NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2258, 10 June 1897, Page 38

NOTES AND QUERIES.

j Questions for reply in coming issue to be received ! not later than Monday night. Pedometer. — Yes, there is suoh an instrument. Messrs G. and T. Young, jewellers, have one in stock. O. R. 6.— (1) Russet grained kip for covering blacksmith's bellows is obtainable at Michaelis, Hallenstein, and Farquhar's, Dowling street, at 15s per side. It would take nearly one side to cover 36in bellows. (2) A good method of home tanning a hide is to take it fresh from the animal, fold it up in the ordinary way, and bury it in sand for about three days, by which time the roots of the hair will be deconi- | posed. Then spread it out on a floor, and pour ; a couple of bottles of strong vinegar over it. i Give it a rub over with a brush or a broom occasionally until all the vinegar is absorbed, when the hide may be removed and hung in the ] shade to be used as required. As a rule the ! hair will be found on the floor on the lemoval ] of the hide. The fleshy substance can be re- j moved as the hide is cut for use, when after a j few minutes' rubbing it will be found tough and pliable. i Moses —The chicken cholera experiments in i Queensland were conducted by Mr J. C. Pound, F.R.M.S., Government bacteriologist, and we do not know of any private experiments made by squatters. Mr Pound's experimental work was fairly successful. Farmer, Hillend.— (l) Blight-proof stocks are dis- ! tasteful to the woolly aphis, and hence apples j grafted on. this variety cf stock are not subject j to the attack of the American blight at the root, where it is much more difficult to combat than when above ground. The branches are still liable to attack, but it can ba easily dealt with above ground by means of kerosene emulsion, &c. (2) No apple trees are not all blightproof when small. i Berry. — (1) Your plant is Crataegus pyracantha, j the small evergreen thorn greatly recommended j for training against houses and walls, and very j valuable for the embellishment of the walls of town gardens It has large corymbs of white flowers in spring, and in autumn the fruit, being bright red, is very ornamental. (2) See sporting. Pomona.— Gas lime is not a fertiliser, and on account of its properties it should not be mixed with any of the substances you mention— viz., stable manure, guano, or kainit. J. H. — The imports do not disclose the description of fruit Jmported ; so that we have no means of finding out what quantity of raspberries was imported from Tasmania last year. In 1895 9481b fresh fruit and 45,7081b fruit preserved with sulphuric acid were imported to Now Zealand from Tasmania. ! JMpv. — A county council cannot open a gravel pit j in a freehold without the owner's consent. j Toskin. — No contract for the sale of good?, wares, j and merchandise nf the value of £10 and upwards i 3 good in law except the buyer accepts ! part of the goods sold and actually receives the j same, or gives something in earnest to bind the bargain or in part payment, oi except some note or memorandum in writing be made and signed i by the parties tt be charged by such contract or their agents thereunto lawfully authorised. ! In the case between A and B, as stated by you, there does not &eem to have been any binding contract. Inquirer. — If the land is not within a mining district it is not liable to be mined upon for gold unless with the consent of the owner. If it is within a mining district, the first step to be taken is to obtain z prospecting license from the proper authorities. Depositing a Bum of money is a useless proceeding. J. W. — A person cirrying on business on Crown lands within a mining district must have a business license, but not if he is doing so on freehold land. Ignoramus. — The county council can claim rates only for the period of occupation, and not for the whole year. Bench. — Certainly the holder of a cheque given in payment for a debt and dishonoured has a new right of action on the cheque, although he may have given a discharge for the original debt. Novice.— We think the fence must remain where it was put originally. If it is a sufficient fence within the meaning of the act interest may be charged. Caroline. — (1) Rigging of ships. There is a book published by C. Lockwood and Co. called i " Masting, Mast-making, and Riggiag of Ships" — containing tables of spars, rigging, blocks, | chain, wire, and hemp ropes, etc., relative to ! every class of vessels— by R. Kipping, 2s 6d, at S Horsburgh's, George street. (2) We cannot learn i anything of the novel " The Cost of her Love." Probably it is only published in the form in which you have it. (3) Yes, But we have nob got the tables by us at present. (4) The price of "The Daughter of the King" is 3s 6d, "East Lynne" 2s 6d, "Mrs Haliburton's Troubles" 2s 6d at Horsburgh's. Euchre. — You would require a few lessons from someone who knows the game, after which you could soon make yourself proficient. The following may assist you :— Euchro is. Clayed

with a pack of 32 cards (all cards below a seven being rejected). The cards rank as at whist, with the exception of the boioers. Knave of the trump suit (right bower) is the best trump ; knave of the same colour {left boioef) is the next best, that card belonging to the trump suit. i Each player receives five cards from the dealer, i by two or three at a time, the top card then I being turned up for trump?. When two play, the non-dealer either orders up the trump, and plays his hand, or passes. If he orders up, the dealer discards a card, and substitutes the trump card for it. If he passes, the dealer either takes up the trump (discarding as before), and the hand is played, or passes. This he signifies by turning down the tramp. If both pass, the nondealer may name any other suit for trumps (called making it), or may pass again. If he passes, the dealer may make it. If either makes it, the hand i 3 then played ;ifboth passagain,the hand is thrown up, and the opponent deals. If the hand is played, the non-dealer leads ; the dealer play 3, and must follow suit if able. The highest card wins the trick ; trump? win other suits, ami the play continues as at whist. A plsyer ordering up, or taking up, or making the trump, and winning five tricks (called a march), scores two ; if he wins three tricks (called the 2)oint), lie scores one. If he fails to make three tricks, he is euchred, and his adversary scores two. The game is five up. When four play, they cut for partners, as at whist. If the first hand passes, the second may assist, when his partner (the dealer) takes up the trump, and the hand is played. If a player has a very strong hand, he may play alone— i.e., single-handed against both adversaries. But he can only play alone when he or his partner orders up, or when his partner assists, or when he takes up the trump, or when he makes the trump. The hands are played as afc whist, and the scores are as before ; but if a lone player wins fivo tricks, he scores four. Farmer, Highcliff.— Will be replied to by " Agricola." Inquirer, — No, money cannot be multiplied by money. The £19 19s 11J4 problem is simply a catch. 2) Lady to the left, unless bhe gains some advantage by being placed to the right. (3) " Maro "is hard, " wai " water. "Marowaf" or " Waimaro" should suit your purpose. WITNESS JUBILEE NUMBER 1898. Information received about — Ship Jura, from Mr Andrew Affleck, Waikouaiti. [Information will be acknowledged in this column as received.]

The Rev. C. S. Dewsbury died at Palnaeraton North recently. Mils Burmide, of the North-Easfe Valley School, was the recipient of a handsome present from the teaching staff last week on the occasion of her marriage. Mr Murray, the head master, who made the presentation, referred in complimentary terms to the sterling qualities of the young lady, and the regret which was felt at her retirement from her position in the school. Mr Fitzgerald responded briefly on behalf of Miss Burnside. Valuable Discovery for the Hair.— lf your hair is turning grey, or white, or falling off, use the " Mexican Hair Renewer," for it will positively restore in every case Grey or White Hair to its original colour without leaving the disagreoable smell of most "restorers." It makes the hair charmingly beautiful, as well as promoting the growth of the hair on bald spots where the glands are not decayed. Ask your chemist for "The Mexican Hair Renewer." Sold by chemists and perfumers everywhere at 3s 6d per bottle Wholesale depot, 33 Farringdon road. London. — Aj)Y£ ' '