Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-04-18
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 1 tive if necessary will remove them If not, consult a doctor. CD 4
 toothbrush properly manipulated vii keep teeth clean; you will need tC
 consult a dentist in the matter of
 keeping them sound. (3) Good-na.
 tured and agreeable, quiet and digni-
 fled, successful dealing with people
 L. D.--Is there any practical way
 of stopping the hair falling out? @ What is the horoscope of those born Oct 12 and Dec "A? .s.,.. ."s A. There are many tonics for the hair which in connection with rub ping the scalp will do the hair good.
 Probably the friction is worth more
 than the rest of it. Treatment that is said to be good for falling hair
 consists of rubbing the scalp with a
 spiral motion with table salt placed
 in enough water to melt it. Do this
 at night, and in the morning remove
 the salt with fine comb. Then
 brush the hair well. After three oi
 four treatments you can decide
 whether it is helpful.
 Pencil.-Who was the originator of shorthand, Graham or Pitman?
 A. Shorthand was invented hun dreds of years before Graham or Pit man devised their systems. It was known by the old Greeks as tachy- graphy, and there is reason to sup pose that the orations of Cicero were committed to paper with as much skill as the modern stenographer can boast. The development of steno- graphy was largely due to Marcus Tullius Tiro, who was born in Latium 1O3 B. c. Tiro was Cicero's secre- tary, Nautilus, who was contempo- rary with Cicero, Virgil and Horace wrote: Tn shorthand skilled, where little marks comprise whole words, a sentence in a single line," etc.
 w. L. M.-Are all Americans call ed Yankees, or does the north only have that name, and why? @ What are the horoscopes of those born Oct 2S and Nov '?
 A. Walsh's Handy Book of Lit erary Curiosities" says Yankee is a l term of doubtful etymology and va ried uses; the derivation accepted as most plausible makes it a slight cor ruption of the word Yengees, which was applied to the English by the h. dian tribes to which they first be- came known, it being their attempt to pronounce the word English. AS I matter of fact Yankee is anything you please in the way of an Ameri- ,an. If you are in England, native )f the United States is a Yankee. Ii you are in the south, Yankee is a lortherner, more especially a New CD High temper, si- ent and dignified, strong will, vain
 D. M.-What was the government If the American colonies prior to -775? How were mems rights guar Inteed, and to what extent did they lave the power of self government? p In what way did France aid the olonies in establishing independence, nd how was that aid secured? (3) When and where was the first perma- lent settlement made within the Tnited States?
 A. The colonies were ruled by overnors appointed by the king, and elf government was limited to local fairs. The rights of men were those uaranteed by the Magma Charta. he demand for power to levy taxes recipitated the war of the revolu- ion. CD France was the first na- lon to recognize the United States overnment, being induced to do SC part by her jealousy of England afayette and many other noble renchman also showed a lively in. crest in the founding of the new ation. due to the same cause and le friendships formed between lemselves and representatives from lis country. C3) St Augustine. I Ia, IS the oldest city within the con- { nes of the United States, but the q 'ttlers were Spanish. The first set ement made by English speaking aople was at Jamestown in 1908