ASK THE WITCH DOCTOR

Auckland Star, Volume LXI, Issue 199, 23 August 1930, Page 2 (Supplement)

ASK THE WITCH DOCTOR

Noreen wonders how many trams in Auckland arc run a day.—There are in Auckland 221 tram cars One could not say that these go out altog-etlici, ,but, at tlic same time, they 'are there lor the service of the city. trips aro run from the City every day whilst 1903 ate run into the city. Tins gives a total or 3933 trips per day. • Lois L. says could you please tell - (a) The average height and weight of a hoy 15 years old. (b) The world's greatest ruil-back (present clay) Rugby or League (a) The average height of a boy ot la> is sft 2 A in, whilst his weight is Jst 4 :t lb (b) This to a great extent is a matter or opinion. Members of our sportnig stair suggest Nepia, Sullivan (.League, England), and Ross (New South Wales). Cumbac asks —(a) How can one ir greenstone is genuine or not? (b) ban one buy 1 book of schoolboy "howlers and where?—(a) It is very hard to ten the genuine greenstone ] ,ou \.® was made in Germany he lore tliewa, but we helieve that the importation ot this has •now been prohibited. ' One of the simplest tests is to touch the greenstone with the lips, then touch a piece of glass that has been subject to the same tctnpei'atuio. lhe ■greenstone will feel very much coldei. (b) This can be obtained irom some of the leading booksellers. . One book or "howlers" costs 2/. Logan wonders whether loganberries grow up in canes or creep on the grounci like 'the blackberry does. —Loganberries grow on canes much the same as do raspberries. s Parker wants to know —(a) IT money has to he sent lor photos of actors ancl actresses and (b) the addresses or Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. —Both these questions were answered in the Budget 01 July 12. Streaky inquires—(a) What is Janet Gaynor's address? (b) What would stop ■anyone from sucking his thumb? —'(a) This was answered in the Budget of July 12. (to) Wiil power.

Dolores asks for the addresses or Malcolm McGregor, Claire Windsor, Rally Blane and Johnny Mack Brown. —bally Blsno's address is care the Radio Picture Stt'iditfs, 780, Gowor Street, Hollywood, California; Whilst John Mack Brown is to Be found at the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios, Culver City, California. At the moment I cannot give you the addresses 01 ■the. first two stars named. Cheerie wants to know—(a) The address or the film star Joan Bennett and (to) ,tne cost or sending a letter to U.S.A.-—(a) Write to Joan Bennett, care the united Artists Studio, No. 1011, Formosa Avenue, Hollywood, California, (to) Tlic postage on a letter or postcard to the United States of America is one penny per ounce and Id per every additional ounce. Circus writes for the addresses or Kc.n Mavnard and Gary Cooper and also asks now much it would cost for a photo 01 tliem—Write to Gary Cooper, care the Paramount Public Studios, Hollywood California, and to Ken Maynard, care the Universal Studios, Universal City, California Sometimes photographs are given tree and other times they must toe paid ror. Ginty asks—(a) Why are tears salt? (to) What is the exact meaning of Holy Grail' — (a) Tears are salt because they are made to wash the eyes. Pure water in which there is no salt is found to inure all delicate living tnings. Pure water, then, would toe Harmful to the delicate front of the eyetoall and salt ts dissolved out or the body to prevent this. Water in which the right amount of salt is dissolved is known to men who study sucto subjects as "normal salt solution» meaning that it suits all parts or the body neither exciting nor weakening them. (b) The Holv Grail was the cup from Which our Lord and the Apostles drank at the last suimer. An ancient legend has it that'rrom Joseph of Arimathea,a wealthy man who preserved it, the grail went to Kn'land where it was kept in a safe place, ; dHionally supposed to toe Glast6nbury. in the farnoiis monastery in the midst ol ■ 1 c fens of Somerset, the cup was kept toning safeguarded toy men or perfect ffurttv To the impure it became Inv =ible The grail, however, was lost because it was difficult to obtain men pure enough to safeguard it. Several medieval S tell of the search for tins prrzed ?elic, but none bring the legend to a satisfactory conclusion.