New Britain herald., 1926-08-27
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 Q. Is there a method by which superfluous hair can be removed permanently without harm?
 A. The only absolutely perma-
 nent method is with an electric
 needle. That is harmless in the hands of an expert but expensive. There are several depilatories on the market which are temporarily ef- fective and harmless. Bleaching the hair with peroxide of hydrogen will make it less conspicuous.
 Q. When grouping a number of flags in decorations, where should the American flag be placed? When state or city flags or pennants of a society are flown on the same hal yard with the American flag what position would the latter have?
 A. When a number of flags are grouped and displayed from staffs, the flag of the United States or America should be in the center or at the highest point of the group. When flags of states or cities or pen l nants of societies are flown on the same halyard with the American flag, the national emblem should | always be at the peak. When flown from adjacent staffs the flag of the United States should be hoisted first No flag or pennant should be l placed above or to the right of the American flag, that is. to the left of the observer.
 Q. How often should hair be washed?
 A. Twice a month is as much as most hair will stand and some hair does not need it so often. Very dry hair should not be washed often as the natural oil is destroyed and the hair becomes brittle and the scalp dry.
 Q. How did Wall Street" get it's name?
 A. Where Wall Street is today wall, built by the Dutch settlers, was erected in 1644. It was in reality a guard built to keep out Wild animals and as a protection against Indians. In 1853, Cover nor Stuyvesant built real wall consisting of palisades 12 feet high and Is inches thick. The last DOT ton of that barricade was removed in 1898. The name Wall Street clung, even after its disappearance. c. What nutrients do green vegetables contain? Is it better to eat them raw or cooked?
 A. Green vegetables hold an inn portant place in the diet because they contain valuable mineral salts. a nigh percentage of water and con- siderable celluose. With few ex- ceptlons they should be eaten raw. because the mineral salts, being soluble, are lost in the water in | "hlch they are cooked, and because the cellulose serves it's purpose best In the crisp form. Cabbage is rendered much more difficult of di- gestlon by cooking. Spinach, beet tops, etc, are more palatable cooked. The delicately favored | vegetables should be boiled in a very small amount of water, so that they need not be drained. Thus tba mineral matter will be retained when the vegetables are served.
 c. How is banana ice cream made?
 A. Skin and scrape 4 bananas and force through sieve. Add quart of cream, or half cream and half milk. 1 1-3 tablespoons lemon Julce' one cup of sugar and a pinch or salt. Stir and freeze as for any other kind of ice cream.
 v. Is there possibility of life sh other planets than the earthq
 A. Probably Uranus and Nen tune are too hot for life; Mercury, there is reason to believe, turns on LIS axis in the same period if re- Hol'es around the sun, therefore all ways presents the same face to +be sun and is boiling hot on one side and Icy cold on the other. yenus mas good atmosphere but if is bn heVed that, like Mercury, this planet aiWays presents the same face to the sun and is therefore boiling bot on the one side and icy cold on tbe other. There is possibility of life on Mars because it is smaller tban the earth and must have cooled qulcKer' All astronomers do not agree as to the possibility of life on wars however, some pointing out that the atmosphere must be scanty and that the distance from the sun IS so great that it may be too cold | Tor mud water There is certainly no no He on Jupiter, as it appears to oe req not. Saturn, too, Is too hot TOT water to settle on it's surface.
 Q' What is the American Auto- mobile Association?
 A. A national organization from winch maps, state auto laws. and all kinds of touring information in advice about hotels, camp Ing, etc., may be obtained. The nam offices of the association are oVl tlfth avenue, New York Citv ana lfth and Pennsylvania Avenue N' W. Washington, D. c.
 .. How can I mepd o my laundry tub so as to make if ~
 A. Use mixture of litharge and siycerln or a specially prepared 1ommerCial cement The litlA