The San Francisco call., 1908-07-23
Answers to Queries

WARTS-Subscriber City. What will
remove warts from the hands?
. One remedy is acetic acid. Take the
clean end of a dead match or piece of
wood of equal size and dip it in the
| acid. On removing it there will be
found one drop clinging to the wood.
Apply, or allow this drop to fall on the
wart, which. being porous, will soon alb
sorb it. This, applied daily, persistently
and properly, will remove the most te-
nacious wart. Another method is, on
waking in the morning, before eating or
drinking anything, to moisten the wart
with saliva from the mouth. 1t is said
that by following this method for 10 or
Is days regularly the wart will disap-
pear.
THE CRIME-Anxious, City. A man
receives goods from another to sell for
him, promising to pay the next day.
He sells the goods, but fails to make
the payment at the stated time, hav-
ing devoted the proceeds of the sale to
his own use Is he guilty of having OBJ
tanned goods by false pretenses?
No. He is guilty of embezzlement.
He realized on the sale for the indi-
vidual, and it was his duty to turn over
! to that individual the proceeds of the
| sale, it being that individuals money,
| but he appropriated it to his own use,
and by so doing committed the crime
named
HIDDENHITE-T b. X. Walker val
| ley, Cal. What is hiddenhite?
| 1t is an emerald green crystal one
half to three inches in length, discov-
cred by I. A. D. Chamberlain in Alexan-
| der county, North Carolina, in 1875, and
named for Prof. w. E. Hidden. who an
| nounced it's discovery and described it
| in 1879. 1t has since been adopted by
! jewellers as gem of the first order, and
as it commands the same price per carat
as does the diamond it is entitled to be
considered the only precious stone
found in the United States, exclusively.
WANTS A soNG-F. L. City. Can
| you give me the name of a song in
which are the following words:
No more shall we gather the roses for
beautiful Mabel Glare
| To grasp in her dainty fingers and
braid in her shining hair
Can any of the readers of this de-
partment enlighten the correspondent?
| MUSHRO HROOMS-Subscribe Gold Beach,
Ore. Where can L obtain the best in
formation in relation to the culture of
mushrooms?
There are a number of books on the
culture of the fungi which you can
procure through any first class book
seller.
! PHILIPPINE WEATHER-Subscr
Alameda, Cal. What is the tempera-
ture of the Philippine islands during
| the summer season?
During July. August and September
the thermometer seldom falls below 70
degrees or rises above IS degees
] POTATOES. F., City. OF what
country are potatoes a native, and
when were they first discovered?
Potatoes were first discovered by
Europeans in Chile and Peru They
were first taken to England in 1865.
swEDEN-R F. G.. City. When did
Oscar. king of Sweden, die? Who is
present ruler of Sweden?
/ Oscar II died at Stockholm December
s. 1907. He was succeeded by Gustav V,
his eldest son. the present ruler.
! TAXATION-S. s.. City. What IS the
method of city taxation?
| In the free library you can learn all
about the method of city taxation by
consulting the constitution of the state
and the codes.
STARS-R. F.. City. How many stars
should there be in the blue field of the
American flag.
From and after July 4 of the current
year, 46, one for each state in the union.
|
HEIR-M. H, City. Which is cor
rect She fell heir to a fortune" or
She fell heiress to a fortune?
The first il correct