ASK THE WITCH DOCTOR

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue LXI, 12 July 1930, Page 2 (Supplement)

ASK THE WITCH DOCTOR

Suffer asks: (a) Can you give me a reliable cure for, Hiccoughs? (b) A. good cure for chilblains. — (a) In order to cure hiccoughs lie flat on the back and thoroughly relax. Then inhale through the nose slowly and as deeply as possible, exhaling through the mouth, also very slowly. Repeat inhaling and exhaling slowly and steadily for at least five minutes. Instantaneous relief is also obtained by drinking water from the opposite side of a cup when It is held in the normal way. This necessitates bending forward. The .liquid then runs over the roof of the mouth, (b) Take Internally two tablets or lactate of calcium twice daily and paint affected part with strong tincture of iodine. To stop Irritation immediately rub a cone of pure menthol gently and slowly upon the skin.

D. wonders if peroxide "loses its strength arter being opened, (b) How can the pains of sciatica be cured? — W Yes, it loses its strength very rapidly. This is because there is a certain amount of free oxygen in peroxide which escapes when open to the air. (b) I would advise you to make application for treatment to the Auckland Hospital.

Verona says: (a) If you wanted to send to' Hollywood for a photo what kind or money' would you need, and where could you obtain it? (b) What is Evelyn Brent's address? —(a) Sometimes photograhps are given free on application. When cas"h must be sent money orders can be obtained from the Post Office. 0>) Write to Evelyn Brent, c/o the Paramount-Famous-Lasky Studios, Hollywood, California. , Chrissie asks: (a) How many members are there in the Young Folks' Budget? (b'V Why can't we see the stars m the day time? —(a) There are now more than 10 000 members in the Peter Pan Club, (b) This is because the brightness of the su» outshines the stars in just the same way as the beam of a bright electric torch outshines the tiny light of a glow worm.

Iris would like to know whd the Maori members or our Parliament are.—Sir Apirana IVgata, Mr. Tau Henare, and Mr. 'Tuiti Makitanara are the present Maori members of Our Parliament. Until bis recent death Sir Maul Pomare also he?d a seat in Parliament.

Kowhai's queries are: (a) What are the names and ages of the children or the Dowager Queen Marie of Rumania? (b) How are plateaux formed?—(a) The names and dates of birth of the children of the Dowager Queen Marie of Rumania are as follow: King Carol, born 1893; Elizabeth, born 1894; Marie, born 1900; Nicholas, born 1903; Ileana, born 1909. (b) Plateaux arc formed by the sinking of some blocks from a horizontal stratum or earth, leaving other blocks high. This \novement follows "faults" in the underneath layers caused by tension. Some plateaux are rormed by an upward thrust or the earth, but these are less common than those first described; J.W. asks ror the addresses of Anita Page and Bessie Love.—Write to bQth these stars c/o the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Culver City,, California. Moreen asks Tor the addresses of Maurice Chevalier, Alice White, Dorothy Mackaill, Glenn Tryon:—Maurice Chevalier's address is c/o the Paramount Studios, Hollywood, California; Alice White, c/o First National Studios, Burbank, California; Dorothy Mackaill is also c/o First National Studios; Glenn Tryon, c/o Universal Studios, Universal City, California.

Nosey Parker wants to know the most important battle that has been fought,— It is difficult to state which battle of the world was most important, but possibly any of these three, may come in that category: Chalons, A.D., 451 (here the Romans defeated AttUa and the Huns and saved Europe from being overrun by Oriental barbarians); Tours, A.D. 736, where Charles Martel of France dereajed trie Saracens and saved Western Europe from being enslaved by the Mohammedans-; and Salamis, 480 B.C. (sea fight in which the Greeks destroyed the ileet of Xerxes and prevented the Persians Trom overrunning Europe. Re your other query, the original answer is correct.

Picture-mad wishes to know the addresses of Jeanette Mac Donald, Clara Bow Billie Dove, Barbara Kent, and Janet Gavnor Write to Jeanette Mac Donald and Clara Bow c/o. Paramojmt-Famous-Lasky Studios Hollywood, California; Billie Dove, c/o First National Studios, Buibanlc, California; Janet Gaynor, c/o Fox Studios, 1401 No. Western Avenue, Hoilywo-d, Call fornia; and Barbara Kent, c/o Universal Studies, Uuiversai city, California.