The San Francisco call., 1908-11-26
Answers to Queries

KIsSING-C. E.. Oakland. Cal What was
the origin OF kissing as mode Of sslutation:
The origin of kissing probably goes
back to the days of Adam and Eve,
, but of this there is no written record.
One authority says: 1T seems to have
had it's origin in the practice during
feudal times of expressing homage to a
superior by kissing the hand, foot or
some part of the body or in his alb
sence some object belonging to him, as
a gate or lock" Another says that
kissing comes from its use to express
reverence or worship. Thus TO adore
idols and to kiss idols means the same
thing. Indeed the word adore signifies
simply to carry the hand to the mouth:
that is, to kiss it to the idol We still
kiss the hand in salutation Various
parts of the body are kissed to dis
tinguish the character of the adora-
ton paid Thus to kiss the lips is to
adore the living breath of the person
saluted; to kiss the feet or the ground
is to humble oneself in adoration; to
kiss the garments is to express vener-
alton to whatever belongC to or touches
the person who wears them" There
are number Of illusions to kiss
ing in the bible; see Psalms ii:12;
Samuel XII Romans xvi:16. In the He
brew state kissing as a mode of ex-
pressing reverence arose from the Pc
culiar form of government established.
whether under the patriarchal or mat
rimonial figure.
oYER-EMPLoYE-A. c. P f.. San
Jose, Cal. What is the law as to wages II an
employe is discharged before the month Is up
and If the employe leaves before the end of
The code of this state says that en-
ployment, when there is no specified
time, may be terminated at the will of
either party on notice of the one to
the other. If the employe is discharged
for cause he is mot entitled to any
compensation for services rendered
since the last day upon which a pay
ment became due to him under the
contract" If an employe leaves the
service of his employer for good cause
he is entitled to such proportion OF
| the compensation which would become
due in case of full performance as the
service which he has already rendered
is to the service which he was to rem
der as full performance"
PROPERTY-Anxious. city. Husband and
Wife have been separated three and half
years butt have not been divorced. Since then
the wife has secured some real estate unknown
to the husband. Can she sell ii without his
signature?
without knowing whether the wife
obtained this property by gift. inher-
itance, purchase with community money
or purchase with her own money, the
question can not be answered.
RIvERS-Subscriber. San Jose Cal. Which
is the longest river in the world. and what is
the rank of the Murray river in Australia as
to length?
There is the Mississippi and Missouri
4.300 miles; the Amazon, 1000 miles:
the Yenisei and Selega, $3.50 miles; the
Nile, 3,240 miles. There are II other
rivers that exceed the Murray in
length. which is 1,120 miles.
SHOE FAcToRY-s.. City. Which is the
largest shoe factory in the United States?
The George z. Keith and the w. L.
Douglas factories of Brockton, Mass.
each claims TO be the largest The larg-
est distributor is the Hamilton Brown
shoe company of St Louis, Mo.
ADDRESSES-M H. Berkley. Cal.
This department does not print the ad-
dresses of the rich men and women of
this country. Such can be found in
Who's Who in America" to be seen
in the public libraries.
FISH LAwsF. B. city where can
Write to the secretary of state.
Salem, Ore.
A BACK DATE Subscriber. EImira. Cal. On
what day of the week did December II. 1915
fall?
GOAT ISLAND Subscriber. city What rules
the area Of Goat island, in San Francisco bay.
10q4 acres