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Show 1 iavf y i p i I. . . - ' - " Tliis is your corner. Make use of it for your information on questions lliat are puzzling you. It will he my pleasure and privilege to answr carr-fully carr-fully and promptly all questions submitted to me. If a more detailed answer tlian can be given in lliese cclumns is desired, send a stamped envelope and it will be given prompt attention- All communications will always be held in absolute confidence. All Idlers should be addressed very plainly in pen and ink, to Miss Helen Brooks, Box 1545, Salt Lake City. Dear Miss Drool(s: One of mji friends and m)sclf have gotten into a discussion as to which is correct '.'between you and me," or "between Jjou and I." Can Jjou fe us, and why? Thanl(S. Anxious Crammarian, Manti, Utah. I am always particularly delighted to settle discussions, so am more than pleased to be able to quiet your anxiety on this question. "Between you and me" is correct, because "me" is the object of the pre-X)sition pre-X)sition "between." "I" is in the nominative nom-inative case. A preposition requires a word in the objective case to be the object of said preposition, therefore "I cannot be used. Usage has caused the "I" in this case to seem to be correct, but thus far has not made it so. Come again. Dear Miss Drool(s: I am a great admirer of Rodol)li Valentino and have wondered how old he is. Could you please give me this information if it is not too much trouble? Pin!(ie, Spanish Fori?, Utah My dear you are not alone in your admiration of this star and he seems wortliy of it. No trouble at all-Rodolph all-Rodolph Valentino was born in Castellaneta, Italy, on May 6, 27 years ago. Dear Miss Broo!(s: Will you please tell me the correct Way to eat olives? Also which is proper, when a man is walking with two ladies should he be on the outside or should he walk between ihem? Thanking you very iinJy for this information and hoping this will not be too much trouble, and with loads of good wishes, I am your, Clory Cray, Logan, Utah. No trouble at all I assure you, dear Glory Gray. What an interesting name, makes one want to repeat it. Always eat olives by holding between be-tween the thumb and forefinger. When two women are escorted by one man, the women walk side by side not witli their escort between them. Dear Miss Brooks: Wdl you please tell me what causes worms to appear on sidewalks during and afitr rains? Miss C, Murray, Utah. Yours is an interesting question, and one which many people have, no doubt, wondered about but few have taken the trouble to investigate. Earthworms Earth-worms (to which you doubtless refer) normally live in very moist places, but when the soil becomes saturated with water, much of the included air is expelled, ex-pelled, thereby causing the worms to come to the surface to avoid suffocation. suffo-cation. By far the greater number of these worms seen traveling over the surface of the ground when there has not been an excessive amount of moisture mois-ture are diseased and are short lived. Write again. Dear Miss Brooks: Will you please tell me if hair that is split at the end will grow, and if there is any remedy to prevent il? Thanking you in advance for this information, in-formation, and, wiih Jbest wishes to you, I am, t L. B., Castle Dale, Utah. Thanks ever so much for your good wishes. I hope I will be able to please you and hope you will come again- j Hair split at the end will not grow. This condition denotes an unhealthy scalp. Clipping (not singeing) the ends oftentimes prevents the return of the trouble for some time, but scalp treatment treat-ment from a specialist in this line is the only cure, and is said to give permanent per-manent lelief from this trouble. Dear Miss Brooks: Who is Senator Sorghum? Miss Lucy, St. Anthony, Ida. My dear, "Senator Sorghum" is a purely mythical personage. He is used in a political sense when referring to anyone as a petty politician. I hope this explains "Senator Sorghum" to your satisfaction. Call again. Dear Miss Brooks: I have often wondered who first discovered Great Salt Lake, but have never made much effort to look ' up. so will lal(e advantage of your corner to gel this information. Peggy O., Pay son, Utah. Welcome to our corner Peggy, and hope you will take advantage of it often. of-ten. James Bridger, a trapper, discovered Great Salt Lake in the year 1824. |