United States coast survey steam CT Bache?
 A. The address of the United States coast survey steamer can be obtained by addressing United States coast and geodetic survey office Washington, D. c.
 P. S.--How can bleach ivory that has become yellow? (2) How polish a newly cut surface of ivory?
 A. Wash with solution of one part nitric acid to ten parts of sof1 water. Thorough cleansing with water alone should follow. (2) Grind or rub with pumice stone and I then with putty powder.
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 A. B.-Where can get informa' tion on the Klondike region? (2) Where can get copy of the lasi congressional report?
 A. If public library is within your reach probably you would flnt 1t there. Possibly the department of commerce and labor could furnish documents useful to you. (2) AsA your member of congress.
 E. L.-What is the woodland are; of the United States? (2) And wha the area of forest preserves? t3] Is the loss from fires caused bl lightning as much as million dol . lars year?
 A. About TOO, 0,000, 900 acres, mor' than a third the entire area, not in cluding Alaska. (2) About 47,00e, 900 acres. (3) Yes; three times al |, much.
 K. B.-Is there any distinction be tween the words Jew, Israelite ant P Hebrew? : A. Certainly there is. or shoult be in their use. Jew is the nam' a from the point of view of their re , ligion; Israelite Is the national name , and Hebrew is the ethnic or rac' , name. These distinctions are not al ! carefully made as they might be, OK : cept by careful speakers and writers a --p- c. V. P.-Was Pharaoh drowne' i. in the Red sea with his army? Dit ! Adam and Eve have any children ex
 cept Cain and Abel. and If so hoy 1 many and what were their names? A. No answer can be given be I yond Bible history. Pharaoh we not the name of an individual, tn : word signifying kind, or ruler. Pre- . sumably Adam had other sons ant 1 daughters, but they are not men tioned in Bible history. n L. B.-What is meant by a bill O i attainer, such as the United State n constitution forbids? q A. A bill by which penalties ar \ indicted by legislative enactment
 rather than by court law. In Eng . land such act pronouncing sentenc n of death was followed by forfeitur of all property and corruption o i blood. By 1t conviction was easie n than by courts. as parliament ha full control. and might ignore or Q dinary legal methods. - ~
 B.H., Jr-Rindly publish a reclp : for sun cholera. (21 How man s COW peas should one SOW on an acr of land. and what should be yield b on land producing fifty bushels O \ corn to the acre?
 A. Medical works at hand mak no reference to sun cholera. and a 2 cholera in any form requires promp ' advice of a physician l do not car
 to take the responsibility of sugges;
 ing remedies. t2) Will some of ou
 farming friends help to an answer! -p- M-PIease describe a aimpl
 method of testing water as to it purity9 (2) Where can rennet tab lets be obtained with directions fo using7
 A. An analysis would show tn
 chemical constituents. but not dis
 ease germs fl any are present. Tn , most famous we'll in London Ts once the cause of an epidemic of ty , phnid fever. People were accus ] toned to go long distances to thi we'll for water. on account of It's sur
 posed purity. before large numbe
 of cases were traced to it. (2D
 style of tablets. presumably renne' b can be obtained at the grocery storel NJ. T. P.-Hov was the Hayes } TiIden contest settled2 t1l Nhs
 es-sed the Spanish-American var
 ,Sl Is there any place on the cart . where the sun never shInesg t4 What are the names Of the accider