Waterbury evening Democrat., 1907-02-23
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 s. M. A.-Please state what part of the moon Is called the dark of thu moon. (2) What day Is generally known as ground hog day? hear so many opinions on this question that would like also to know howit originated.
 A. The Century dictionary de- fines dark moon." or dark of the moon," as the time in the month when the moon Is not seen. (2) Feb- ruary is the day assigned by most people to ground hog day, which ,in popular myth and rural tradition, is the day on which the woodchuck first comes out of it's hole after its hiber- nation. the action being regarded as aifording weather prophecy. Tho saying goes that if the woodchuck sees its shsdnw on that day 1t retires to it's burrow for six weeks longer. l do not know it's origin.
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 s. J. C.--H there should be war between this country and another. would the state guards have to enter army service? (2) Who is the best target shot in the United States? (3l Being born May 16, what is my horoscope?
 A. Yes, If the president so direct ed. The constitution says Congress shall have power to provide for calling, forth the militia to exe- cute the laws of the Union, suppress insuEgectiona," etc. (2)~ The records do not sfHdieate this, matches taking place under different circumstances. SergeAntN. B. Short led the score in the contest between the Seventh regi- ment of New York and a British regi- ment; T. H. Dillon of the corps of en- gineers won the national individual rife match at Sea Girt, N. J., last Au- gust; Private E. c. Simpson won the military championship. of the United States last year at the same place. (3) Strong likes and dislikes, fine memory, great physical and mental endurance, apt to be jealous, fonds6f the opposite sex.
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 s c. w. W.-Please print recipes for grape. tomato and blackberry wines. (2) Give description of the method of building the Panama canal. how the locks are to be constructed etc?
 A. For grape wine, put twenty pounds of freshly picked ripe grapes into stone jar and pour over them six quarts of boiling water. When cool enough to allow 1t, squeeze them thoroughly with the hand, after which let them stand three days on the pumace with cloth thrown over the top of the jar. Then squeeze. out the juice, add ten pounds of nice crushed sugar, and let 1t remain a week longer in the jar. Then take of the scum. strain and bottle tight. and lay the bottles on the sides in a cool place. It improves with age. Tomato wine: Express the juice from clean, ripe tomatoes, and to each gallon of 1t (without any water) put four pounds of sugar. Let stand in a keg or barrel two or three then draw on into bottles. carefully avoiding the sediment. Blackberry wine: Mash the berries and add quart of boiling water to each gallon, let the mixture stand one day. stirring occasionally; then strain and measure into keg, ada ing two pounds of sugar and a pitt of best rye whiskey to each gallo3. Cork tight and let 1t stand till the next October, when it will be fit for use. This makes a fine tonic and nothing Is better for bowel disease. (2) A satisfactory description can- not be given in the space allotted to this column. Much Is being printed about the canal in the daily prest. and the World Almanac for 1907 complete statement of tho conditions up to the first of this year.