NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2325, 22 September 1898, Page 46

NOTES AND QUERIES.

Questions for reply in coming issue te te received not later than Monday night. Mr R. L. Rule, secretary of the Oamaru Caledonian Society, writes: — Glancing over a copy of your paper of August 31 I observed the following question: — "'Zealandia' asks if any reader can inform him if H. Dunn ever thiew Thornleigh in the heavy-weights in Oamaru. He fancies it occiirred four or five years ago." On turning back my records I find that on the second day of our 1893 games the following is the report of the heavyweight wrestling : — First Round. I Stood. Fell. J J. Fitzgibbnn H. Dunn ; H. Thornleigh M. Thyne j E. Lefevre. A. Gunn. j Second Round. I S. Thornleigh — E. Lefevre ] J. Fitzgibbon a bye j Third Bound. j S. Thoruleigh | J. Fitzgi bon j This is the only record 1 find in which Harry Dunn and S. Thornleigh were entered in the same competition at our games back to 1893. There is, however, a hazy fancy running in my mind that they met here in a wrestling competition at sports organised by the Cana- i dian. wrestling and hammer-throwing champion, Duncan Ross. If my memory serves me correctly Harry Dunn travelled round j with Ross, taking part in wrestling competitions organised by themselves. I cannot, however, remember the year. '■ Overlooked Gold Deposits." — We fancy you j will have to send to $he author, who is now located at the Thames. We cannot hear of its being in stock in Dunedin. B. G. N. — For earache warmth in some form is the most soothing application. A flannel bag filled with salt, and as hot as can be borne, a roasted onion wrapped in muslin, and a hot lig are all old-fashioned remedies which may be tried. A fomentation of poppy-heads often does great good, as also does a small piece of cotton wool dipped in a few drops of laudanum. A small blister applied behind the ear is often beneficial. Agent, Riverton. — You must give one month's notice in writing. See "Property Law Consolidation Act, 1885," section 6. BotrEGEOis. — (1) He has no such right as you mention. (2) You should call the attention of the board to the matter, and if that produces no result, write to the Minister for Lands. Subscbibbe. — We think you can recover damages for the loss of. the dogs. Laying poison in a public place, or a place adjacent thereto, or within three chains of a highway, is an offence, making the offenders liable to a penalty not exceeding £10. Engineer. — (1) There is no case for damages disclosed by the facts you state. (2) Mr •Beverly -plies: — The wheel is built for 8 or 9 h.p., and it is most economically worked tit that. Four heads will give 4 h.p., seven heads will give 8 h.p., and 11 heads will give 12 h.p. It will only carry about 16 heads, giving 15 h.p., when running at the proper speed, nine revolutions per minute, a great part of the water being spilt without doing its proper amount of work. One thousand revolutions per minute is not too fast for a 30in saw, but it is too fast for a larger one. The speed of the periphery of 'a circular saw should be 100 ft per second, or thereabout. Of course 4 h.p. will run off an Bin plank if it is fed in at the proper rate, proportional to the power used. J. B. S. — It is lawful to shoot a dog found worrying sheep on tho owner's land, and no warning to the owner of the dog is needed. The Highlandman's Gra.ce. — Mr F. R. Gillingham, Fairlio, South Canterbury, sends the following as the correct version: — "May the Lord bless oor fathers and oor granfathers for a hundred years back, and rnair, on both sides. Give xis rivers of whisky, and mountains of tobacco and bread and cheese as high as the hill of Parnassus, and may our children be as numerous as the aands on the seashore, and may they be all kings and queens and dukes and lords. For the i-<uke of Argyle's sake. Amen." D. "E. F.— (l) No. (2> All cattle infested with tuberculosis are killed. (3) Testing is not compulsory. Watertoweb. — Mr Beverly kindly replies: — The tower is all right, but the hose and stand pipes are too narrow for the nozzles. They are suitable for lin nozzles. With 10 chains of 3in hose mid llin nozzle you cannot get a jet more than 12ft high from a head of 60ft, the other 48ft l-eing spent in overcoming friction. Other things equal, friction varies directly as the length of the pipe or hose, and inversely as the fifth power of its diameter. If two jets 25ft high play for 12 minutes, they will reduce the level of the water in the tower 9ft, the jets being Jft and the tower 10ft diameter, the velocity of the jets 40ft per second. Hence the working head is from 60ft to 50ft, mean 55ft. The smallest size of hose that will give sufficient pressure to a l^in nozzle is 4in wide, the loss by friction being 24ft, so that the [ head can be worked down, to 49ft, two jets i reducing the water to that level in about 15 minutes. With lin nozzles and 3in hose the pressure is about the same, but the reduction of level in the tower is only 4ft in 12 minutes. With ljin nozzles and 3£in hose, pressure the same, the reduction of level is about 6ft in 12 minutes. The pressure is the same however many jets are used, if each is supplied by a separate hose, but the reduction of level in the tower will be proportional to the number. Amateur. — Mr Beverly replies: — About 25deg to the radial line, the tips- pointing up stream. Copybight. — Photographs other than portraits of persons, or photographs, of any subject for the taking of which valuable consideration has been given, are copyright if the word " Protected," followed by the name of the person or firm taking such photographs and the true date of such taking, are made part of the original plate, and clearly appear in each reproduction thereof. Tyro asks : Will any of your readers who have a knowledge of chemistry inform mo what chemical will cause common illuminating gas to explode by coming in contact with it? j As coal gas requires oxygen for its com- j bustion, no chemical will cause it to explode ! unless oxygen is also present in proper quantity, j Oamabtj North. — It is impossible to say whether C has any right or not. For all that appears in your statement he may be right or wrong. One thing, however, is clear: if C has a right to the possession the mortgagee has no right to the rent. Subscbibeb. — The point of your query is: Are you an "occupier" within tho meaning of the Fencing Acts? It is impossible to answer that question without perusing the lease under which you hold. It is a matter on which you should consult a solicitor. One point only we can answer with certainty — namely, that if you cannot be compelled to join in or contribute to the cost of the fence, the owner can be made to do so. Recruit. — (1) We think so under certain conditions. (2)' Communicate with the Minister for Defence, at Wellington. Clara. — Of course not, only by marriage. Subscriber, Arrowtown. — The reason is that there is no back caigo, and that therefore the boata do not) call, at the Capo. Hence yjouj;

letters have to go to England, and thence on to their destination. There is no remedy for the delay at present so far as we can see. Oobe. — It is not likely that the sum would be advanced by any company, but a private lender could probably be found if advertised for and the prospects are shown to be satisfactory. E. S. — (1) Dissolve alum in hot water to make a saturated solution — that is, when no more alum can be dissolved — and pour it into a deep basin or jar. Then make the basket of wire, covered with worsted, and suspend it in the solution, taking care that its sides do not touch the jar; remove it with its contents to a dry place, where it may cool without being disturbed. In a short time crystals will surround the wire, and a very pretty ornament will be obtained. If you wish coloured articles, add any dye to the solution. (2) Commence by rasping the coarso or brittle parts of the horns, next scrape with glass xintil all the rasp marks are removed ; next use sandpaper until thoroughly smooth, then polish with powdered bathbrick and water, then powdered charcoal and sweet oil, then whiting and oil, or Wellington knife polish Is, perhaps, better. Finish the shine or polish with a piece of soft washleather damped with a little sweet oil. Constant Reader. — Horehound should be previously dried. Add a quarter of a pound of horehound, a pound of coarse brown sugar, and three-quarters of an ounce of grnger to each gallon of water; boil for an hour, strain and cool until milk warm; then add two tablespoonfuls of yeast, and let eU.id 24 hours; then bottle for use. 'iVke cai'j your bottles don't burst.