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  2. Questions Answered Information on all Subjects.

    All communications to the Editor must lie accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. We endeavor to answer questions faithfully, but accept no responsibility. The Editor cannot undertake to return unsuitable MSS., drawings, and photographs, but ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 289 words
  3. KITCHENER FLAG ART UNION.

    Subscriber (Capertee): The number mentioned by you did not secure a prize in the art union. The winning numbers were published in the Sydney "Evening ...

    Article : 34 words
  4. AUSTRALIAN ENLISTMENTS.

    N. Z.: 1. .How many troops enlisted in Australia for the war?-- The enlistments for the Commonwealth totalled 415,685, made up as follows:-- New South ...

    Article : 52 words
  5. CATTLE YARD AND THROWING PEN.

    J. E. (Hughenden): The Queensland Department of Agriculture and Stock has supplied us with information that enables us to reply to your question. Here ...

    Article : 399 words
  6. A MILE SQUARE.

    Constant Reader: 1. A mile square contains 640 acres, and is a square block, measuring one mile each way. A square mile also contains 640 acres, but may ...

    Article : 41 words
  7. WAGGA LAND BOARD DISTRICT

    Inquirer: The Wagga Land Board district includes the Riverina, and is bound on the south by the Murray. It includes Young, Temora, Cootamundra, ...

    Article : 45 words
  8. BILLY BLUE.

    Constant Reader: 1. Billy Blue was the first settler on the North Shore. "He was an American by birth, a sailor man by trade (says Lewis Rose M'Leod, ...

    Article : 319 words
  9. THE LAW OF IMPETUS.

    Constant Reader (Tottenham): 1. An apple thrown up 20ft in the air from the top of a railway truck travelling 80 miles an hour, would not fall back to the ...

    Article : 79 words
  10. STOPPERS FOR VARNISH BOTTLES.

    Painter: Varnish bottles are best closed 11th stoppers formed of good and pure wax, or corks may be used which have seriously been dipped in molten wax. It ...

    Article : 59 words
  11. REMOVING PAINT FROM STONE

    Reno: Three pounds of soda added to a gallon of boiling water, laid on with a common paint brush, will remove paint from stone. The paint will soften in a ...

    Article : 74 words
  12. TO DISSOLVE SEALING WAX.

    W. W. (Newcastle): Buy the best fine dealing wax, break up as fine as possible, and put into a bottle containing methylated spirit: leave for a day or two to ...

    Article : 64 words
  13. PAY OF A.I.F. AND N.Z. SOLDIERS.

    N. Z.: 1. Please inform me the pay of Australian soldiers from private to sergeant-major on active service?-- Daily rates of pay of members of the ...

    Article : 410 words
  14. TO PRESERVE WIRE ROPE.

    T. F.: Apply raw linseed oil with a piece of sheepskin, wool inside, or mix the oil with equal parts of Spanish brown and Lampblack. To preserve wire rope ...

    Article : 72 words
  15. SPOTS ON MARBLE.

    T. W. S. (Armidale): Copper spots, can be removed from marble by diluted sulphuric acid and. ammonia, and subsequently with water and ammonia. Rust ...

    Article : 159 words
  16. A SICK HORSE.

    Farmer: A sick horse should receive careful attention. In many of the lesser ailments good care is preferred to the use of medicines, while in many ...

    Article : 165 words
  17. RUST ON STEEL.

    F. F.: To remove rust from steel, over the rusted part with oil or fat; let t remain three hours, wipe off with both: take 2 drm. caustic potash and 4oz ...

    Article : 91 words
  18. TO KEEP VARNISH BRUSHES.

    Inquirer: Varnish brushes should never be allowed to touch water, as it not only injures the elasticity of the hair, but a [?]esin is deposited in the hilt of the ...

    Article : 64 words
  19. COTTON IN SILK OR WOOL.

    F. W.: Take a small piece and unravel the threads, and inflame them; the cotton burns away freely and leaves little or no black charcoal, the wool and ...

    Article : 163 words
  20. CLEANING OSTRICH FEATHERS

    B. F. F.: Cut some white curd soap in small pieces, pour boiling water on them, and add a little pearl ash. When the soap is quite dissolved and the ...

    Article : 121 words
  21. WIREWORMS.

    Farmer: These are hard-bodied, smooth, Yellowish-white grubs, common in the soil, and varying in sizes up to 1½in in length. These active, wiry, ...

    Article : 141 words
  22. TO BLEACH SHELLAC.

    Old Reader: Any quantity of yellow shellac previously broken in small pieces is conveyed into a flask, alcohol of .830 specific gravity poured upon it, and the ... [ILLUSTRATED]

    Article : 281 words
  23. STAINS ON KID GLOVES.

    B. T.: Stains may be removed even from the most delicately colored gloves, by suspending them for a day in an atmosphere of ammonia. Provide a tall ...

    Article : 84 words
  24. TO SHRINK FLANNEL.

    A. B.: Flannel should be soaked in cold, hard water, before making up, and hung up to drain and dry without any squeezing or handling in the water. ...

    Article : 74 words
  25. MISCELLANEOUS.

    M. W.: The firm you mention was several years ago at the address you state. We understand that they moved to Glebe; but we have been unable to trace them. ...

    Article : 32 words
  26. MISSING FRIENDS.

    COOKE'S DETECTIVE AGENCY, Chancery Estates Recov. Missing friends found. Secret Inq. made. Com. by judges and police. Agents in all cities. Office, 4 Rowe-st, Sydney. ...

    Article : 77 words
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