NOTES AND QUERIES.

Otago Witness, Issue 2809, 15 January 1908, Page 51

NOTES AND QUERIES.

-Que*lions~for,repty in earning -it $v* U b* rectivedhot loft than JIQNDAY h^/tl. _ ITattob;— Tour specimen and question- were " forwarded- to Mr- G. M. Tiomson, F.L.S.. Moray place, who — 'The specimen--sent »pptear»- to be" an immature form of the common* wood beeilo Piiono'plus _reticularis. .It- is passing from . the .larval stage, b'jit has- only got- the. elytra imperfectly "developed." " Mr -Thomson adds, that he is much -too buay ~at;preseht -to, answer the ieat- of your" big 'order— namely, "its life"! history v from 'egg, '-.to .imago,^ where ■fopnd, -foodV'-ii^xiouA'or""- dtherwise. H. 8., ;writea" aaßngJwhat age a % ;^sqn'-h'as" -tp'r be-to;, get--** position -as - ioVter ion: -tneJ.Governmenl- railway, and-"ilsbr-the-TwagesSr—For* position as junior- -. '.tfie! .age -isi- ' 18 last_ .birthday, and. "wages 4s, '"and* 6d allowiutce; -adult .porter; tlie- age -is' from 24'it0""34 yiareT- with wages ~ «F'7s- ant '."is allowance -new regnla- ; 'tions "'Sw-"- '- " "■-'«' of- puy " under the'amebdea -:"ict, operati..; -^ora Ist April-next, are not" -ye+~lpublisb.ei£.'- . " '-*< '■ •- 3. "5.," Purekireki.- : -iiefore attempting to de- . cid« as to the "quality of- the "soil, etc., it would 'be- necessary ; to" v supiylement ", the - arsalysis" forwarded -.-br-.yottiwith" the pro■oortion'of Ji'sili^a and: alumina" in. the" sou. ■ $I&bmeb, Portification^Several. J , references -bave appeared fromU;ime to. time to- simple instruments- ircvehted<wil;E the, object of- "". testing wool "for. dampnegs- to. ascertain if -cheep" were fit for shearing; _3>uf so- far- ac -■we can"ascertainrnone-of; these, are" on ,the, market in-Dunedin. -A~-'few ':yeaxs ago an VATWtraßui; sheep^wne* brought^ from Ger-t - many- samples of"^irepared%baotting' paper v " Thi«"paper Swould .change >colour-,if there ■was" the slightest dampnejjß," and' the-■.«moun.t-could be -ganged -by SfP? l^ ' colour. -■Weeks "of trial" showed- that- the '- inventionf was 'all" vth"at /was ' claimed fox -it* -But the- Shearers' Union, to whom J it Bubmitte"d,>would:-ltWv«r.none'of it,jak* the" patentee; ior, rather his-agent, did not. persevere -very much in putting it. on .lh.e..'jnarket." _.-U s•r; -;■ -.; *' * JHat Fbvbb.— A -lady- correspondent in Can---,-terbTcry.' writes^ in-Tfesponae --"to ,your : 4h»t",she has found : -Dr Macbean' Stewart s; :%B*hm»' and "hay -fever -^oigsrrettes (cost, 2s --Tpeir .packet), a' satisfactory remedy -bo far. 3f -P. K= Jwritea:"— i-'ln- answer to Hay_ if he will make- knoroi his address T'wili-send-.him pne^of Dt-Hayess pam'phlats on 'Asthma r"-»nd -Hay.' Fever, Dr. Hayes is not* quaok, -^buJ-"a- bona-nfle vhyßlcian, and >hi» "tiefttment has,- cured amember o'r>my"own r family s --as-well-as many other people in Dunedin .and other part^ of the Übminion.; If ."may'vFeyeri- prefers to- communicate direct" to -Dr-ISayee, his "address is- 716. Main -.street, N.Y. -TDr #eatmient " was - recommended- ' to "'me by one of .the leading doctors , in " . Dunndin. , CX ''- -- . "■- --." '■ .*-I}~ '" \ Btsros:— The Jollowing^ ie * recipe for mak-' r- "red currant wine: -To every 2gal: of wrier put : five- iinirta of »nd a -pint-of.raspDerriesr- Let .them soak for 12 hours, then- squeeze and, mash tbemtho-. xoughly,- , The following ; ;aw rub them" " welL-on" *-fine wire «ieve until: all the ,juice is expressed, and wash^tM:- skins^again •with"- some- of- the liquor. To every gallon' of "juice put '4lb of- Lisb6n,^ugar,. turn it; " immediately, "lay *&? bung Hgktly on, and leave tne-liqiiorto- ferment. In two or-three-.aays /ada/Twan-ay in-tKe^ropSrtion- of > --q-uartfto every 4gal, -then bung.it close, but -leave" tne -"vent , peg"out -for' »~ few days. "^teep it In .the % cask - foaf six,' months, end then, bottle; off?-/ ,, ~>~ " . •.-'■•-'•'." - : R7.-'S. C; -Southland:— ln'"-the case - where » veterinary -surgeon, is, npt-procurftble; the _ "following remedy is giveoar Swatomne, loz ; iartar emetic, 30z. : Mix -together and give ;";*--'te»spooriful in the feed morning, noon t -ihiliight r ior seven days.- Discontinue for "-» -week- and then repeat,, if necessary.- The ""xiSected Worses show the following sympJ toms:—l n the first stages they appear ---Bieepy, the , eyes are -half and the "lead is -thrown up and. down." In a little ■while " the Tiofse shows symptoms of being in> great pain, resembling .colic, and when sitting Tip" drags* the hind quarters. Later lie paralysis* of th«T-iihd; ■ quarters -sets m,the animel is" unable." to- get-up, and knocks itseli "about so nwcH that death ends the ; " : Bufferings. - On - post ."njorfem examination. - millions ofl fine, worms having a red colour -are found all over the "body .of -the affected" 3»rse~ except" in the bones. - No one should too the- above on a.very" valuable liorse." ~- &.iC. H., -Dunrobin.— We -submitted your -riuery to Mr W. H. S.-: jgoberte.: .who. re\ Tlies:— "l- beUeve Csptain^C^^T. Godfrey -. c*me" to. Qemaru towards the.-end of 18^. . ■ He-bought section 6,\ block. IV, "from Mr Mark -Noble? -and --built^ a -"large .busoness "place on' it "in! 1864.'/. "--Before r coining: to -Oamarn'Tie" wa-s cbtomander"-o,f the'Copenaagen; Statesman^ _«nd other "clipper snips. 1 fie-Oeft" Oamaxu, on 20th May ,-1868, by the Kera," bound for England. I- can. sell your - correspondent "a "copy /"of my . •History of - Oamartt, (post ocfaivo, 503 rp ages) - for 3sj. c- postage -eitraj'Si';.. ,^. _'.... -'-""- IW.iB. ?mtes:^'A Mr-Hatrria acted as,auc- ' Pioneer" for W~ Carr,^ Young,, and - Co.-=.'in -^858^9.t" Can any ofc-your : readew- - t&aiyjniorm mevwhat Ms first_or, Ctois- ' tian'-name' was?" *'--•* ', jH - — -.--.. FißiiEßi Heriot.— Lime- -boo* -fide ; for.,agri- '" cultural purposes-is conveyed between kilns and iarushersby rail free of- charge on the • same conditions as consigned to far""Uners" direct; it "must, however, -be consigned flffltt tfie kii* '*»" Out farmer to bo

crushed "at, crushing 'works. Advisable for -you to represent matter to railway traffic _ manager, when fuH inquiries will be^m'ade into circumstances of your case. From the information contained in your letter it is - impossible to state definitely whether the free" railway concession is applicable to the . case in question. -• P. D.— (l) You do not -indicate the purpose „' for "the -ma-terial on which the glue or " cement' is to be used, or give any idea, of the--quahtrty requifea. Aie the articles intended to be" under water" continuously, or are they merely lia.ble to being immersed now and again. (2) Celluloid. " - iNQTJiBEa D, Denniston. — H." M. Davey, consulting- enginesx, 91a Princes street, replies :— (1) Yes, -a tank holdtng as much -as you ask. for could most easily be made of'-concrete, w-nd a "good size -would be, say, 7ft internal- diameter and about 4ft high -for th«~ smaller, quantity to about sft hi^li ior-the larger -quantiy .you' mention." If you make it of concrete arid" ware, from 4in to sin thick oi concrete wo\ud be sufficient. * To "make the. tank (which, of course, may be wholly" above ground, or partly below - and partly above, or wholly" below a».*you_ -■ like) proceed as.>follow&:— Level the ground for the bottom at- the height the bottom is to be, and erect upright boards, • say" about 4in by-lin", or any other convenient ' boaads, to form' the outer .wall to Test the " -ooncrete wall against; in -youT case, and; "" if you" make jthe tank* of. the- dimensions as ajbove,,- the' boar d9 would be about, say, " "6ft long, -aid wcnild be jftit, say, lft in the ground irl a cir'ole about. 7ft- lOin internal diameter. ; - This circle- can. now- b&, braced and bound "with wire or 'hoop "iron, or such - like" to keep it rigid, when it will. look. like. " a' gigantic" tub. Now strong coils of fencing - wire 'should "be- loosely stapled to the inner of the" boards, so. that the wire is "fully, "say, iialf'an ".irSchtrom them? ; The' .wire should start" fronr the: bottom'; rising' in spiral coils," «.bo<at 2in rise every turn; 1 - ori say, .about- ISOft otPwire'pex foot .rise; -^lor Ccloaer if .preferredl -would , : .be perhaps - better. "Tiny bite\pf, . sa-y,," wood could.be - ued-ib^'keep. fhe wire. from touching; the " "a 4" this .wire, should' be^embedded ir» - .the "finisiied work- to, keep" it.Jrpnv. rus.l> ■ - -ing.--'' The inside of^.the- tab-like 'structure" ; "h*s-now a lengthy- coil fromr-the bottom to. th«- top, and an extra turn or two. of r wire may. -■'be given near the top for- ext^a * strength.- Mix" the cement," about 11 .of cement to about 2| of sand, which" shouldbe?well "sifted .in" a_ moderately, fine sieve. Build the first .course about" 3in or so high. - by the 4in to sin thicfc as you decide; the closer the wire the thinner, in reason, the i " wall may be. - -The cement and sand-must j be" as" little wetted aa possible and j thoroughly mixed, so that it will stand ofl i itself, the 3in"<oT so". that each course is, and also' so "that when one course- is finished it snould-be able to bear the next, and so" on. In' this way, and" working from ,the inside you can "make- the whole without "any support ".for. the inside, • and -so get -to" every part -from where -are. You I - will need: a tool about the _ben6V of -the ■ circle- to smooth the work, as you go on, , and a steel " one for finishing, whiphwiU -be t in- nea<fc r cement. .TJbe" bottom, is then i "' done in the usual w*y/ and -if required - ' when dry the. inside can be .tarred,' but if- " nnely=nnished it shoulcL be. watertight, witn---^out". -The- boards may, of course, -either be left - or- taken away.- .and the outside may-ei&er be" left or Hae- finis.hed;as-;de-. "- - sired. -."The above- was from. a recipe_kuidly, "" given" me by"Mr liangevad, Who .has 6 bujlt -many in this"! way ~with excellent! results. * Whatever you decide «s the thickness, of the" tank at the bqttom,. it may be thinner..towards,' the eajr 3in thiok : there. , -. , Anxiotis. — A solution of .the- problem. from= you published "last week has. been sent in r by'Mt S. t L"eask, Omakau.- -Send 'a stttrnped' ""--envelope, -with "your "address,- ' and .the " -solution will berforwarded-to" you. . /_.