The San Francisco call., 1909-06-08
Answers to Queries

j JAMES. LICK-A. c.. c.. City What were
the bequests Of James Lick: When did he die
The following is list of the princf-
pal bequests made by the philan-
| thropist: $1,000 for monument in
t, memory of his mother; $4,000 for
scientific and medical books for the
Mechanics institute: $4,000 to the San
| Francisco Society for the Prevention
OF Cruelty to Animals; $4,000 to- a
similar society in San Jose; $50 900 for
the Scott Key monument in Golden
Gate park; 100000 for an old ladies'
home; 100000 for a group of statuary
commemorative of pioneer days; $780,
600 for free baths in San Francisco:
$540;000 for school OF mechanical
arts; 100000 for an observatory on
Mount Hamilton. He also made large
donation to the academy of sciences.
He died in San Francisco October /,
1876.
~ ALdIGAToE LI,ey Re-, oRocoDILE-c s. NJ s. Yosem-
alligator and the crocodile?
/ The alligator, like the crocodile. be-
longs to the family of the crocodilidae,
but the alligator differs from the croco-
die in the shorter and fiatter head, the
existence of cavities or pits in the up
per jaw, into which (and not into mere
notches. between the teeth, as in the
crocodile) the long fourth teeth of the
less webbed feet. The head is broader
and the snout more obtuse than in the
crocodile.
WAR WITH MExIco-J. W.. City. When
did the war between the United States and
Mexico begin?
June 4. 1S45, when diplomatic inter-
course was broken. of. The Mexicans
defeated the Americans under Taylor
at Matamoras, April %. and on May IL,
1S46, congress declared that Mexico
having invaded our territory and shed
the blood of our fellow citizens. by
reason of that act of the republic of
Mexico. a state of war existed" and
authorized President Polk to call for
$4,000 volunteers.
SUPERvIsoRs-c w, San Leandro. What
Is the. salary of the supervisors of Alameda
county?
Fifteen hundred dollars a year and
mileage not to exceed 500 per month
LECTURERS. T.. X. Monterey Please
publish the name of the Massachusetts temper
ance lecturer. very eloquent man. who at
one time was addicted to the use of liauor sank
into the gutter. but reformed and became world
John B. Cough of Worcester. Mass.
LABEL-A. s.. Mountain View Your oues
tlon as to the use of label on BOTTLES con-
taining mixture is not clear enough "a
sThatssr adms Of ,s an answer as you do not state
is medicine, liquor or OIL Correspondeuts
who want answers shouid clearly set forth the
subject.
cRUIsKEEN LAwN-R r. s.. Stockton.
Have asked great many to give me trapsIa-
ton of the following, the chorus OF .Cruiskeen
the query department do sos
Gra-ma-ehree ma crooskeen
Shlantya gal ma-yourneen
3 Gra-ma-chree, colleen ban
The title written in the original
Ian but commonly written lawn"
means little jug full" The chorus
translated is:
Love OF my heart my little jug,
Bright health TO my darling,
The love of my heart is her fair hair
TEST FOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. CITY. How
can one distinguish amber from ceIluloid made
in initiation thereof?
The test for amber is made by rub
bing the piece on some goods, as a coat
sleeve, which. IL amber, will pick up
small bit of paper. Amber will burn
and chip off at certain heat. but
celluloid will burn up and explode
TRUCE OF Gop.J. W. G.. City. What is
'.the Truce Of God7''
That was q curious medieval custom.
designed to protect the people to some
extent against the lawless tyranny of
the feudal lords. 1t was first decreed
at a church synod convened at Rous-
sillon. France, 1927. that none should
attack his enemy between Saturday
evening at nones and Monday morning
at the. hour of prime. About 1892 a
similar compact was entered into be-
tween the church and the barons of
England. The church forbade barons
to make any attack on each other be-
tween sunset on Wednesday and sun
rise on the following Monday, or upon
any ecclesiastical fast or feast day. 1T
also provided that no man should at
tack or molest a iaborer working in the
field, or lay hands on any implement
of husbandry on pain or excommunica-
tion. The truce OF God was confirmed
by many councils. especially the Lat
eran council Of 11z9. n