The San Francisco call., 1910-03-06
Answers to Queries

II AnSWSIS " OuClOO
FoOIs-subscriber. City. In which Of shake.
speare's plays is the following 70 De lounu'
| Lord. what fools these mortais De
These words are spoken by Puck IN
Midsummer Nights Dream dcI III
scene 8, line 1t5.
CHALKY TEETH-what should be done 70
cure ehalky teeth?
Have them treated by a competens
dentist.
CANDY-Reader. City. What is the best way
to prevent candy from injuring the teeth
BY not eating candy. A good den
tist says that candy will not anect the
teeth If they are cleansed Win sOIC
brush Immediately after eating the
sweets.
vERACITY-J. s. Oakland. Some time since
The Call published an item TO the eueSI p tnds
the postmaster general had announced t%oat %
after full INVESTIGATION bis department hsu
been unable TO discover a certain ,snsrsI sor
Mexico. residing in San Francisco. made q stare
ment that there is such lottery Lottery IN 'ne O'y
The Call does not advertise lotteries
THE CoMEr-subscriber. Mount Bullion How
long is it since Halley's comet was visible prior
to the present time?
In 1885
GREAT LAKES Subscriber. Mount Eden
/ Which is the largest OF the great lakes Of the
| United States and which is the smallest: Give
length and breadth of each also area in miles
| The largest is Lake Superior. length
| 500 miles, breadth 16O, area $4,000
/ square miles; the smallest Lake On
tario, 100 miles long. 50 miles wide,
| area, 500 square miles.
| MILK AND BEER-U. s. Naps. Is mors>
milk. that is fresh milk. than beer, consumed
daily in San Francisco:
/ There is no record to show of which
the more is consumed.
| McKINLEY-C. NJ. Hayward Give the name
of the assassin OF President Mckinley. How is
Leon F. CzoIgosz. pronounced Chul-
gosh.
AFRICAN FLY-c. NJ, Haywsrd what as ,is is
African fly?
To obtain the correct pronunciation
/ you will have to hear the name pro-
| nounced. No combination of letters will
reproduce the sound.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Berkeley Why was
Goethe. the German poet. called the Man oil
| Many MedalsT'
Because of the many decorations and
orders bestowed upon him by various
kings and princes.
REFuGE--subseriber city, Where and WI, what
/ is the Rock Of RefugeF Have heard that u
I is in the Hawaiian Islands.
/ There is a rock bearing that name in
/ the Hawaiian Stands. There was a
/ time when an individual charged with
| a crime was safe if he could reach this
rock. before his pursuers could capture
him. The members of his family were
permitted 10 supply him with food, but
he could not return to his people and
was forced to remain on the rock.
STAGE PEoPLE-F. $. Berkeley. Where do
the following named persons reside? Adalinu
Patti. Sara Bernhardt, Ellen Terry. Lily Lang
try.
Patti-Craig y. Nos castle. Ystradgyn-
lais. r. s. O. Breconshire, South Wales;
Bernhardt-56 Boulevard Pereire, Paris.
France; Terry-215 Kings road. Chel-
sea. Eng; Langtry-123 Victoria street
S ". London.
WILD. c. W. san Lorsnzs. Is II adviS-
able n California. when person makes viii.
same ne be recorded If recorded would that pre-
vent any change in the viii:
If person making a will desires to
have the signature verified by a notary.
says a will must be signed by the
testator in the presence of two wit
nesses who themselves must sign the y
document. The fact that win has
been recorded does not prevent the
testator from revOking the same. The
law is that a will is revoked by q later
will. declaring the revocation of the
prior one.
BoTKIN-H. R b. city. When Wa cor
der and what was the sentence?
The sentence was life Imprisonment.
She was taken TO San Quentin May 10.
1906.
CLUB-w. H.. city. what is the o. & r.
club, Of which ] saw notice in recent issue
1t is the often and Blanchard club.
composed of young men residing i'm the
vicinity of Scott and Turk streets end
Golden Gate avenue, San Francisco.
PER prEM-A F. n city. How is per diem
As if written per dee-em.
ing Of the Latin quotation: IN tito ct nesoio
It means upright in business and out
of business, upright in every relation
of life.
WASHINGTON Subscriber city In what
ton born?
George Washington was born, Febru-
airy IL, 1882. old style; but when the
Julian calender. by which his day oc
birth was originally reckoned was
changed. for the Gregorian calender
all dates were advanced IL days, and
that is why the anniversary of his
birth is celebrated February -
VERA CRtZ-Subscriber. City. Is the harbor
Of Vera Cruz Mex. Of. sufficient depth to ac-
eOnmodate large vessels?
The United States photographic Of
fee is authority for the statement that
the harbor is deep enough for vessels
of the largest size"