The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1939-05-13

will De published when requested.
Mr.. Fiylt: Tell &c. 4. r." to
loosen the dirt around his oak
stump and dump a gallon or 10
Of coal oil around il 80 the oil
will reach the tap root. Coal
oil tkerosene) will kill tree
or any other plant If IL reaches
the roots.
ED. Il. MILLER,
1915 So. Ferry 1T.
Sounds like the above plan
ought to do the trick.
Mr.. Fixit: Could YOU tell me
what are the requirements for
admission at MoIer's Beauty
school. A. X. -.
Puyallup.
Applicants must be high
school graduates Is years old
or over and the time require
ment for completing the course
is 1000 hours-one year at
hours per day. After paying
IS down the applicant may
work out the expense Of tut
ton and tools in from five 10
seven months, the school offic-
ials say. After payment has
been completed, students receive
wages for their time. Contact
the school for further informa-
ton if you are interested.
Mr.. Fixit: How did Mothers
day originate: MRS. y. X.
Prof. Frank +. Herring. South
Bend, Ind, is credited with first
promoting the idea in 1904. 1t
was locally, but not nationally
recognized until May, 1914. fol-
lowing presidential proclama-
ton by Woodrow Wilson. II has
been an annual national day
since then.
MIR. Fixit: Is the grand duchy
Of Luxembourg larger or smaller
than Pierce county, Also how
many Finnish people are there
In Tacoma j. G.
Luxembourg is much smaller
than Pierce county. 1t has an
area of 999 square miles: Pierce
county spreads over 1,701 square
miles. But Luxembourg has a
population of nearly 100000
compared with our 10000.
There were 81 Finnish people
in Tacoma, according to the
1880 census.
Mr.. Fixit: How IL. the name
Marion spelled as a girls namee
We looked II up IL years ago
and 1t was Marion for a girl;
now everybody says 1t is wrong.
Is there any cure for a cigaret
smoker? &. G.
The spelling Marion is COM
monty used for boys; Marian for
girls, with several variations.
There are clinics that treat per-
sons wishing TO break them
selves of the tobacco habit. but
this column couldn't give their
treatment. II it's serious, you
should consult a physician or
have the patient just quit smok-
ing cigarets. That can some
times be done by cutting down
the number at first and grad
ually easing off the nervous de-
mand for them. Some persons
can just quit-bing like that.
Fixit doesn't use them, so never
tried to quit.
Mr.. FiNit: DO YOU know
where ! may obtain an address
In Ireland for friendly CORE
spondence At your suggestion
tried DIR. n. II. Crowelrs club
In Vancouver, Wash. and found
addresses in Ireland were not
available.
GERRY CARDIGAN.
Mountain View Sanitorium,
Lakeview.
All right, Gerry. you might
then try Garth Healy. secretary
of the Fire legation, 23l0 Tracy
Place. Washington. d. C. I'll
bet he could suggest someone
you could write to.
Mr.. fixit: viii you please tell
me II the word faint" IL an ac-
cepted English word: n not,
why IL the definition in the new
dictionaries r, NJ.
Roy, Wash.
Amt" or use il with an
spostrophe, amt wins place
in modern dictipsries because
30 many persons persist in using
H. But it's like black sheep
or poor relation, showing up
with shabby clothes and dirty
hands. and knocking on your
front door when you've got COM
pany. II is really given no social
standing in English speech or