Show Another Explanation I Recently while the Helpful Hints editor was absent for a week or two I his work was handled by the puzzle editor and a number of errors crept Into the column Many of them were trivial but In one instance we feel that the error was serious and wo hasten to adjust It Mrs Sophia Brown of East Wind Iud asked for a recipe for pickling green tomatoes In the same mall was a query from Miss I Lizzie Magruder of Joy Center la who said she was troubled with aching eyes and wanted us to suggest something some-thing that would give relief The puzzle editor whose mind was occupied occu-pied probably with the construction of n double Inverted pyramid on the word paralloloplpedon answered the two Inquiries and got the replies mixed somewhat He advised Miss Magruder to wash all the dirt off of them then scald them quickly In boiling water After that put them overnight In a strong brine Next morning lift them out one by one dry with a clean towel cut Into narrow slices put Into a deep jar and pour over them a hot spiced vinegar Seal them up carefully and they will bq ready for use In a month Mrs Brown who wanted to pickle the tomatoes to-matoes was urged to bathe them In luke warm water and then with a glass dropper drop two drops of bor ode acid solution Into each one tie a cold towel over them and protect from the light until they showed no more symptoms of pain It Is needless to state that the error was unintentional although both Mrs Brown and Miss Magruder have written rather tartly to us Miss Magrudet > asks us If we do not think we ought to sign the pledge before answering anymore any-more queries and Mrs Drown accuses us of having caused her to spoil two bushels of choice tomatoes As we said before we can only express oui regret and promise to avoid such confusion con-fusion In the future |