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Show " I LAWN MOWER WITH SELF-EJECTING ... Minneapolis Lady Asks About Waltzing ir.iiiiic P , , , BLADES PRESENTS NEW m, By H. I. PHILLIPS ' 'ANSWER MAN' Q. Miss Sapho Hosley, Cos Cob, Conn., writes in to find out if there if such a thing as a lawn mower with self-ejecting extra blades, and. If so, where she should throw the old ones. A. An engineer in Cleveland Ohio, is said to have invented a look-sharp-feel-sharp-be-sharp lawn mower with pack of 10 blades. Je forget his last name, but h.s first name is Esau. Old lawn mower blades should be thrown off a bridge, never put in a medicine cabinet. . Q Edgar Woofbaum of Delaware Dela-ware Water Gap asks, "How many hairs are there on the back of a bee, and is it true a bee likes them parted in the middle?" questin- The eoT national dam, l " designed by g and built by.c'J P"- Thi, ttak; vention. you can ' duties.) n UNREST ON CRDSO Robinson Crusoe', South Pacific-4,;, Crusoe-Friday, R co-operative today Friday-rve enough. I Wanna . Crusoe Why? Friday-It shorten, Crusoe-Come, co-be co-be joking. Friday-Not at m want to make it ,et. having my nam, Wednesday. A. There are said to be 234,-582 234,-582 hairs on the back of an adult bee, provided it has never had dandruff. Drones part their hair in the middle. Busy bees have no time to bother about such things. Q. A lady in Minneapolis asks: "How many turns does a waltzing mouse make per minute, and is food a factor?" A. According to the last quarterly report of the Waltzing Mice Research Bureau, these creatures crea-tures average three turns per second. sec-ond. This is sometimes slowed down by mice cutting in during the waltz. A pastry diet Is bad, too. Q A mother in Hoboken, N.J., asks: "Is it true that tattooed women are barred from Miss America contests?" A. No, but there seems to be no demand for them. The rules are, however, very broad. A woman in Derby, Conn., dyed her skin red, white and blue, and only lost the victory in a Miss Barber Pole of 1948 contest by three lengths. Q. A seamstress from Tallahas- Crusoe-We're the on this island. We've along famously. Yd: right-hand man. Friday-Yes, but I s the left. Crusoe Sot fc, We've been very b er, have we not? Friday There capitalistlo plot how. I'm so happy wrong, one way i Crusoe Now run ij me some coconuti. Friday-Thert yo , me! Crusoe Look, we t same boat. How coiii the other? Friday-If I had i Daily Worker I cotii : island is so remote I i see, Fla., writes to ask: "Can corn-silk corn-silk be used to stuff a sofa?" A. Yes, cornsilk can be used, and it is good fun, too. Short lengths of cornsilk make it more exciting. Golden Bantam corn is best. Some people have done wonders stuffing sofas with lint collected from black pants. Q. A man in Baltimore, Md., asks: "Will a halibut live in captivity, cap-tivity, and where can halibut bowls be bought?" A. A man named Krosashle-movitczosky Krosashle-movitczosky In Butte, Mont., once kept a male halibut in the bathtub of his home for seven months under the impression it was a salmon. The barracuda is preferred as a house pet if what you want Is adventure. Q. A young woman in Houston, Tex., wants to know who invented the clamrake? |
