NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2862, 20 January 1909, Page 59

NOTES AND QUERIES.

Queitions for replr :n coming issue fr» bt rewind n«t ltt«r than MONDAY night. j J X., Gorge road. — -^end the photograph to rle editor Otago Witr e~s. You o^d not 'end anj' address witn jour letter. j Strawberry -The infcimaWii, jou desire will be found on out Garden Column. j A. B. C. asks-— 1,1; Is ".her* any ago limit to boys who \vi=h to ser\e an apprenticeship J on" ti>e v-raimrg bo«t Amokura? Is theie ; any chance- of a ' oung fellow M 20 being i admitted 4 ' (2; What eft"?ci will the moon I have shining mi anyone through an opeu ■ iuu<iov:' — (1) The regulation 0 provide f'-r a. i age iimit of brtweer. 13a and 14? year?, i "but the M-gvJation may be varied Rt tne j d-rretion of the Minister Your best plan ; is to communicate with tha officer commanding the New Zealand ship Amokirra, ■Wellington. (2) Stories have been current of pcr fcOns being affected by sleeping in the open with the mcon shining on their head, but to are not aware of any authenticated cases. It is improbable that -the moon would affect a person by shining on him. through an open window, exce-pt possibly to disturb hi?* slumber The total amount of Ii»-i.t given by the moon is probably less than l-30a,0GCHh"of the sun's. Superstition had it thai the moon even exercised great influence over human affairs, and the tiin'e for killing animals, sowing sed, gathering herbs, gathering wood. etc.. were all regulated by the age of the moon. The influence of the moon on persons of weak or wavering minds is preserved in the word? ' lunatic " and " moonstruck," and ! - is still an article of popular belief. Engine-drwer — We do not ]end our columns to stating what amounts io an untruth. | You apparently want to win the money wagered by your companions by false pretences. Sandy, Gore. — The di^s'trous flood in t'',e Clutha district occurred in 1878 The river j Tose steadily, and on September 2G o\ er- | flowed its banks at Bak'utha. The river | fell, but rose again on the l«t and cor.- i tinued at flood "level for fi\e day= It was : not until Octoter 12 that" the flood w«tc-rs | began to recede perceptibly. On ..bat J occasion the tiaffic bridge "as damaged, j Suescp.tbf.r ask*:— (1) Whdi cbes the general fruit-picking season start in Roxburgh > , (2) How long does it last? (3) How are ; pickers generally paid'>-(l) Starts from the let to pbout the middle of January, according .0 the cea.-cn. (2) The reason lasis from two to four menth". according to the size etc.. of the orchard (3i The wages rarge from about i'l per weak and feu id. j Hiker in forward i'. £ a mineral <-pec:ir.en which -he came across whe.i sinking a we' save it appear* to bs a s-ort if dolerite a;;-i paiidst-r-e M.- G M Thomson FI. "■ anaMica 1 chemi'T. t"> v.ho.n 'hs fc-w" wt-=" si'bm.t.rd. vr-ies-— "The - «on " n sent consists o r iron pyrites, wlii-n !■«- evicoiit'v bec-p deposited— proi'sVy p* '•" infiltration— in the crevices of tre^ sto'^e It jc quite a comn.on i/'.encmcaon. J G.. CaversW.m. asks for thp n\.te on winch th" Xorth lel-md Bs>vd Association'^ cci-i-est i= to be he.d at Hasting-- tin- ypc^ S r far as can be asccaicd .he contest •will be con raenced or the 36th Februai >• X ML., Salfour.— i£r Joseph Bxaitliv.aite

l>oo]f seller, has one copy Jeft of Professor Licht-srark's book. The price is 7s 6d. Cyclist, Riversdale. — The duty on » bicycle such as you mention -would amount to 16s. You would either have to visit Dunedin to pass it through the Customs or employ an arent. Youi best plan is to place the order with an indenting firm. You will find it cheapei in the end after paying the film's agency charges. E. D. — The Rev. Mr Mason, is the name of the clergyman in the North Island who is reputed to be an expert water diviner. As to his visiting Otago, all that is known is that in "the House of Representatives on September 30, in reply to a question by Mr Macpherson, the Hon. Mr M'Nab stated that Mr Mason would be communicated with as to whether he could visit Central Otago. Whether the hon. gentleman, did communicate with him is not known. Perhaps Mr Scott, who now represents the riptrict formerly represented by Mx Macpherson, maj interest himself in the matter. A. O. E — The ship Sir Edward Padget arrived in Otago Harboui on tlie 15th August. 1856. Ignosco asks for a translation of the following Maori phrase contained in a letter which he has lecsived- — " Arch a na to tino hoa ; no te pakeha ' Mr Dpnsev, of the Railway Engineer's Department, leplies: — "Love from your great triend the European." Constakt Reader. N.E.V — There aie conditions of the body ir certain constitutions and temperaments wheie, from gieat physical relaxation, the whole nervous systsm becomes pretematurally excited, and tne individual suffers great trepidation and alarm, often from the most trivial cause. In most/ instances this will be found to depends on some deep-seatedc ause, and that cause must be removed before any permanent and can be rendered. Constant attention to the bowels, chance (f air and pcene. exercise (e=peci<i]]y on horseback), and <-hict attention to diet have beeu found efficai iou«. In cases of this nature hydropathy has> often been benencially em ployed Physical culture might also prove) beneficial, but ,gieat judgment is required in siu-h a case B. Y. F. write« asking for the best meihod of curing a horse hide, so as to be able to use it "ss green hide. We are unable to say whe'lier a hoi=e hide has been &ucce& = ful'y 're^tert 1:1 "his was - , but possibly the pioco-- -ui'ab'e for a bullock's hide would ar.«-i f A g( <1 mo*hod is to take the hide fre=h from the animal, fald it up in the ordinary way. and bury it in .sand ior about f hree day« by which time the roots of the h»ir will lye decomposed. Then spread it out on a floor, and pour a couple of bcttle* of strong vinegar over it. Gne ix a rub over with a brush or broom occasionally until the vinegar is absorbed, when ihe hide may be removed and hung in the shads tc be used as required As a rule the hair will be found on the floor on <ho removal of the hide. The fleshy «üb«tance can ba removed as the hide is cut for use. when, after a few minuses nibbing i* wi'l be found soft and pHab'e. J D. Okarito— Mr H. M. Davey, consulting engineer, Princes street, replies: — There are no special size? needed for your rearing. If I wanted to get same I would find Miitacla gearing in some of tie foundaric? fiom which fa get castings. It is a big rise — 1 to 40. but before answering anything as to ex^ct diameteres I wou'd have io know the n^wer of {he wheel. AnvViow. I may say this, which may b2b 2 a sufficient guide to you: — Have all" your wheel- and pulleys on the large side, "th:3 is esnecially desirable when going, as yon \ do, from s!ow to quick, and not *o much j needed as in p. winch, which goes from. ] quick to slow. Your first gearing might j v\el bs. say. 7 to 1. that is if the pinion ! had .0 teeth the wheel "hould have al,-.ut 210. The pulleys shonlc then be iibout 6 to 1, and if ycu like i rcpe drive, with j grooved pulleys, would b3 good if the pullers ! wereaeooddi = (anraa'3art; again remember tliat all pulleys work easier and sweeter when a gcod distance apart, fcr the belt need no' be <=o *i?hK whe;i it is horizonta" j a« i* genera'ly is, in c Uc h pear i n^ as you j are enquiring about I gather from your 1 'et 1 2i- that yon have thi wheel, and •.( s o i probabiv =oine of the whsels cr pu''c>- ;f; f ' f-o. and if yon -yri' more information i please say the sizes of all you nav.~, and give the nurobor of t?oth to whwU Tf ] you have no ger.ring 1 niiph* a =!< yon if L We £ e noi P c -° ib 'e. a^d if so. won'd ,t not be cheaper. i c -cc if you cc-n'd JlO t ee t a furbiue nr. letter R i,r a p*'ton whesP rhat would go =0 murh qnirkor. if yon Lave or can ?P f the f P V J t m :., hi „„ worth consideration, as nprhspc the. <* w -i- I<J be no gearing or veiy httlc' n«ded. Aqia Forks -Mr II M. Davev cni « n ; t ,, lo ! engineer. Princes ={reet. replies— I a-il afraid you will not bs successful ,„ lininßl ininß water as well as foicing it with what is known as a " B ' ram. at lef=t to »he height you speak of. 1,, B.'ake and Co.V •i=c ther^ is the following iem«ik •— " B " lams are not intended to pimp u.,ter from deep we' l« but they will force to P !mo=t any heigh I and distance. a« may be seen •jy ihe suoioinpd tesiimonials. " eic etc Lifting osn ba done fiom a -hallow' we!! But what ,- a shallow we ll* Wou'd your heiont bo called shallow? I do not k-.iow ; 1 tJiink not. fherofore, unlp<-s any readers hare tried this and Fincerdfd. and would be en k, nd as io wr , £C alKl say - go jam {•fraid then are only two means of finding oiu Either try or write, with full particulars and a sketch, to Messrs .T Blake (Limited!. Accrinpton Lnnca-hire. England Cockatoo.— .Mi HM. Davey. consulting enginear. Princes s-lreet rep'ies — Yoit (mSot <o mention the size of your baps but through the courtesy of Mr Pe.er^ Boyd. who is -311 expert in =uch fhmsre I rm -ib'e to infram \ou that a stack of eitlit b-.g^ p^csd in two rows of four a>vl of"- -'cd ovz-v 12 has? hiph, measure within Bf^ by r't Ly 10ft hi = h fcr 101 bag^ And =0 for .ho aivpunt mention, and =eeire Jip bprn 1= !6,'t iji f erna! dißineter JT'U nou'd l-Ct! 1 « y iinio^ that for < 'o<=e nacknis — '-= nely. 2<'t long ly 16ft wi-de by lift to 12ft hn,!i, and if _you nesd allaywav- rcund the v.'cs of sacks ycu \vi r ! liavo io pdd Ihe v/;dth= of as lvany as you need J b»heve that bui'.ling en piles c^h of which is covered wit' 1 : a pice ot tin or zinc or o d iron, a few inches !! M <^?er tin n the pile is as good and clip-p a con = tiu< tu»Ji a«- you can set. the i,''e= "-'i u'd be lr--i! "rough to s'lcw a iroof 1 \.?\v tunlcr. ii'id slow 3 dog to co ej'iilv urdci any crt Thi c con- = tructio."> wa= \;c- iu'iip ide "1 by an American farn'ir. \\ho sik! :l v.a= very effective Aho any ciii.ci v.l'ne .I'ey are likely to get c?v 'c v<>" p>- tr^iL'd by a Ij ; of came iiir<t.il -vt - "!i jila--- tv, iric'or a d<~or | pic etc. I