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Show Thii is your corner. Make use of it for your information on questions that are puzzling you. It will be my pleasure and privilege to answer carefully care-fully and promptly all questions submitted to me. Your quettiom mutt be Urn-tkd Urn-tkd to tno,t and your full name and aJJrctt mutt accompany each letter. For special information send stamped tnv elope. All communications will always al-ways be held in absolute" confidence. All letters should be addressed very plainly in pen and hk to Helen Brooks, Box 1545. Salt Lake City. )(C8- Dnr MU nrnoloi I m Tfir Intermix! In Tour corxr. Thcri are lomt ddr.r of om- film itiri I irtltr If 7ou ran topplr m with th d4rM at th following: Mm Alllion, GUdyi Walton. Mtrli I'rrrmt. Doro(hr unit Lllll Gfah. Mr. Jorl Dnw. Marlon Uavla, AnIU 8 U wart, Balx Danlela, Cnllrn Moor, nntolpb VaJmttno, Wallarc RrH. Wallar MDna4, Jack Pick-ford. Pick-ford. Marilyn Miller. Mrr MIIm MlnUr. Bcl-aalj Bcl-aalj Denny and Jafk Perrln. Thanking ya In aJvunrr. I rraia'n, AN IQUIRKR Prom Parawaa, Utah. l'ollolni are the addrnae oa rcqacatcd, Thi fer not lven I wai nnahl to locate but pn"lh'r If you ten I .'or thin few nomrttm later, I may hare them for yoiit Babe Dan-teli Dan-teli .Viry Mile. M'nter. Wall.ee Reed and Rudobh Valentino may all be addreant at the IjwVy Studloe. Hollywnnd. Calif ; AnlU Stew, art may now be loeate-l at SHOO Mfonlon Road, loi Anrelei, Calif. Marie Ireot. 4S1 Bo I!a-nrh're. Urn Anielm, Callf.i Marjorl Daw. t 1 Ht Prnn-ea (wri. ! Aniele. Ca'if. Wallaee MepAiald I.. A Athle'le Huh lx An-el'. Callff Jaek f lei ford. Plckford-Fah-. hint. S'udle... Uollywootl, Calif : Marlon r 'n. International Film Co.. 24TS Seeond Ave , New York City t Colleea Moore, Oold-wyn Oold-wyn S'ndlo.. Culvter City, Calif,: Oladye wn'ton. Universal Studloa. Unlvcraal City, Cnllf ; IVlllan OUh and Dorothy OUh. Griffith Btmllirt, Oriental Point. Mamraroneek, New York Marilyn Miller I now Mr. Jack Plek. ford and, t,t eoaraa, may be receded at Mc (Mir-t 8he'U not on the erreen. Dear Mine Brookat We have been very Interested la your corner cor-ner and have a few Questions that arc bother. In tu and would Ifte to see If you would help us with them. (1) What will take off freckles, moles, warts and DlmDlesT (2) .What will make skinny elrlt fatt S) What arc the beet studies to Uke In first yar hlhT ) When you have weak eyes what will prevent classes T (S) Whst la the best tooth PMte to iucT (I) What U the best kind of sosp to wash your hslr nllh? (7 What Is the What will Uke out fruit iLln.J Yowra truly, TWO LOVERS, Charleston. UUh (I) Tor the first rntllon t mut ask ynu to eend stamped enve'npe for reply (2) Eat plenty of all kln.l. of vegetable and fmlt d-lnk irood. Hch milk a quart a day at leait. and If there Is nothing wronit with your enTl health you will put on weight, hut you muit make a practice of following thU J!p," ? r.t!n,',,...d,, hblt- A w n l".h m" l to splendid (S) A I have told a numlxr of others this depends so much on what you have In mind for the future The jtralrht Frchman eouHe V ern. . ,iV M ""' y,'r ur. eonlsUn or Kngll.h. algebra. htnry or Imtany eytn. naslurru music, applleil arts, eta. (4) It would be Impnslble for me to arivt.e eoneeri. In the eyes, ejeept to tell you to s-e the Tery best oeculUt you ran reach. (6) There are so many splendid tooth pastes that I really could recommend no one in particular Any of the well known prodocts are thorough, ly dependable. (6) Any tar soap Is very rood for the hair (7) Any of the pure click I i candles, butter scotch or "chews" are whole-jome whole-jome As to aiim I vculd not recommeiis the line of any (S) Jf h- fruit Mnlnt a-e In wh te oHlit bolllna water poured through the stain, will usually r'nme It, If In colored roods which will faite. It Is a difficult quea-tlon, quea-tlon, Try on sample first. Dear Mlti nrookit I have brrn very much Interested In your corner, and have rotten a rrcat deal of In-formation In-formation from the answereil ijueftlom. I would like to have you antwer some nuritlon for me, jvhlrh a ret (t) What ! the Nobel prJ!t .1 wnom hM " " awarded! For v,hatT 121 Can you rive me the brief ht. !?ry ? . ln''', "hy'eoriiPtile chararterlt. t'cs of Olaeler National TarkT 3) What arc t' n Indian symbol or 1ili:n and what It their meanlneet 8lncrclyy our, . 9!,ETI'NKIl rrom Oranrevllle. Utah ID The Swedish kckntUt, Alfred n Nobel, the Inventor of dynamite, died In 189J, be-uuenthlnB be-uuenthlnB his fortune, it mateil at tl.000 Ml which should yearly he distributed to tho.e who had contributed to the benefit of mankind to the mated eitint. diirlnr the year Inv mejliately preceding, under the following clu. siricatlonsi I For the mo.t Important dltcov-ery dltcov-ery or Invention In the domain of physical 2 In cheml.try: S In rhyjlolory or medicine: 4 ror the most dlstlnguUhcl literary work of an IdialUtlc nature: & For the mont efTec live work In the Interest of International peace The value of each prlie Is on an av-rai-o of HO I 000 The Imt year on record Is that uf U20 C E Gulllceume. a French, man, as awarded the prlte In physics; Prof, A. Hough, a Dane, In medicine: Knut llanuun, a Norwerlan, In Literature: M Ilourgml. a frenchman. In Peace There was no prize awarded In Chemistry for that year The fol. lowlnr Americans have been awarded the Nobel prlte durlnr former years: T. W. Rich-V'Ul Rich-V'Ul n.Sh?:!,,r'r' ,9Ut A- Cirrel. In medl-tl.ir- li.ltt Woodfw Wilson. In peace. 1918: hlihii Root, In peace, 1912 r Theodore Roosc velt. In peace. I90 Glacier National Park hat an arm of MOO square milea, and takes Its name from the glscleri, about aUty In number, varying In site from a few acres, to several square miles lllarkfeet Glacier It the nvxt Wautlful In the Unlte.1 States as well as the largest, being rive miles square, hav Ing an elevation of 8.000 feet Many or the Rocky Mountain peaks reach a height of 0,000 and 10.000 feet, the largest, Mt. Cleveland, beliw 10,S feet. There are 250 lakes In the ark. Lake McDonald the larsest. Lake Mc I) rmolt one of the smallest The streams and lakes are well stocked with fish. Will reserve re-serve your third question until another time. Pirate read instructions at head of column. Dear Mlas nrooktl I certainly enjoy the questions and answers I find In our paper every iek, and I know you can nn.wir my questions as well as theirs I am quite fat ami would like to be rwlucrd. My height U five frit seven Inches I weigh 142 pounds Now wnat can-1 dil My hands nnd arms and hlr are the worst. My hair Is bad. too. I don't like to cut it. but It does not even come to my shoulders on the sides, but In the hack, It romm to my hip. Can you please tell rae whether to cut Itt And let mo know for the Fair, If you can. The Fair wilt be the 13th, Ulh and ISth or September The skin on the Inside or my hands Is not soft. What can I dot I suppose you will th nk I am taking up lou i of room hut when I a nrt to asl. questions I don t know when to itop Hoping you can Klve me good answers and lot me come asaln. ji will close, your friend, ' LILLY. Manl, Utah You aro quite wel cm, my dear, and lr you had tent your name and address at requested re-quested at htad of column, you would have received an earlier reply, aa I could have sent our reply per-onn' y Not knov.ns yjur are. I do not know Jj.t how much over-V.C over-V.C uht you are but about ten or t c poindi I Imagine I think you can eatlly re hue near that amount by dieting and eter-cUe eter-cUe Eliminate all white breadi and paitrr. also potatora anl nc. k f-om your menu Take dally w-alka of from one to three miles Of course you will have to make a pract'ee of keep ng this up dally or It will bring you no rrtults If you with the reduction on' for your handi, armt and hips you will hi to take special exercise. If you will tend ymir name and a stamped envelope I will rive you the address of a person who can give you Instruction for these special exereitrs. Th' applies to your hair, '"'. as I ran itvt the name of a splendid tonle which will promote the growth or your hair It sounli ery much aa though you had "snarled" and "roughed" your hair rn h '.tee, wh'eh ha broken It off. -The' rc reviil'rrs good rare PI attention to - n rwl condition, and .." Wete.)j-,vatr'l'(r,bew te. Safaeta. I wou 1 . . Ty advise ewtUcn'S) i aayjjgalJlLiv'WcjBsasasBMBssassl without knowing more o DM generl e.-tlon e.-tlon of your hair ant) ealo Are yonr hands calloused, or Ju.t hanh and! dry! If the latter, lat-ter, a good hand lotion applied once or twice a day thmild keep them soft. If they are ealtoued from tome kind cf work, you should near gloves to protect the palmc. Come as often aa you wish, bat read the Instructions In-structions at head of column before writing,' alwart. Dear Mils Brooks: I have ben reading your corner for some time and am tatliried vrith your an were. Here are a few qucst'ona I would like answered: an-swered: (1) What can you do to make a boy friend who It very dear to you be honest and frank about where and how he spends hit nights T (2) How can you make yourself take well In company? IS) When you are ear riding with a steady boy friend. Is It proper to put your arm on the back of the teat and rest your hand on his shoulder? If not, how should you ittT (4) What kind of thing should a girl start on when ah la preparing a hope chest? (S) I hare been going steady with a boy for one year, and he has liven me two pieces of Jewelry for presenta aad four other pieces because he wanted tav If he were to quit me, what should 1 4o wMh the Jewelry? He has toM me he never weald take the two that are presenta back again, but he never said anything about the net. If he does not take them, lc It proper to wear them like I always did before the part. , 'jig? (S) What are nice presenta to give hoys? (?) It It proper that a girl going steady with a boy should chat out with other boys? () What la a good course for a girl to Uka "n school? I mean a high school girl Thank. Ing you very much for your trouble, and hoping you will be able to anwer them all without delay With lotv nf rood luek. I am. BRIGHT KYRS of UUh (1) You can do nothing, my dear. If he loea not care enough for you to tell you Do not " nig" Perhaps this la the reason he does not tell you-rberaiiie you avk him. He may feel that It It hl on alTaV where and how he sperdt him time, and I'm not ure but he It right If you are more than mere fr'endt to each other. It la a different oroposltlon: but I hell v vn sre "Mil tov rojng to be more than Jmt frlendt with hoys. t2) I cannot tell you what to do, other than to le pleaaant and agreeable and conId Ihe other fellow's feelings always. Cultivate a plaianl personality. () No, It Is not prober pro-ber to re-t yonr hend on his ihonlder Car rlilnir does not require tuch a different poal. Ion for the handi than when sitting In a hair or nny ether nlacr. do you think? (4) there are Innumerable things. II right F.yei f"" mleht becr'n with a luncheon art. or a 'aMectolh. pillow slips, underwear, pillow tops, able runners, etc. (S) It la usually considered wner to return all presents f value after a wleunderstandlpr but It depend, entl-ely upon he parties concerned aa to whether you rear the unrcturned ones. () Would depend 'n hn-v long you have known him, Rrlrht rye It la never wise to give expensive "eit A hook, linen or silk handi er. I hlfi, tiro or a leather hill ease would s-r-mm-late rifts f7) The diction-iry diction-iry Inform me that "chase" meant to pursue: pur-sue: to hut; to drive away: nut to night; o In ease you do not with this result. I do not adrUe ueh a eour (.) Po. mneh depend iron what you are fitting yo.irrelf for. If or teaching, the normal course wpuld be ad-''ab'e: ad-''ab'e: If for bu-'ne- I.- commercial: if for higher education. The English or aclrn. tlfln: ir for a home maker, the domeatle tcl. ' j eotir-e would be beneficial. As tou j failed to comply with the Instruction at hoad of en,'umn. by eendlnir your name. I am com. ellM to let your letter appear In the order ' reeelved. Jlls Ttrooker ( n.r !',5'..J:I" 'W'T the rollonlng mieM'ons- (1) Ho-v many ue U there for vlurn? (21 Are there ey memTaldi? If o. h-re? (S) Who n-iV V , hook call-d J-vt fl.h live? O) Ho., many rsmllle. are Iher. In the Unlte-1 S'nes? (6) How much Is alum worth per cwt, (7) How much U fait per ton? , . J D P Fayette. Utah, I "Ml endevor to entvver a few nf your c.tW and I will have to call your atten. Ion lo the rules nt the hend nf the column Send on'y two oiiMtloni each time Semi your other nurtlon another time with a tn.TT'cd envelope fo- the aniwers, (1) Here are a feT u.e. for iium. I wmiM be aeareely he able to tell all of IU ui For adulterating adulterat-ing cheao haklne powder, to harden rata and 'allow, to fix colors In dying and In the tanning tan-ning of leather It It ttted In medicine at an emetic, notably In eaei of lead poisoning, at n means of atonn'ng hetiorrhagea, and for varlo.ii other nurpo-es f2) The mermaid It purely rnyth'cal Thf origin of the myth It unwed to rest in t humanlike appearance of certa'n marine arljiult. such at the teal. (1) I rlo not find thtt exact title Are you ure you have the proper title? (4) Mott devil " h live In the warmer ocean, water of merlca and feed on any living thing which '-T can mavter. (M According to the latett en.ut there are 29.101 2f families In the llnlled States, with a combined population ot 1I)V70.620, (M Alum It worth about 14,00 ".. Jwt '.". N'w Ymy- vMh with freight ailed would make It about S8.00 In Bait Uke Bait It S22 On per ton In Salt Lake. Dear Mitt Brookt: May I enter your cnty corner? I would I'ke you to anvwer these, few quettiom for ".' .(U tWU y?u 'r,,,r " m something .iit rtfK- Dtnleli. Wallace Reld and Herbert Her-bert Ravlintnn? (2) How do you pronounce Thomai MelKhan, tho .novle actor? How old do you Ihlnk I am by my wrltlne? Hoping to get an answer toon, I remain, IWANTTOKNOW. Spring City. ..To.b! ,Mr.Tou may my dear. (1) "Some, thing" la rather Indefinite, but I will do my best Rebe Daniel wn. born In Dallas, Texas, In 1801 : at a child e n!.vycd on the loitl-mate loitl-mate ate te. and has ln.n In the movies with tie Ilnlln.Pathe rmult. Famout Player and nilt" Il-r Utest -jleture it "Nice People" with Wa'lace Iteld at lead'nr man. She la five f'et five Inches In height, weigh 12S poundi. has auburn hair nnd blue eyes, ad. dreta. I etky Studios, Hollywood, Calif. Wal-lace Wal-lace RH.I wat born In 8t Louit. Mo. Ha been with the Vltagraph, Universal. D. W. Griffith nnd Laiky corporations, lie Is tU feet and one Inch In height, weight 170 poundi, 1 aa light brown hnlr and blue eyes, lerlxrt Hiwllnioii was born In Ilrlghton, England, In 1885, hat been with the Sellg, Hn'virtal Paramount rnd othert. It alx feet 111, web hs 100 poundi, hat brown hair and blue yc.i, (2) Tboniat Mclghtn pronoun-n his niitit at though It were, apclleil "Main." id) l'robob'y fourteen or fifteen years. Am I right? Dear Mitt Drooki: I have been reading your corner for aome time and would like to see If you could hclo me, although I am a rran, In your corner, (t) Will you glvo me the address of a muile ator for tho following piece "The SRIek," and torn very late tongs, and how much they are? (2) It Marie Van Vortt, the one that wroto Big Trcmalne, alUe? If to. give me her add r is i. (S) I am having trouble with my primer data for getting playt and with you could help me (4) What thould you lay If a boy. five or alx yenre older than you, atkt you to b hit wife. If you were IS and he was 22 years old? (5) Which It the right tldt to part your hair! OUNSIIINK AND SMILES. Ferron. Utah. Men are always welcome. I aatur you. (1) I have given your name to a mutle tore who will tend you a Hit of th tongs wnW and price, aLiu have had a catalogue of play tent to you. (2) Yea, Marie Van Vorst It it'll living, and her addrrta is, Mr... Gaelano Cagratl, I'laxto nrencaeclo, Rome, Italy. (4) Sixteen Is entirely too young te sqalcuWr arcrriecj avli, e I shoald tell law I did not wish to even think about It The difference In age would not matte- so much. If you were both older, (t) Either tide la all right although the left tide I perhaps per-haps the more popular, Pear Mlsa Brook. : I am very much Interested In your corner nd would like to ask ml a question. What do you have to do to mnke a magpie talk? Thanking you In advance. WILD ROSE. Wyo. Have you tried placing your bird In a dark room and talking to It? ThU method give beat results If It still perflate In re-fulng re-fulng to talk you may pllt Itt tongue part of the way down Some of them have to have thlt done before they will talk. Dear Mitt Brook: I hav been rea ling your corner "Between You and Me" for some time, aad hay found you very wlie. I hope you will answer thai for me. thanking ynu In advance (1) If some boyt and glrlt cent to Caatllla, and the girlt met tome other boyt that they had met. but not been out with before, thould you go home with them If allied? (2) ir a girl la golnr with a boy a) m once a week, and Is I writing to him steady, and alto receiving presents rrom him, and the boy qultt the girl, and she hears he It going with another an-other girl, but mtklnz excuses to the rirtt girl, thould ihe keep on writing or not? Wlihlng you good u-k , LAVEUN. SpanUh Fork (J) ir I rightly undfntanl your nuratlon, It It that you went wi'h aome boyt to a neighboring town, ir thlt be to, you thoull neA go home with other boys, even If you i knew them well. You thould return home with the same part'os you went with. You thould ute great carp in taking trips of this (kind, girlt, and always be properly chaperoned chaper-oned (2) My dear, do not let a boy make exeutes to you. You may alwayt be aurs I when he trim lo excuse hit action. In any way, that ho no longer cares for your friendship, friend-ship, to do not place yourself In a poa'tlon to have to accept exeutes Simply let him en-I en-I tirely alone. Do not write, neither accept In. vltatloni to go out with him. Dear MUt Brookt : May I Join your corner? What would be a pro.er menu for a w tiding breakfast and ivhat hours are they Mrvnl? , . VELMA. Preaton, Idaho. Braakfasta are served rrom half past ten to twelve o'clock In the morning, the twelve r.clock brrakfatt being very formal. For the present teason, you may begin your break. Inst with Iced cantaloupe, pearhea or grapefruit, grape-fruit, followed by broilil chicken, together with a lettuce and tomato or apple talad with trench drestlng ami la.tly a comcrve with clicwe and then hot blieult, coffee, tea or choo-inte. choo-inte. AUo have the table supplied with salt, d nuts, olives, radishes, etc. ir you wish It more elaborate you may icrve a fish court with thoestrlng potatoes before the broiled chicken. Dear Mitt Ilrooka: I have been reading your corner and I am olo Interested In it. Would like you to antwer a few quctlont for me. (1) My n-e lllve tymbol It a pond lily, meaning cheer-fulni'.i. cheer-fulni'.i. and I can't find or think of a name. Could you tell me alwut It and help me rind a name? (2) I have been taking piano It.ont for some time and I have got quit a ways In muvle. but I am very rond of a violin, and would like to Uke lons on it. hut would have to stop piano Icnons If I did. So which would be best? Respect-dully Respect-dully yours, ,,. , . MARY, Sprlngvllle, Utah. U) A symbolic name for the pond Illy hat teemed quit difficult. I have had no ,?","Ji...'ln'.rlr,!l?n-" Wh,t ou,1 J" think, or "White Star?" I get thlt from the Indian eirrnd of the white Illy. The Indiana believed that the atara were the homes of thote who had wnlked across the Starry llrldge of Souli, and one night they taw a atar leave the iky and come half way toward the earth. That nlrht a young brave dreamed that th star ito and told him to ak his wlte men what iape the might take thnt the could dwell with i red peoie. whom the loved, forever. TH i.e mtn ia d for her to clone for lure" so nt flrtt ehc cam to live In the heart of v wn'te rose on the mountain tide, but ihe ".ve",1 ,one,r. ' '" nt took up her l ling In a praire flo.r. but great herdt IralVn went Ihindtrlng by and the was -'-iMied ho the ara'n set f i -h to rind n ruling place, sril hi eh. fio'-'ed over a gieot, blue lake the taw hir shadow in the water, and tank .limn to rest on Itt cool 1m ...V" I""lt n 'rn "K ,he '"V w covered cov-ered wl h great, white, thlnlng flowcri, with S?l'l'. u'i v "'? ,n'1,nnJ ,M th Whit, i TW fa"l,',lTi' '"'.rmer.' ln I1" nmon them. J,.Ti-r""' "i?m ,'Wuobegvy.nnee. the Vhlt. Star I lower ' (2 It would .Upend on your i f ent" ' ,hou,d l,llnk' m ' E'rl. If you ,;!SL r"i V.! .not ""Pie'ly K'fted for piano study, and that you are for the violin, why pot continue the piano until you feel you arc capable of pcrrormlng ror your own enter-talnment enter-talnment and that o( your frlendt, and then il f? ,hI '" study? You need plino even though you have more talent for Ui f'rth.. L -"".'A "I .f?' ' ''vUlng you I ifuii,h.fr 9,n this, not knowing upon which I Inilrtm.nt you were most gifted. , .A S.UWV0Vt" '" Oringevllle. TJUhl HercN tr, the Indian nam,, with, tnelr, tyrsboS ?n.'2f Wh '- WnmUed oq last' 'week! OwdAK. r m hjd. Nanko. palht MmUa" red waurl Boos,)ngc. th.. nsw fire; Nlcha. I tad si Ohlya', vtctii'rtous: Onchlota. rainbow; Ana I '" rons, little atar. Undo Dear Mil Brookat rn I hav been Interested la your earner far BmJ a long lime aad thought I would like to ask Ful you a few question! (1) It you are tolas; home alone, and a boy, whom yea do not like, the I comes up and take held of your arm wtth- nut a.klng, and you do not want hunt m uy ' walk home with you, what la the proper thlasj to cay to him? (2) I desire very much te attend high school thlt year and need ceasS SB, voney to buy book, etc. Can rets teUiae m how I can earn money In my spare tsaeST ' Thanking you In advance. SCNSHDH, Walk Tell htm you .prefer to go home alone That . should be lUlTlelcnt, and womld be prefer I der the circumstances (2) The field n0 limited ai to varieties of way to earn money In a tmall town, but If you are at all adapted and for It, you can do well by taking ubscrtptloo to popular magatlne or books, which can be luu obtained only through agent. If you wltb ftn, to tend your name and stamped envelope, I Sj .,, can give you the addrei of a publishing com- AU pany who pars quite a liberal commission. |