The San Francisco call., 1909-07-19
Answers to Queries

and Eureka? Does the tide have any effect at
any time on the river Mt Sacramento?
Your question was referred to the
United States photographic office and
the following is the answer:
The plane of reference for the tides
is the mean of the lower low water.
Mean height of higher high water
above plane of reference is San Fran
cisco, 5.S feet.
Mean height of all low waters above
plane of reference is San Francisco l. Il
feet
Mean height of all low water above
plane of reference is San Francisco, II
feet
Mean height of all low water above
plane of reference is Eureka, IL feet.
The tides are felt at Sacramento,
high water occurring sos hours after
that of San Francisco and the ratio
of the range of the tide at Sacramento
to that at San Francisco is 3s-1oo.
=. AREA 40, OF THE sTATE.P., South Dos Palos,
MIA in square miles and in acres:
Professor E. W. HiIgard of the Uni
versity of Cahfornia is authority for
the statement that the area OF the
state between the extreme northwest
and southeast corners is IT'S miles.
The maximum width (between Point
Conception and the north end of the
Amargosa river in Nevada) is 2S5
miles and the minimum width (between
the Golden Gate and the southern end
of Lake Tahoe) 14S miles. The total
area of the state is 15s.360 square
miles. It's land area is 155,9S0 square
miles, being second only to Texas
among the states and territories. The
office of the United States surveyor
general for California says the acre
age of the state is 11s,3ss,747.
What is Flag day, and how long has it been
observed?
1t is the observance of the anniver-
sary of the adoption of the American
flag by congress, June IA. 1777. The
day has been observed all over the
United States since 1898, at the in
stance Of the American Flag associa-
ton. organized February II, of that
year. The object of the association is
to secure national and state legisla-
lation for the protection of the flag
from degrading and desecrating uses
and to secure general observation of
June IA as Flag day
INAUGURATIoN-C. Eureka. Cal Why was
the 4th of March chosen as the day on which 10
insugurate the president Of the United States?
From the days OF John Adams, the
second president of the country, inaug-
urated March 4, 1877, that date has been
fixed as the day on which the presi-
dent elect should take the obligation of
Office. Then the twelfth amendment to
the United States constitution fixes the
date. 1t is appropriate that the inaug-
uration should take place on the day
that the president elect takes Office.
1t has been the custom since the date
named and custom became the unwrit-
ten law.
TAPEwoRM-W. A. F. NJ. and ID. s. City |
Please explain the tapeworm in the human body. |
the harm 1t does. and the way TO get rid OF
same.
The space allowed to this department
Will not premit of giving an explana-
tion of the tapeworm. At the free IL
brary in Hayes street near Franklin you
can obtain medical books and encyclo-
pedias in which you will find the matter
fully explained. AS to the harm the
worm does and how to get rid of it you
will have to seek the advice of spe-
cialist or reputable physician.
GoLD-T. W. City. Saw in print that the
in gold from our government Why did Japan |
want to buy our goIds Did the Japanese have
to pay premium for the same:
The purchase of that amount was |
done by nations. The Japanese bought |
gold ingots with American money for
the purpose of converting the same |
INTO Japanese coin, it being preferable |
to coin from ingots than from coined |
money
GOLDFISH ARIsroCRACY-subsc City |
What Is the origin of the phrase ''codhsh aris-
tocracy''?
That was term originally applied !
% certain Massachusetts, families, |
grown wealthy from the cod fisheries. |
t is now generally applied to denote
people who make a vulgar display of /
'ecently acquired wealth. but who are
acking in intelligence and refinement.
YOUNG MEMS HALI.-G. Fl. F. City Can
rou give some data as to the building for the
ioung Mems Christian association?
1t is being erected at Golden Gate
venue and Leavenworth street; will
,e nine stories in height and will cost
lbout half million of dollars 1t is
hought that it will be ready for occu-
'ancy in April. 1910.
JOURNAI.IsM--w. F. G.. city. What books
hat would be help to one who aspires TO be-
ome journalist are published?
There is, according to the catalogues:
Iaven's Modern Journalism" Shuman's
Practical Journalism" Allsops "Twen-
y Years in a Newspaper ONCE" and
femstreet's Reporting
GREASY SHoES-P. R.. City. Is there any
yay to remove grease stains from tan shoes?
The following is given as a method:
Cover the spot with a thick paste of
uller's earth and ammonia. Leave the
anne on for "a hours, then rub off, after
which clean the shoe with a cut ba-
ANA"
TWENTY DOLLAR PfECE-T W. City A
riend of mine says that $50 gold piece OF
be United States contains only about SIC gold.
he rest being alloy. Is this correct?
The United States branch mint is
uthority for the statement that each
20 piece coined contains $40 gold of
he fineness of 900-1000.
CONTENTS. Fl. r., City. In answering
stter. which is proper: Contents of the same
ave been noted or contents has been noted?, S
The word is plural in form and in I
ense and must have plural verb. In /
ase Of doubt write: Yours OF - re- !
eived, contents noted" )
HOLY RoLLERS-L.. City Where NAV Oh
hin information in relation to a sect calling
self holy rollers p
In periodical literature there are a
y.