ASK THE WITCH DOCTOR

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 175, 26 July 1930, Page 2 (Supplement)

ASK THE WITCH DOCTOR

Quizzy Quip would like to know—(3) The average height and weight of a girl of fourteen, (to) A yood simple sftampoo for making the hair long and thick and free from dandruff—(a) The average height of a girl of 14 Is 4ft 11 Jin, whilst the average weight is 6 stone 1251b. (b) To make a shampoo shave 4oz of good white Castile soap and pour 'over it a pint or boiling water. Put it into a porcelain vessel and keep hot until the soap dissolves. Arter this cools keep it in a glass jar, as it becomes a kind or jelly. When ready to use the shampoo beat the white of an egg into it. When using the shampoo wet the head all over, rubbing the mixture into the scalp well before using artf' then rinse the head

several times, wl'th Hot -water first aM finishing' with tepid water. After the shampoo rub olive oil into the scalp. , Ink Blot would like to know—(a) Who is the newest man in the world, what nationality is he and how much has tie? (b) Why are ttie lips red and not any other part of the face? —(a) John D. Rockfeller. the American, is the richest man in America and is said by some to be the wealthiest man in modern history. Some estimate his rortune to be as high as a thousand million dollars. (b) The lips are usually a permanent red because here the blood passes closer to' the skin than it does in any other part of the body. The construction of the lip covering is such that the red of the blood shows distinctly. The coronary artery is situated behind the lip. .

Puzzled asks how to operate a pocket sextant—l'm afraid that unless you give me more particulars I cannot help you. Please describe the sextant, giving size, etc. as well as a diagram.

tip. It is cut so thin that you see light through it two-thirds of the way to the hub. The cross-section of the propeller should resemble a wing curve. When the propeller is carved, round off the tips. Carve away the back of the propeller 1-lin each side of the centre until the hub is 5-16 in thick at the centre. Sandpaper carefully and balance it on a needle until it stops horizontally. The propeller shaft is made from piano wire and is liri long. Bend a rubber, hook in one end, pass the other end through the centre of the propeller, and bend a tight loop in the wire. Force this loop into the hub of the propeller to keep it in place. Put a washer between the propeller and the bearing (you can get one at the watchmaker's).

The motor is four strands of l-32in. by iin rubber. J

To fly the model, pass a rubber band over the fuselage and under the wing to hold the clips in place. Adjust the wing until the model makes ; a smooth glide. The farther back the wing, the steeper the glide, but you want your model to make the shallowest glide without stalling, so adjust the wing accordingly. Fly this model when there is no wind. Give the propeller about 200 or 300 turns, and launch the model gently.