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NZ Truth, Issue 1210, 7 February 1929, Page 16

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"M.J." (Wellington) — First cousins; Mary; Adelaide, Duchess of Teck was the daughter of the Duke of Cambridge. Queen Victoria was the* daughter of the Duke of Kent. Both the Duke of Kent and the Duke of QambridgS^were sons of George 111. ■ • y\ ■ "T.P." (Christchurch). — Communicate with the matron of the public. hospital m your district. . "Buster" (Oamaru) — Rub into the scalp a few drops of eau de Cologne daily. To remove. mildew stains, make a paste of i teaspoon each of soft soap and powdered starch, 2 teaspoons of table salt and sufficient lemon juice to mix. Spread the paste thickly over the stain and expose the cloth to- the fresh air. . ; "R.F.L." (Tarild)— To make blackberry wine, measure your berries and bruise them, and to every gallon add 1 quart of boiling water. Let the mixture stand for 24 hours, stirring occasionally, then strain off the liquor into a cask,, and to every gallon add 21bs. sugar; cork tightly and then let it stand for 9 months and the wine will be ready for use without further straining or .boiling. ■ ■ : • .