The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1908-05-02
Questions
and Answers

LICAN ran Question and Answer"
column, but for various reasons neg
lected to keep it up. Since that time
many queries have been forwarded,
and now that the spring rush has sub
sided 1t is convenient and a pleasure
to assist as far as we can 10 elucidat.
ing, clearing up, some OF the perplexi.
ties of our subscribers as indicated IN
their questions:
Dear Editor: Please tell how bash.
full young man should enter dining
room.
Answer: That depends upon whose
dining room 1t is. If 1t belongs to an
editor, walk right in and put both feet
on the table. That's probably all that
will be on the table, as pigs feet are
regular editorial diet. If lisa doctors
dining room, 20 in by the back door
and tell the hired girl, as she will
think you are one OF the doctors pa
tients from Dakota and she will give
you square meal to make you sick.
II 1t should be minister's or bankers
dining room there will probably be
ladies present. In that case never en-
ter with your trousers rolled up unless
the coffee is muddy.
Dear Editor: Has a taxpayer and
citizen a right to sport?
You bet he has lie has a right to
breathe, to express his opinion or send
it by freight; a right to work and
make az honest living, a right to vote,
to pay taxes, to find fault with every.
one that doesn't think as he does. He
has right to pay his debts and at.
tend church. In fact, taxpayer and
citizen has whole lot OF rights but
he should exercise them like a gentle
man.
Dear REPUBLICANS: When Is the
right sign In the moon to wean a baby :?
Please answer and Oblige.
| Dear Mrs. Clark: The proper sign
to wean baby depends. If the baby
Is twins it should be weaned In the
sign OF Gemin. II it should happen
that the baby Is one and only one, it
would then depend as to whether the
baby was OF the Homogeneous or a
heteralogous kind. BY the first we
mean If it was not an adopted baby and
had depended on the head of the fam.
| lily for its sustinence and was not OF
the sO.called "uncommOnly bright"
kind OF children, we do not think we
would pay as much attention to the
moon as we would to the demands OF
society on the mother to wear peek-a.
boo waists. II on the other hand the
kid was OF the bran mash or the alfalfa
variety, we would not wean it until at
least the Russian thistle was in bios
som, as this would create a tendency
for the child in after years to have
hay fever and drink whisky. II the
baby Is OF true Irish parentage and
has been raised on a bottle we don't
think 1t should be weaned until 1t is
at least so years Of age and not then
II 1t could be helped.
Will you please inform me how to
wash baby?
It's dead easy and years hence you
won't ask such foolish questions. Fill
the bath tub or barrel full OF water,
any good water will do; then carefully
remove all germs with a pair OF ice
tongs. Put your elbow In It occasion.
ally to see II the temperature Is all
right and II 1t isn't, holler, for that's
what the baby will do. II IL raises
blisters on your elbow 1t may be too
warm. II 1t raises goose skin or makes
your teeth chatter 1t may be too cold.
IL you can't put your elbow into 1t, 1t
may be too hard. Above all be mod.
crate Grasp the baby firmly BY the
nape of the neck and both feet and
shake 1t loose from it's flannels until
you begin to see safety pns-remove
these with gas plyers-then unroll
the wrappings until the baby appears
Having previously put on your rubber
pajamas and hip boots, place your
hands under the baby and fire him in
to the bath tub. After he has kicked
all the water out, refill and repeat
Keep baby face downwards otherwise
you would not be able to put water
anywhere except in his mouth. Re
peat.
j. II. G.. Nails that do not yield t
manicuring can be driven in with {
hammer
p. NJ, Yes, black heads can be re
moved. In the south lynching is tn,
popular remedy, Roosevelt has ;
recipe tnat worked we'll at Browns
VILE
A. @. G, To vevelop a bust, get OF
the wrong side Of the market.
Miss N. ID. When crows feet will
not yield quickly to massage, ill then
suddenly with cement and smootl
them with trowel.