The mirror., 1922-04-27
QUERIES

QUERIES
NOTICE TO INMATES
For the benefit of any inmates who appre-
ciste and see the opportunity that their spare
hours give toward means Of self education
through correspondence school courses, study OF
good literature, acquiring an education in our
Night Schools, or, who need helpful informs'
tion in connection with their work in our var
ious departments. will herewith be privileged
to use the Query column You well
come to send in any queries OF serious interest
laboration of Miss Miriam E. Cary, Super
visor Of Institutional Libraries, will gladly
endeavor to supply the requested information.
NOTICE-In order to regulate the conduct
OF this column inmates must sign their name,
register number and lock number to all queries
submitted for publication. Inmates names, Of
course, will not be published. only the initials
OF each querist being used.-Edit0r.
O:-Please tell me who publishes the
book, ".Wells Trigonometry, Plane and
Spherical" and the price ?-H. G. J.
A:-Ginn & Co., Boston. Price, without
tables, $1.60; with tables, $1.S4. Better
order through St. Paul Book and Stationery
Company.
Q:-To install storage tank on 40 foot
elevation, 100 feet from lake shore, have
50 bbl. tank and four-horse gas engine
what style pump must be used and what
size pipe? Can you give me name of
library book having this information p
r. r.
A-The Americana, Vol. IA, may give
the information you seek. Look under
heading hydraulics.
O-Q) Will THE MIRROR please tell
me what make of car holds the worlds
speed record? (2) What car won the Los
Angeles speed stakes last Thanksgiving?
e. c.
A:-W Duesenberg The record was
made at Davtona Beach, Fla. by Tommie
Milton. (2) A Disteel Special. Eddie
Hearn driver
OFF an inmate is permitted to sub
scribe to an l. c. S. course, will you kindly
inform me the price of course in Ad-
vertising?-O. H. S.
A:-Write 1. c. Schools, Scranton, Pa.
for rates.
Q:-Pease advise how l can get book
on Basket Weaving" and oblige.-A. r.
A:-A standard book on basketry is by
White. "How to Make Baskets" published
by Doubleday, Page & Co., New York.,
price, about $1.50, can be had from the St.
Paul Book and Stationery Company. An
other much used now is by M. Nj. Blan-
chard, "Basketry Book" price $500.
Q:-ls the Sporting News" weekly or
bi-weekly and what is the price HI E. w.
A-Weekly paper, price $3.50 per year.
Q:-Does the United States enforce pro-
hibition in the, Samoa islands?- ".
A:-Ihis country owns only half the
islands. The others were divided between
England and Germany until the World
war. The first enemy territory to be oc-
cupied by the British was Samoa. Now
the Samoans formerly under Germany ask
to be assigned to Great Britain rather
than to the mandate of New Zealand, as
provided in the peace treaty. New Zea-
lands rigid enforcement of prohibition is
cited as one reason for the agitation. How
ever, the islands were "dry" long before
this country was, as the United States was
a. party, with Great Britain and Germany,
to the treaty of 1889 which put the islands
under prohibition. But neither treaty, nor
the 18th amendment applies to the Samoan
national drink, kava, which is non-al-
coholic, but intoxicating. Its effects are
discernible, however, only from the waist
down. He who imbibes too freely may
lose the use of his legs temporarily, but re-
tains his wits. 1t is really narcotic drug.
The method of compounding this beverage
is curious The roots of sort of pepper
plant are chewed by young girls and de-
posted in bowls, where male youths pour
water to the proper dilution. The chief
kava chewer in native village is prom
inent parsonage. The liquor leaves an
enamel deposit in the bowls which is sus-
ceptible of high polish. The natives be-
lieve similar encrustation occurs in the
stomachs of imbibers. Indeed, the story
is told that native addicts die when they
sneeze so vigorously that their brittle
stomach Innings crack.
NOTTCE-Au atos ,,cyoo tbo a.