Show Ilo OF INTEREST II TEREsT TO v WOMEN MEN 0 T 0 KATHLEEN Il N KAYE Woman and glen z ze who zo want to zb I Dear Miss Kaye Of words of praise from mortals mortals' mortals mortals' mor mor- pens pen youve you've received received them all and I add a simple Amen I think you can help me with my little problem so here I am Last June my little daughter celebrated her first birthday A very momentous momentous momentous mo mo- affair I assure you And from one of my chums she re received received received re- re a beautiful teaspoon with her name engraved on on it There was a little note accompanying same saying she should receive one ono each birthday for twelve years or until the set of a dozen was completed Now this girl who sent the gift has a son about the same age as my daughter and I wish to Not knowing just when tho the childs child's birthday Is I decided to make it a Christmas present Iam Iam I Iam am in a dilemma as to what I I might get for a boy There are oodles of things to give girls but boys well boys well Im I'm up a stump that's all Id I'd like to make it an anniversary anniversary anniversary anni anni- affair too I am sure you can suggest something some some- thing for you seem to be so full of all kinds of helpfulness Trusting that I have complied with all rules and that I never see sec that may ay waste basket I am MUGGINS Youre You're right Muggins there are s so 80 0 many wonderful things that may b be e given girls that one can hardly elim Jn irate te fast enough but th the boy Is a problem especially If It you ou wish to r give ghe e something that may not be entire entirely useless to him e now and may at the tIl same time be preserved for other oher day days like like the t girls girl's spoons Almost i It seems there Is none such So you'll do d o well perhaps to compromise your pla plan n a a. little Make It something that ma may y vary from year to year to keep with his pace pact development Say for tor In Instance instance In- In stance a a. set of balls The first year It might be a big soft rubber ball or one cloth covered cloth covered In colors the next year ear 1 m t different one perhaps one perhaps a nice handball then later there may be the balls toy footballs then the real ones base base- balls make make believes and half reals Teals reals a dozen at a time if it you ou like for tor balls are re Interesting to the boy from infancy to manhood Or you might make It books books books-a able a suitable suitable suit suit- one each year but always a nice book dated book dated and autographed The latter will probably appeal more to you you tile the former to the boy Which do you really wish most to gratify I I I I I Dear Miss Kaye Will you kindly help us with the following I 1 1 I bought a gallon of cider vinegar which contained two mothers and was told that by adding water after the vinegar I was all used it would make more vinegar Is that true or must anything else be added 2 Can you suggest a way that f I will keep the screws and nuts together in my little sons son's express wagon I I tighten and replace them ever so often but they rattle loose and get lost 3 3 Will it injure electric irons to start them on the coal range Here is a suggestion that may help someone at this time of the year We have discovered that stovepipes may be cut much easier with the can opener than with the scissors MOTHER AND DAUGHTER Vinegar cannot be made from clear clearwater water no matter how much mother you have There must be some fermenting fer ter- agent such as fruit juice A very economical way to mal make e a Jar of vinegar Is this Toss Into the container with the mother apple peelIngs peelIngs peelings peel- peel Ings pear peelings and any odds and ends of ot truIt Juices left Heft over over from canned fruits and cover with water let stand In a warm place until fermentation fermentation fer fer- has taken place strain and bottle The pulp will be discarded of ot course course but the mother be bo may retained re re- re tamed for tor another lot of vinegar 2 I would suggest that you visit a hardware store and purchase some lock nuts of ot the proper size for the particular bolts which have proven so 80 troublesome The cost Is but a few tew cen cents ts 3 Heating the electric Iron on the range will do It no injury save a possible possible pos pos- sible scorching to the wooden handle That could be prevented by a protecting protecting pro pro- wrapping of old linen I Ima imagine n t I Thank you for tho the suggestion Likely some reader will make Imme diate use of at It Jt D Dear ar Miss Kaye I hope I may soon see this query in your department of The Telegram Was Columbus an Italian Portuguese by descent or I have havn had an argument about this and my friend says he was born in Genoa Italy but his parents were natives of Portugal Thanking you in advance for your trouble I remain A BEEHIVE GIRL Columbus was probably born at o or near Genoa but though virtually th the e greatest man of his era there here is to b be e had very little definite information en about his family and his early life I it n appears however that he was the son so of ot a a. wool comber whose descent we d do not know that he attended school a at Pavia Pavla Vh where re he developed the taste tact for astronomy and cosmography that tha t early he married an Italian navigators navigator's ts daughter who died s soon leaving hh him one son son Diego 1 Of Of- Columbus' Columbus explorations volumes volume and volumes have been written of hi his s early home life practically nothing so s se of that we must be content for far th the with e most part guessing You are very welcome |