Can democratic forms of government be made universal?

Is legal punishment for crime as severe as it should be?

Should the formation of monopolies be prevented by the State?

Has Spanish influence been helpful or harmful to Mexico as a people?

Which is of more importance, the primary or the high school?

Will the tide of emigration ever turn eastward instead of westward?

Should the art of war be taught more widely than at present in the
United States?

Was slavery the cause of the American civil war?

Is life insurance a benefit?


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HOW TO MAKE 32 KINDS OF SOLDER.--1. Plumbers' solder.--Lead 2 parts,
tin I part. 2. Tinmen's solder.--Lead 1 part, tin 1 part. 3. Zinc
solder.--Tin 1 part, [Transcriber's Note: The original text reads
'lead 1 to parts'] lead 1 to 2 parts. 4. Pewter solder. Lead 1 part,
bismuth 1 to 2 parts. 5. [Transcriber's Note: The original text reads
'Spelter soldier'] Spelter's solder.--Equal parts copper and
zinc. 6. Pewterers' soft solder.--Bismuth 2, lead 4, tin 3 parts.