The San Francisco call., 1909-11-26

coRPoRAL's GUARD E.. Oakland. Cal
what is meant by "a corporals guard?
A corporaTs guard is detachment
in charge of a corporal for guard duty;
hence. derisively, small number OF
persons.
NEW MoNEY-Subscriber City. What Is
the saying about keeping new money!
In superstitions about various things
there is the following: IF you keep the
first piece of money you get bearing
date of the new year, it will insure you
good luck
cURAcAo-s. A. B., Boulder Creek Cal, Cal: Is
1t is so reported.
oL1vEs-N. f. r.. City. Where can l OBJ
tain irformation regarding the processes for
preparing green and ripe olivese
Communicate with the branch office
of the state board of horticulture
Ferry building, San Francisco
TERRITORIES-D. B. F., City. Must a ter
ritory Of the United States have certain NUM-
Der of inhabitants before IL can oe auhlt'eu
as a state of the union:
A territory is not entitled to be-
come a state as soon as it has a
certain number of inhabitants. Con-
gress is the sole judge as to when II
will permit territory to enter the
union as a state.
LIMIT OF MISUNDERSTANDING. Fresno, Cal.
What is the limit of visions
Limits of vision vary with elevation,
conditions of the atmosphere, intensity
of illumination and other modifying
elements. On a clear day an object
one foot in height may be seen at
distance of 1.31 miles; one 10 1eet
high, Ais miles; one 20 feet high, $50
miles: one 100 feet high. 1S.1 miles;
tain. 95.2S miles This allows 500
inches for the curvature of the earth
and assumes that the size and illu-
mination of object are sufficient to
produce an image. Five miles may be
taken as the extreme limit at which
a man is visible on a flat plain to an
observer on the same level
DEAN SwIFT-Subscriber, City: What is the
translation of the Dean Swift epitaph2
The epitaph in Latin. "Ubi saeva in
dignato uterus cor. lacerare nequit
means. freely translated into English.
..When cruel disdain can no longer
lacerate his heart.
MAN AND DoG-H h. A. City. Who Is
the author of the phrase The more l see oi
men the more like dogs Tor my dogl
This does not appear in the books
of quotations or sayings. Can some
reader furnish the desired information
on postal card?
PENSIoN-c. NJ w. watsonvilIe, Cal. How
shall 1 proceed to secure a pension from the
United States?
For information on that subject COM
municate with the United States pen
sion agent, postoffice building, San
Francisco, stating upon what grounds
you seek a pension and you will be
advised as to what course TO follow.
wHEAT-sub.. sparks. New How is wheat
bought and sold in produce exchanges
For cash. on credit extending to 90
days and on futures.
POWDER EXPLoSION-M. T., City. What
was the date and time Of the explosion Of
powder at Sailors point. East Oakland. when
a Chinese fugitive. who had committed muir
those who were endeavoring to capture hims
Early in the morning of July 20, 1898,
RELATIONSHIP a.: Napa. Cal In
do these children bear TO each other:
Half sister and cousin.
TANNER-A. H. L., Reno, New; Did Doctor
Tanner walk ID niles AT tue etitf OIL ulc ~ udyS
fast many years ago. before he partoOk Of any
nourishment?
In none of the accounts which this
department has been able to find about
Doctor Tanner and his famous fast is
there any mention of any walk before
he partook OF some kind of food. As
soon as his fast was ended he par
took of watermelon.
MISSION CLUB-A s. city. Unless
you are more definite as to the Mission
club you want information about your
question can not be answered There
are number of Mission clubs.
DEPTH OF WATER-Enq.. City What is the
depth of water in the port Of San Francisco and
in that OF New York:
San Fra rancisco-mean high water at
channel. 80 feet; at quay SO feet. New
York-mean high water at channel. A.
feet. quay, 80 feet
FAST AND LOOSE Subscriber, city. What
is the game of fast and loose:
IT is a e.he.7tfucr rama fl,of ic ,,<.,..