AOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 1918, 24 August 1888, Page 20

AOTES AND QUERIES.

ft_S?3K?^-_a vinery with soft soap, &c, the remark was made that it was a roost tedious and irksome job, owing to the necessity of keeping the soap off the glass. I said, why? The answer surprised me: "Because soap completely spoils gtaes." This I had never heard of before, and should like you to throw some light on the subject, as I have been under the impression that soap and water were not only permissible, but the proper < hing to clean all Boris of glass.—We are as much in the dark on the subjeel as you yourself are. Are you Bure your friend waa not poking fun at you ? VIOIiRT# _ (1) The dose of lnfllßjon of ia „ from one half to one wineglassful, taken about half an hour before meals. Ir.ismade by putting £oz quassia chips (about a handful) into a pint of cold water and straining for use in half an hour. Cold water ext™^ 6 a/«VnP. r "iOI« P „ 7 "rn'i Zut^'e up no more It does not matter wmt g*» n ° °°«- fc«**%£% Jft'^SS over with wonted before dippf^g it into the a,um somuon. 75th .Regiment of Foot.—" Stirling Oppidum," Hiverton, writes:—The 75th Regiment is, or was under the old territorial title system, styled the "Stirlingshire Begiment,"and as only a very inconßiderable part oi that shire '.is situated in the Highlands lt P cannot, I shou^ 'think under any InTh^SVoVs^ shire from which the reg Lent took'its title and immediately uuder the walla of Stirling: Castle, a monument was some time ago erected by the officers of the rfgiment in memory of the officers, non-commission Bee.officers,B cc.officers, and mL who fell in the Indian Mutiny On this monument the regiment b^l-aig^BgJj-t j-J-jj, which are detailed on the stone, there is no mention made of Waterloo. I have seen the announcement hnndreds of times. Constant Rbapkh, Mandeville-No; Mr Ward, M H.«., asked a question in the House of Kepre sentati-es a few weeks ago as to whether the J_3W«ll_J!?_:__s__ _a_,_M4i.ls_s!_i_ 1"1111 Theodore _Certainly not; but the fact that he is "paying him 7s or 8s a day" should prove to you that tho department must have authorised the engagement of the assistant, es the surveyor would never dream of paying that amountort of his own pocket. Thk Imfmkkck of Eclipses o N the Weather.=S£: I wisl?t™dr™isXntfn P to \ht ™Th?r we have had in Southland From the Ist July to the present time of writing had one day of rain Tnfact the, weather hubeen so fine that people in town trusting to tanks for their water Bupply have run short. I have not sowing oats. I was discussing "BY theory with a friend, who suggested that I might state that we were now pulUnggooseberiies. This is, of course, drawingthelongbow.butthatwehavehadveryflne .weathe? is simply a bare statement of fact, and we hope thatit may continued don't know how "BY _S'ffltf_*ff_>a r _rts_*:: E ___ poST,_,>afnler,. lovite the relation of experiences on thiß question In "P^ to "Seeker after Truth's" qiiestion. Tlie following may be of some service: Something is s_i i iE_wsiss_ wtt _s to decay rauch fatter If the buttead of the tre«U »

J_S^__?^^.toa\fl^tSle&S!le&S! tree grew than it would in the opposite airection. __■ «£?-3£_i__?__3_ aKfW&ftS'A'S which the tree grew, while the saturated ones are reve.sed. Painting on Satin.—"Violet" asks:—ln using oil paints on satin-what medium is best, or is one requiredP-.-Nomedmrnisrequiredinageneralway excepta little megilp, but sometimes the surface of the fatin is rather greasy, and does not take the colour well, and in that case Robertsou-s medium EME:ss i sgja'">ii*tGold Minbr writes.—A party of miners dispose of their claim to a public company, accepting as part payment a numbtr of ful y paid-up dBl shares. The balance being, of course, offered to the r üblic on the usual plan-viz., so much ou application. &c. After getting in order and a surplus in hand, they declare a dividend, the shares offered to the public in the meantime having 5s paid up on them. Do the holders of the 5s shares and the holders of the fully paid-up shares receive the same dividend Per sbare? Unless a special Brrangement wero made the dividend would be on the amount of the paid-up capital-i.e., 5» per share. The fully paidtip shares are merely given as a surety against calls, and not with a view to placing the original .owners on a different basis to other shareholders far as dividends are concerned. '- W.M.-(l) Throughout the province there are farms for sale or to let. Your best plan will be to insert advertisements in a journal such as the Witness, having au extensive country circulation. You should also make inquiries at the leading agencies. The rental or purchase money and area oi a farm capable of carrying 100 cows must nee ssarily fee variable and dependant on the quality of the soil and facilitief for marketing. These considerations, therefore, must influence your choice; as a rule, however, rich, well-sheltered lands are most suitable for dairying. (2) Farmers in the vicinity of factories«ell mflk to , the factories at 3dper gallon, and in tome instances XfeSIKaSSS roents are entered into between farmers and dealer for the entire yearly product of high-olaas butter. (3) Kents on the Peninsula are relatively I'ig" because of the proximity to town and the consequent facilities for tho supply and sale of milk. Probably milk from a farm at a greater distance but close to a rail wav line might be delivered as cheaply as that carried from the Peninsula. Finally, a competent buttermaker, and especially a man with a family, may find it greatly to his advantage to settle in an outside district where good land Is procurable at a cheap rate. B. B. J.-Gold is taken from the surface of silver by _^D_o.°wSL!i_3o?_,.^Oh£^^^ matter smokes and is nearly dry, when the gold may be separated by rubbing it with a scratch y'w^iversdale -We imagine the recipe has not »^n|^t^S^^ awftfWjSfis throw in a good handful of common salt to kill the acid, th-n make into a paste with common whitgl ?h?h, c article re^nifeil, to be Bilvered to *>* cleaned from grease and dirt and the paste to be wllkfeXJ^ "^"* h^^^ IVStt^Jr£&^*sgZ iSaSS&aTS^^ stages ot fermentation. Yeast will raise bread «S _^T« there are but few domestic bread-makers that know this until the bread that is made from such fg£»£^£-HSS°S *\ff%_ 'SfgnHf fc V'Sf"_ yeast, how cau it be rectlned? ileliable information on this subject from you, Sir or your correspondents, or a reference to a book on the subject, will beof great value to me.-—No work on bread-making is procurable mDunedn. and we have not been able to learn the name of anvbook on the subject.' All encyclopedias have arti6le» on bread-making, but those at our command do not Si^a_Sk^^ A.^.^Nteby.-Yes; section 1. of the Impounding Act reads as follows:—" The occupier of any land trespassed on by cattle, the owner whereof shall be known to him, may impouudand detain the same in any convenient place on his land Su6h occupier . . . shall not keep thorn impounded longer than two whole days of 24 hours each, and at the expiration of fchnt time, if not sooner released by payments of the rates which by this act nre chargeable by the keeper of the nearest pound for feeding and maintaining sucti cattle, he shall lead, convey, or drive the same cattle tn such pound." Ir is also . provided that notice shall be given to the owner of the cattle within 16 hours of the time of ingSubscriber.—Moore's Irish Melodips in tonic sol fa notation are not obtainable in Dunedin. HAMILTONS.-Unavoidably held over till next week. Five Years'Subscribgr.-O) We learn from in3 uirie9 T&- Ul&t- T ™vacanci f %""> atsS!Sayte^ls in any case personal application is indespensable. (2) Salaries vary according to the department. First-class salesmen receive from £4 to £6 per week, tecond-class, 35s tosos. .„. ' . „™m ™ X h,. . „ . , S hi m^ t nMM^« A^" _l who^l qSota %S&c' 2 N^S te k NAR9.^ext week.