Little White Marks on our Fingernails

Press, Volume LXXII, Issue 21759, 16 April 1936, Page 3 (Supplement)

Little White Marks on our Fingernails

Little white marks sometimes appear en our fingernails when our blood is so ~oor tliat it prevents the nail cells from working properly. They come often after an illness, or if the blood is not very healthy. Years ago people believed that a white mark on the thumb meant a gift, on the, first finger a wishi on the second a friend coming, "on the thtni an enemy coming, on the fourth finger a journey to go.

Why Kettles "Fur" When water is boiled in a kettle, carbon dioxide gas is given of?, leaving behind a number of impure deposits. These impurities gradually harden inside the kettle and forma crust which is known as "fur.!!' rjrtie impurities * c.oUfict, in thet water, wheft' it jthrpugh limestone and chalky, districts before reaching our tans. j

Washing Molly Grime

In the church of Glentham, Lincolnshire, there is a tomb with a figure, popularly called "Moll/ Grime." Every Good Friday thi* figure was washed with water from the Newell WelU by seven : elderly unmarried women of Glentham who received a shilling each, for her trouble. In 1832 the custom was discontinued. '

QUESTIONS' • Readers are invited to send questions on any subjects of interest to be answered in these columns. Why do houses that are nearly completed have white crenei painted on the windows? The workmen . throwing bit* of wood and brick out of their way might throw these through the windows if there were no marks on tho glass.

What are the dimensions a* la* liner Queen Mary? Lengtht 1018 feet; width 118 feet; height (from keel to top of tunerstructure) 135 feet.