Waterbury evening Democrat., 1908-11-07

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 J. T. s.--I don't think undlluted wood ashes would be too strong to apply to the roots of tree. In the case of roses 1t might be well to make first trial with little and watch results.
 H. R.-How can I remove jellies from the mold without breaking?
 A. Set the molds for an instant in hot water before turning out. This melts the jelly next to the mold and allows 1t to slip out easily.
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 W. J. N.-Please give me formu- la for making signal oil?
 A. There Is no such word in the dictionaries; probably 1t is propri- etary article, in which case it's con stituents would be known only to its owner.
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 B. NJ. A.-Why does the North star never set?
 A. Because it is almost in di- rect line with the axis of the earth. The apparent motion of the sun and stars is due to the rotation of the earth. The North star is so far away and so far to the north, that is is always visible from the northern hemisphere.
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 B. A. L.-Please tell me what will remove shiny spots from an over coat?
 A.. Sponge the spots with hot di- luted vinegar, or. with the following preparations: tie five cents worth of soap tree bark in cheesecloth and boil half an hour in quart of water Put little in saucer, dilute and sponge the spots with 1t. The re- mainder may be bottled for future use.
 G. H. F.-Please tell me how to trisect an angle?
 A. This is one of the old prob- lems over which mathematicians have puzzled and amused themselves for many centuries. In theoretic elements geometry it is permissible to use only the ruler and the com- pass, and the ruler must be ungrad- uated. With these conditions it Is impossible to trisect an angle. The problem can be solved if two points are marked on the ruler and these be moved so as to fit the figure.
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 F. Allow many square feet of board are there in piece of timber 4x6 inches at one end and 6x6 inches at the other, and IS feet long? And how do you figure it? A. To find the number of feet, board measure, contained in blanks, posts, scantling, etc, multiply the length and width by the thickness expressed in inches. If the timber is wider at one end than the other, add the two ends together and divide by two for mean width. There are more extended rules, but this one Is the short cut, indorsed by law in California.
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 c. A. H.-What is a whisting tree and where is it found?
 A. It is species of acacia, which grows very abundantly in Nubia and the Souden. It's shoots are frequent ly distorted in shape by agency of larvae of insects and swollen into globular bladderform one to two inches in diameter. After the insect has emerged from the circular hole in the side of the dwelling, the open- ing, played upon by the wind, be- comes a musical instrument sugges- tive of sweet-toned fiuet. The whistling tree is also found in the West Indies.
 c. A. M.--When and where were playing cards first made and used?
 A. Cards of use in games of chance are of great antiquity. Card games were played in Egypt in the time of Joseph, and in the orient at a very early date. There is rec ord of their use in England in 1240, in Spain In 1867, in Italy in 1299, in Germany in 1900, and in France in 1861. If you have access to some library you may find therein some of these books: Singers Researches in to the History of Playing Cards, Obatta's Origin and History of Play ing Cards, Taylor's History of Play ing Cards.
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 F. A. R.-How may wrinkles be removed by massage?
 A. To remove lines on the fore head massage from the center out ward with rotary motion, covering the entire forehead. For the per- pendicular lines between the eyes, place the middle finger of the left hand at the top of the lines, and with the middle finger of the right hand massage from the nose upward and downward, with the heavier stroke upward. The lines under the eyes, massage with the middle finger from the nose outward to the corner of the eyes. Massage always with a massage cream cold cream Is only a cleansing cream.
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 L. T. G.-What motive prompted the writing of Uncle Toms Cabin and what effect did its production have on the subsequent life of the author?
 A. The antipathy of Mrs Harriet Beecher Stowe to negro slavery pro- vided a motive for the work. It was published in the spring of 1852, and within year it had been translated into Italian. Spanish, Danish, Swed- ish Flemish, German. Polish and Magyar. and 1t has since been dram atized in twenty forms. It is not likely that the novel influenced the authors life any more than any high