New Britain herald., 1925-07-16

A This Is an astronomical term signifying that the sun is taken as the center Of reference or view It is opposed to gcocentric, which in dicates that the earth is taken as the center,
 Q. What is the best method of removing a fishhoolz from the flesh?
 A. When the barbed end of a f1shhook has entered the flesh. do not attempt 10 remove it by pulling 1t directly out. Such a procedure will cause great laceration of the tissues. The better plan is to de- press the shank of the hook, push the point forward and outward in an upward direction, and bring it out on the surface at another point. The barbed end is then cut of with wire cutter or a file, and having been removed, the hook can be ex- tractdd by pulling on the shank without further damage to the tis- sues.
 Q. Why is it that strawberries and red raspberries will not make good jelly without the addition of apple?
 A. These are apt to be more or less lacking in pectin or acid, or both and therefore will not make good jelly by the ordinary methods. This is especially the case if the fruit is quite ripe, because both pectin and acid decrease as ripen- ing progresses.
 1 2. Can you suggest a good method for removing greasy dirt from automobile wheels before re- painting them?
 A. Saturate the greasy parts with crude oil and turpentine, or with i kerosene, and let these softeners do their work for some hours. Then with q sharp putty knife, sCraper, wire brush and cotton waste rub the grease off, and finish by washing the surface well with turpentine.
 c. Where does the wren build her nest, and how many eggs does she lay season and what do they
 look like?
 A. The wren usually builds her
 nest in 8, hole in a tree. but will
 use any available crevice, and has
 been known to place its bulky nest
 of sticks in the pocket of a coat
 hung in a shed. The eggs are six
 or eight in number, very thickly
 and very finely speckled all over
 with pinllish brown. Two broods
 are raised each season.
 Q, Can you give a simple and ef- fcctive deodorant for body odors in hot weather?
 : A. Of course, perfect cleanliness is the first requisite. However, bi, carbonate of soda applied dry witt
 a powder puff or absorbent cotton or one teaspoonful Slightly moist ened), rubbed under the arms i, said to be simple but effective. Q. Where did the idea of the l Man in the Moon" originate? 4. The origin of the myth tha l there really was a man in the moor
 comes perhaps from the fact tha t the Egyptians personified the moor t as masculine, and identified it witt
 Troth, the pathfinder and awakene, ) of sleeping minds. Plutarch wrote 3 a treatise on the Face in thu r Moon" in which he relates an in ] teresting fable, The good, he says
 go 10 the moon and enjoy perfec
 tranquility. But should anyone
 whose purifcation was incomplete y attempt to force his way thither, h, , was frightened away by the appari | tion of a terrifying and appalling $ face. It is suggested that this mytl Q was probably originated to dcte
 premature entrance into the nex :. world by the unlawful method 0 Q suicide
 l O. Was the election of Senate
 Schall of Minnesota over Magnu
 Johnson brought 10 a suit?
 A. On February ?, 1925, a peti
 ton was filed by Senator Magnu
 Johnson contesting the election c $ Mr. Schall to the senate, on ground u alleging violation of the Corrup e Practice act, claiming that tn It Schall campaign had a slush fun
 of S75,000, obtained from bootleg h gers, etc, and presenting man IT other complaints. The contest wi e come before the senatorial commit d tee on privileges and elections i
 the next congress.
 d c, Was the character of "Jo' t. the Fat Boy" in Charles Dickens 1t "Picltwick Papers" drawn from 1t real character?
 IS A. II is said that the origin' L. of this character was probably on Ie James Sudden, landlord of the Re B. Lion inn in Military road, Chatham Il Q. Where is Echo canyon? le A. This is long and deep gorg ae formed by the Weber river in nortf 'x ern Utah. on the Union Pacif r. railroad. It is about 20 miles nortl le east Of Salt Lake City. and is r SC markable for it's echoes and sul
 lime scenery The sides Of the caI
 yon are bare rock and almost vert
 cal Owing 10 erosion, many of Il
 rocks have assumed curious shape T. Q. How is the cider down, tht
 is used for stufing bed covering e. obtained?
 r. 4. This Is the down from Il
 breast Of an cider. and is take
 from its nest, or from the body
 the dead bird The elders nest
 upon coasts, seeking hooks ar he crannies. AS is the habit of mar ic. ducks, the mother begins as soC as as the eggs come to pluck the easi ca removed down from her breast vii ly which to cover them during h
 absence. thus both blanketing the