The San Francisco call., 1909-09-12
Answers to Queries

THE SHIPTON PROPHECY-Mrs. B. c. B..
Sacramento, Cal. What was the Mother Shipton
prophecy2
The Mother Shipton prophecy said &c
have been published in England in 144s
is as follows:
Carriages without horses shall go.
And accidents fill the world with woes
around the world thoughts shall hy
In the twinkIing of an eye
Waters shall yet more wonders do,
The rbe worId sorIIhge; ;, yes a Sna Sl ge nrbe- he
And gold be found at root of tree.
Through hills man shall ride.
And no horse nor ass be at his side
Under water. men shall walk.
snail ride. shall sleep shall talk.
In the air men shall be seen,
In white. in black. in green.
iron In the water shall float
As easy as a wooden boat.
Gold shall be found mid stone.
In land that's now unknown.
Fire and water shall wonders do.
England shall at last admit a Jew
And the world to an end shall come.
In eighteen hundred and eighty-One.
If this had been published in 144S il
would be wonderful. but it was not
In 1862 Charles Hindley of Brighton
Eng issued what purported to be
an exact reprint of a cheap book YER
sion of Mother Shipton's Prophecies
from, the edition of 144S," which ia-
cluded the prophecy quoted. In 1873
Hindley wrote letter eonfessing that
he had fabricated the prophecy quoted
and several others in order to make
the book salable.
TRANSPLANTING-A G.. City. What Is
the best method Of transplanting a palm or a
rubber tree, each of which has grown the
vessel in which first planted?
A writer on gardening says: ~'rhe
greatest care should be taken in chang
ing rubber plant or palm lfrom one
vessel to another Be sure not to dis
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them any more than is absolutely neces-
sary. The tub should have plenty OF
rich black loan to surround the roots
and well made drain In the bottom
This must be put in first and Is built
of broken pieces of flower pots, glass
bottles or crockery mugs. so that the
round portions cover the holes, form
ing sort of tent and keeping the dirt
from clogging under them and pre-
venting the water from running of.
With the drainage part complete the
moist soil may be filed in for the re-
ception of the plants. There must be
plenty of room for the roots to expand
and grow and have enough earth in
the tub to hold the pfant securely ana
give nourishment TO it.. Too much
water can not be given, for these plants
drink up great deal of water. In a
warm room watering these plants three
times in "a hours is not too n,ncb
the roots, but some may be used to
spray the leaves. which occasionally
should be wiped off with a moist. soft
cloth. rubbing lightly to remove the
dust. '''0
1ESLA-M n, Eureka. Cal When and wher.
was y Tesla, the inventor. born. What are hIs
He was born in Smijua. Servia. in
iess- Ills inventions and discoveries
nave been, In the main. in the line OF
the application of the power OF elec-
trfeity and devices for the use OF such
power.
bokN AT scar E. r.. City What is The
ei'i<ehsn'p OF child born at sea-
child born at sea is a native OF
the country Of which the vessel carries
the nag As to citizenship the child
on arriving at majority may elect 10
remain citizen of the country under
whose hag it was born. or adopt the
citizenship Of the father