The San Francisco call., 1910-10-24
Answers to Queries

SHELLS-W. C. S., City. What is the latest
method of cleaning and polishing shells?
The following is given as the latest:
Place one pound of muriatic acid in
two gallons of water. Put this in a
five gallon jar in which shells to be
cleaned have been placed. First cover
the shells with water and add the
diluted acid. Stir the shells until they
are clean, which takes only few min
utes. Rinse in clear, cold water, then
In boiling water, after which shake the
shells and set them on a table to dry.
Do not inhale the fumes of the aeid.
To polish, use felt polishing wheels
with No. so emery for roughing the
shells, and then wheel with No. $50
emery for finishing, lastly on a flannel
buff IL inches in diameter, using rouge
to give high finish
:. MAHATMAs-sub Oakland. What is
the meaning OF ''Mahatmas"?
1t means great sou1ed, eminent, wise
1t is applied to an adept in Brahman-
ism. The word is from the Sanskrit
and it also signifies one who has re-
tired from the world and by means of
a long and severe discipline has sub
dued the passions and gained a reputa-
tion for sanctity and wisdom. In The
osophy the Mahatma is one who has
reached perfection in each of his three
spiritual. and as consequence is in
state of divine enlightenment.
should the knife. fork and tablespoon be placed
on table for dinner?
Knives and spoons are placed at the
right of the plate with ends of handles
just reaching the edge of the table. The
knives should be nearest the plate with
the cutting edge toward it, and the
bowls of the spoons should be up. The
forks are placed on the left side of
the plate with the tines up.
ROOSEVELT. r., City. Where can 1 find
publications that dwell on or give former Presi-
dent HooSevelts answer to his critics respecting
his attitude to the Japanese in his last mes
sage. also that he willing that Japanese
children should attend the public schools?
\ Go to the public library and consult
periodical literature, also the files of
the newspapers for month after the
issuance of his message.
THE FLEET-A. s., San Jose. How many
vessel, vessels were there In the Atlantic feet that
and when did it return?
The fleet was made up of is first
class battle ships, six torpedo boats
and four auxiliary boats. It left
Hampton roads December Is, 1907, and
returned to anchorage February 81,
1909.
IBSEN--o.. City. What books should read
to comprehend the teachings of Ihsen?
.Henrick Ibsen," by Edmund Gosse;
"Henrick" by Jaeger; THE Ibsen
Secret" by Jeanette Lee; 'Ibsen, the
Man, His Art and His Significance"
by Haldine Macfail; "Quintessence of
Ibsen." by Bernard Shaw
DIyoRCE-Subscriber. Marysville What are
the prerequisites in California for securing
divorce?
The civil code says that a divorce
must not be. granted unless the plain
tiff has been a resident of the state
one year, and of the county in which
the action in brought three months
next preceding the commencement of
the action.
sLAvERY--E; $. W. Turk. When and where
was slavery first established in American
In jamestown, Va, in 1920. The first
cargo of slaves was brought to that
place in Dutch ship from Guinea. The
first slaves in the new world were en-
ployed in Hayti, San Domingo. 1917.
OLD Books-J.s l.. City. I have several
One was printed in 1857 and the other in I7O0
To whom shall apply?
See the librarian of the free library
or of the Mechanics library and com
municate with the librarian of the state
library at Sacramento.
JUNIOR-T. s. A.. City. Is CIR following
the name of man properly title?
1t is not. 1t is simply designating
word used to identify two of the same
name in the same family.
didate for lieutenant governor the same ticket
with Morris NJ Estee at the time he ran for
governor of California in 1882:
Alvah r. Conklin.
NATURALIZATION-S. T.. City When was
the hrst naturalization law in the United States
enacted!
March &c, 1890.