The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-04-24

MIR. Ffxit: Can Won tell me
when the worlds fair at New
York comes 10 . close, ~ ] have
heard that II lasts two years
and also that II lasts only q
year: ID. r.
Present opening and closing
dates are April 80 and Oct. 81.
Whether the fair IL reopened in
1910 will depend upon whether
II 10 q success or q flop this
year.
Mr.. Fixit: Can the szalca
plant be started from seed or
must one plant cuttings: My
bush n In bloom now. NJ. W.
Azaleas can be grown from
seed. though careful handling IL
necessary. Seeds are sprouted
on wet brick or wet peat moss.
Much OF the seed il imported
from Japan and grown here
that way. When cuttings of soft
wood are used, they should be
set down in a mixture of peat
moss and sharp sand. Another
method In to bury limbs,
notched on the lower part In
peat moss. The notched parts
will send out roots which can be
planted.
Mr.. FIxit: To settle . dispute.
how was the Great Northern T.
mile tunnel started, from both
ends and the middle or only
from both ends: r. J. NJ.
Back IL or IL years ago four
sxcsvating operations were In
progress on that tunnel. When
work started on the ends q shaft
was put down in the center and
holes started In both directions.
A small pilot tunnel was ex-
cavated first and the main
operation carried on with IT,
aid.
Mr.. Fixit: What II the law,
II any. In regard 10 the lighting
If halls and stairways In ROOM
Ing houses In Tacoma: p. p.
There Ia a little more 10 that
law than we could quote here.
II Ia under Jurisdiction of the
lighting inspector, In the Light
Department at City Hall. He
will explain the regulations to
you, IL you believe you have
grounds for a complaint.
Mr.. Ffxit: I have discovered .
method by which = person may
keep her hair from turning gray
and In many eases restore the
color 10 gray hair, as I myself
have done, after middle age. l
really know this method works
rs l have tried II out for 10
years on q number Of people
with very satisfactory results.
II also grows hair where people
have been bald. would like
10 sell this information and
want 70 know the hest way 10 60
about II and would IL require q
license: ALICE r.
II it Is even half that good,
you should protect yourself by
having 1t patented. a process
which generally requires services
Of patent attorney. II you
intend merely to manufacture
your preparation yourself and
sell IL yourself from door to
door. you might not require
license. Before you attempt to
dispense any type of drug, you
should be very sure that you are
not violating federal food and
drug regulations. A patent at
torney could also advise you on
steps toward marketing.
Mr.. Fixit: Please tell me how
10 wire a car generator or start
Ing motor to run on ll0-voit
w. {. Il.
A starting motor would have
have to be completely rewound,
so would be out of the question.
A generator can be worked
over, but the method would re-
quire diagrams beyond the pos
sibilities Of this column. Elec-
tricians advise that II also
would be impracticable. While
IL would work. 1t would draw far
too much electricity for the
power it would deliver.
Mr.. Fixit: How many cars
and trucks has the city Of Ts-
coma and how many did they
buy In the past two years:
At the beginning of 1889 the
city owned 254 pieces of auto
motive equipment. OF these,
81 were passenger cars, l64
trucks and nine busses.
During the past two years los
new pieces of equipment have
been purchased. Most of them
have been on trade-ins of old
vehicles. so the total number IN
that time probably has not in
creased more than about Is or
20.
Mr.. FiNit: Would you please
tell me what oil burning furnace
units still combine the fan in
the unit To lift the heat instead
of having 20 install the elabor-
ate fan system in addition
VI. j. I.
That really comes under the
heading OF shopping. which the
reader can do 10 his own salts
faction much better than Mr..
Fixit can do IL for him.
QUESTIONS TO TEST
YOUR KNOWLEDGE