The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-06-10
facts of Interest
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All communications addressed to this
department must be written in ink and
accompanied by name and address
Both will be held confidential.
Correspondents will please write the
names of their places of residence in
.ull. Letters go astraY daily because
he address is given merely as "City.
There are forty-five of these United
States and many cities in each State.
& I have had birds ever since was seven
years DID, and have never taken the care
and pains that have Of the two roll
ers".I purchased. last spring. But since
mouIting they have sung very little, and
not all of their n.--And there is a
hoarseness; and grating. disagreeable
sound, and quite a wheeziness when they
fly.
I found they had mites. and think
have freed them, but they sometimes
shed a few feathers Still, they eat we'll
and act well generally.
If you can tell me how to restore their
song shall be more than grateful. They
cough evenings a great deal.
The case is beyond my skill. If you
will send me stamped and self-ad-
dressed envelope will refer you to one
wise in such matters.
There is a rapid process in addition
known to some people. You may tell
them to add any two numbers not over
a. hundred and they will tell you the
answer as soon as you say the last mum
Der. Or you may tell them to add forty
or fifty numbers, and they will tell YOU
the answer as soon as you finish. have
asked four men to whom the process IS
known to tell me- but they Will not do
so. I would be very much obliged to you
if YOU could tell me, as 1t would be a,
great help to me. H. u NJ.
Will some one Of our Incompatible
corps Of arithmetcans answer the
aboyeo Are not such lightning calula-
tors freaks? Is there formulated sys-
tenn of instantaneous addition!
Kindly inform me on what day and
IN what month in 1882 Grinnell Iowa.
was destroyed. A. H. II.
AS this is the fourth time this query
has been put to me, and by as many DIFF
ferent persons, assume that there must
be a serious reason for the urgent re-
quest on the part Of "a. e. H. ;" that 1T
should be answered MY ReDus ,exper-z
fence has made me suspicious of such
.repetitions. Yet there can hardly be
trap in so grave a matter as this. VIII
some one answer?
1. Where could I get a copy Of the
poem entitled .The Shadows on the
Wall?" and by whom was it written?
Also, 1.-THE Patter of the Rain 2"
g. In renewing everything on my
dresser, what are the most proper ar
ticles to place on It? How many should
there be? What is the prettiest COW
ering for it? Should the pincushion be
overturned or quite plain? Should the
combs, brushes. etc. be In closed case
on a tray, or out of sight!
I dislike an overcrowded dresser, and
do not admire the coarse china sets on
display at department stores. Are they
in the best taste? MRS. ~. l..
/. Referred.
2. A dresser is a piece of kitchen
furniture What you mean is dress
ing table or a dressing bureau. refer
you to detailed instructions given in
Housewives Exchange May 18th. You
are right in disliking the overcrowded
bureau TOP. and III adjuring the coarse
uselessness of the china displayed on
bargain counters.
I read in a late paper about a dog
that is troubled with irritation Of the
skin, and wish to say that own very
beautiful Scotch collie that only q sE :e
time ago was troubled with an lrrlta-
{ ton on her nose which itched very bad
". I cured her entirely by using prep
aration Of sulphume. four drops three
times a day. rolled up in a piece Of meat,
SO as to- disguise the taste: ~ have We.
enclosed sleaflet with address of the num-
Der. and sperha ps,ss you might hnd some
good in the remedy as it is unsurpassed
for any break ors skin trouble and I
ould not be without it for my collie.
Would you also inform me- at your CON
lean Consul, as wish to write to him
about the asafoetida receipts for cook
ing. The suphume remedy can be had
Z at any downtown drug store put sma mai
MRS. NJ. ". NJ.
The United States Consul in Mexico Is
Andrew D: Barlow. Of Missouri.
AS II take some delight In ma themau ti1s
solution OF f..