The San Francisco call., 1910-04-06
Answers to Queries


OLIVE TREEs-A. s.. Santa Cruz. What
luton is used for the destruction OF moss on
young olive trees?
The Bordeaux mixture, sprayed on
the trees.
first president of France under the third or
present republic? How long was he in office:
Louis Adolphe Thiers. Elected 1871;
resigned 1873.
COMET-C. E. H.. Orovile. When shall we see
Haley's comet with the naked eye?
Professors Campbell and Curtis OF
Mount Hamilton say that on April is
the comet will rise one hour and forty
minutes before sunrise, and should be
visible to the naked eye shortly there
after.
BATEs-4A H. NJ, City. Is the mother of
Blanche Bates, the actress, dead? When and
where did she die?
She died May 80, 1908. at Baily
farm, three miles from Ossing, N. Y.
c.. Alameda. Have copy of 'Lala Rookh''
and other poems by Thomas Moore. ON the fy
leaf it states: This edition is strictly limited
signed II. II. Allen, art Director Is this
statement Of any special value?
Probably the statement is true. but
any unusual value.
POLL TAX-C. NJ. c., Oakland. If a man
served in the United States army or in the
in California? (2) How long should man
serve in the national guard to be exempt from
such tax?
Service in the regular army or the
volunteers does not exempt a man from
poll tax in this state. (2) Service for
any length of time in the national
guard does not exempt a man from the
payment of that tax. He is exempt
after the age of 60.
see a list of the passengers who reached this
port from Boston. Mass, on Washington's birth
day, 1859?
Such a list may have been published
in the papers of that year. If you can
not find file of any of the city papers
of that year in the free library in
Hayes street near Franklin there is
such a file in the state library, and you
might have some one there copy the
list for you.
EGGS+T s., Berkeley. Please in
form A. o. S. that if he wishes to pre-
serve eggs without much trouble he
may do so by obtaining from any drug
gist a preparation called water glass"
Put this in jar and place the eggs in
the solution without washing and he
will find them perfectly fresh after
eight months, as 1 have done. Put up
20 dozen last year and found every one
of them in perfect condition.
OLD MAIDS Subscriber, Berkeley. Are the
men the responsible for the large num-
Der of old maids in the world?
A writer for an eastern periodical,
some years ago, in an article on old
maids, wrote as follows, and this in
measure answers your question:
"A grave injustice is done the old
maids by thoughtless persons, who GEN.
sure them as though they were per-
sonally responsible for not finding hus-
bands. There are plenty of old maids
who remain such not because they have
not had offers, but because they do not
care to run. the risk of being obliged to
support the man who proposed. 1t is
hard enough for an Industrious woman
to support herself, but when it comes
to supporting herself and a lazy man,
too, she is right in declining to take
the chance"
FIRE ALARM-An Old Subscriber, City
What constitutes a general alarm Of FIRE;
One that summons all the men and
apparatus of a department to the scene
of the fire.
MINTs-T. R. NJ. c.. weimar To settle an
argument, please state which of the two mints
was first established, the at San Francisco
or the one at Carson City, New
The one at San Francisco was estab-
lished in 1854 and the one at Carson
City in 1870.
COLUMBIA RIyER--M. F. Tiburon. Where
does the Columbia river rise?
1t rises in small lake in latitude 80
degrees 81 minutes north and lie de-
grees west of Greenwich. The lake is
on the western slope of the Rocky
Mountains.
AaIBIDExTRoUs-B. C. A., City What Is
the word used to describe a person who uses
both hands with equal facility?
AmbideXtrous.
WOOD ALCOHOL; W.. Placerville. How is
wood alcohol produced?
By burning cordwood in specially
prepared retorts and distilling the gas
produced.