Show o Q t MM 4 BETTY Y BLAIR Letters and questions for this department should be addressed to Miss Betty Blair Hearts Heart's Haven Salt Lake Telegram Write only on one side of tho It is paper necessary to append your you name and 4 address but these arc are held in confidence and wil will not be published 6 Dear Dear Miss Blair Can you tell me what city in the t United States has the highest birthrate birth rate m Also I would like to know somer something some some- r thing of the mating habits of the j i American eagle Can you tell toll me if it is true that the eagle chooses his mate for life and if she dies j never mates again I need this information inv in in- I v formation for a club paper I am amr I j 4 r preparing and have been en unable to JS frt vt find find it so far so turn hopefully to fc f tf you Gratefully B. B S S. S P. P L According to the 1924 statistics Orange N J. J has the highest Y t birthrate of ot any city in the United States with a rate of ot per 1000 Inhabitants You might like to know also the district having the I highest birthrate so North Caro- Caro Una Tina Is given as us the state with the highest birthrate birthrate per 1000 population this population this high rate being d found chiefly in the rural districts if- if r f- f f Your information Is correct coni con- con ft i i corning the mating propensities of ot v the eagle The golden eagle sometimes some some- times Umea known as the mountain eagle agle is a magnificent bird widely distributed in Europe North Africa C Asia and North America where it makes its habitat in hilly hUly and andi i mountainous regions preferably In r. r i unsettled country In North America Amer- Amer j Ica lea it is found chiefly in the North J and West though It occurs also in Ini i r. r he Appalachian ranges as asfar far south as southern North Carolina L The adult bird is about 3 feet teet in ini j i i. i length 7 1 feet In ln expanse of ot wing and 12 pounds or more In weight a The rhe he plumage Is dark brown In tt d color with tawny brown teath feathers rs t Jw on the v baci c of the head and ne neck I from which the bird derives its name hame It lives chiefly In moun moun- I I I and rocky hills where it nests f on lofty cliffs steep river bluffs bluffs' and occasionally In trees It mates for life and unless disturbed oc occupies occupies occupies oc- oc the same nest year after year Other species of ot true eagles eagles' are the handsome imperial eagle of ot the warmer parts of the tho 01 Old World which was taken as a national symbol b by the Roman empire the smaller spotted eagles of ot central and sout southern ern Europe and a number number number num num- ber of Indian and African varieties I The bald eagle another species of tru eagle chosen as the national national national na na- na- na emblem of the United States in 1782 makes Its h home me along the sea coasts and river courses and is distinguished d from other varieties s by the fact that the lower third of ot the tarsus is naked Bald eagles are ate found throughout the world with the exception of South Amer Amer- ica Like the golden eagle it is monogamous in Its habits and re returns returns returns re- re turns year after year to the same nest Dear Miss Mis Blairr Blair We all enjoy Hearts Heart's Haven and wonder if you could help us After my husband came back from the training camp he received some pa papers papers pa- pa pers to be filled out in order to get the soldiers soldier's bonus bogus He was to re receive receive re- re the amount of but as ashe ashe aslie he lie wasn't in need of it then it was neglected Would it be possible to get it now Perhaps we are are re too toolate toolate toolate late but any information would be greatly appreciated MRS MRS' F. F L LJ L. C. C If you will take your papers into the Red Cross Office in the Boston building building- they will be gl glad d to advise you about it and amI will tell you just I where where to send Bend your request There may moy be complications but they willbe will willbe will willbe II be able to help you straighten them out our i Dear Miss Blair I enjoy your corner very much I and get much interesting information information tion from it Could you please tell me how I could earn some Christmas Christmas Christ Christ- I mas money I am 14 years old and andin andI andin I in the ninth grade Also could fould you I tell me how to make lamp shades I am very shy Miss Blair and for that reason I haven't many boy friends which I hate to admit I have never been en to many dances and when I go I don dont don't t get many dances I guess it is because I amso am amso amso so bashful Will you please tell me what to do I hope you can answer an answer an an- this soon 1 I thank you very much for your trouble PEGGY My goodness Peggy I shouldn't I think you would have many boy friends at the advanced ad age of 14 I should think you'd oud be proud of ot it it Instead of ot hating to admit it If you would only wait walt for about three I years before thinking thinking- about boy I friends and going to dances you'd be just that much happier and and would have just that much more I fun when you did start parties You may rest assured that your popularity popularity popularity larity would be greater too Walta Waita Wait Walt a a. while and develop your our brains and personally then your good times with the boys will come come naturally and you'll you have nothing to worry about Youre You're just a deer little girl at your age and being shy is most certainly not a disadvantage if it you dont don't let it develop into self con mess Cant Can't you get your mother to let you OU help her either with her work about the house house I I mean more than the usual amount amount or or with her sewing sewing sew sew- ing and get her t to pay you a little something Or possibly some of the ladies you know would like you to assist them You might inquire around in your neighborhood and see if It you couldn't get some orders to make handkerchiefs or stuff dates or make little ribbon novelties nO If you OU will put on your your thinking cap capIm capIm Im I'm quite sure you'll get some Ideas Sorry Peggy b but t there Is not spa space e enough in Hearts Heart's Haven to outline the process of ot making lamp shades You would learn more quickly ly by coming into town and I visiting one of ot the classes conducted by by by bythe the department stores here Dear Miss Blair I I haven't written to Hearts Heart's Haven Haven Haven Ha Ha- ven before and as I know you dont don't I have any trouble in finding out finding out any any- thing I am asking you if you will I do me a favor Will you find out for me my husbands husband's right age I will be very grateful if you will find i this out put for me as Id I'd like to know his right age You will find all the information on the the the- I WILD ROSE I II Ii I I am amery very Iery sorry to disappoint you I W. W R R. but really I think you should get that bit of personal Information either from your husband himself i i or from the records on file tile In the theoffice theoffice theoffice office of the department of ot vital statistics at the state capitol Let me be of assistance in some other way i iDear Dear Miss Blair Blain Will you please tell me mo how the I girls girl's name Dean is spelled Did DidI Did DidI I spell it correctly Thank you X Q QZ Z I Supposedly there is a rule rul which says add an e to make a a. masculine masculine I line name feminine but It would I seem that all these rules are discarded discarded discarded dis- dis carded and Ignored when it comes to proper names because people will willI i spell spell- them as they wish I For or instance in instance in- in in-I in st stance nce the feminine of Marion is i 1 but who supposed to be n Mari pays pays any attention The same Is is' is true of Dean or Deane so suit yourself yourself yourself your- your I self and no one is likely to argue with you Dean seems seems to be more moro I popular for either I D Dear ar Miss Blair I enjoy Hearts Heart's Haven and I have I thought for some time I should like Jike to ask you what you would suggest that would be good for a sunburned nose It burns so easily in the sun and wind The skin seems terribly thin on it I have used just justa a few times but dont don't know whether it did any good I am thinking of going to California and I am afraid that it will look pretty red and burned I use eggs for my hair but it keeps quite oily Do you e think cocoanut oil shampoo would be better What is a good lotion to whiten th the hands and face I Iam Iam Iam am past 50 I have used almond meal and Fullers Fuller's earth on my face Do you think they do any good NO NAM NAME E. E A good lotion or and there are any number on the market designated designated designated des des- as healing for sunburn would restore your nose to normal but it would be wise to protect it t against further attacks of ot the weather wV A A coating of ot good face powder a little heavier than would be good taste for indoor or ordinary use is js an excellent protection against the wind and sun If you are out for any length of ot time you OU could renew the supply If you ou wash your hair too frequently frequently frequently fre fre- It is likely to overwork the oil glands and create a state of ot chronic oiliness The egg makes a good shampoo but so does the cocoanut co cocoanut cocoanut co- co oil that YOU vou mentioned I should imagine t that at the almond I meal would be better for your skin than the Fullers Fuller's earth as as as' it is not so severe in the reactions that It brings Dont Don't try too many new new things or you'll tire out your skin Just keep it clean and soft sott eat the proper food rest and exercise and your skin will take care of ot itself to toa toa I Ia a large extent 1 1 |