The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-07-15

'"tsr ~ tne week derived their names and
WY snnd1y r. tho first DAY
~ sunday Is So called because 1t was
aheiently dedicated 20 the sun, ,r 5 wor
snip Monday, because II was former
sasreu g the moon. Tuesday was, iu the
o'o Anglo saxon. Tiwes dacg. being de.i-
catea 70 Hw. the god o. war WOODEN WIS
ancienty the highest god Of the Teutoni
peoples and was Identified with the Ro-
man god Mercury: the fourth aay OF the
week was dedicated 10 him and called
Wodnes dneg, or wadens day: the change
20 wednesday, was easy Thor was the
scandinavian god OF thunder and Thor's
uay became Thursday Friday was thu
hnF originally devoted 20 love and mar
rage the name being derived from Frigu
tne Oh Anglo Saxon goddess Of mnritag /;
hehee frigu DAY became FRIDAY. saturday
was the day Of Saturn. a Roman deity;
W, name WAS derived from a combination
I OF tho Latin word Saturuns and the Anglo.
snNon daeg. II is Impossible to state
definitely when the various dsys NJ the
week received their names Some Of them,
as VIII he noted from the above eXpiNnn-
items are Of heather origin and tholr
| chronological positions are uncertain. Som
Of them. notably sunday were In use Ia
the old Roman world in the time of Justin
Martyr Others date back TO the Anglo
Saxon period In the development OF the
English language. IN the Fhth and SIKH
centuries. Then, too there is some con.
nection with the Scandinavian period.
which began about SCI. and the old Engl. 81
period, which extended from i25I 10 1850,
In the first week of time. Sunday might be
regarded as the last day. hasmuch as
God rested on that day after finishing the
world. On the other hand. 1t was the
| first day OF the week following the com.
pletion Of the world, and 1t is no doubt
this fact, strengthened by the custom Of
centuries, which has made II the drst day
Of the week. For further and detailed in
formation II. II. n is referred to the En-
cyclopedia Britannica page l26, volume
! AHl, ana page 653, volume xxi.
~
T. CO ~ Are whales mammals? q,
Is there now a company trying 10 perfect
airsEips3
a. 40 Yes t2) Yes. There may be more
| than one. The one The Post has In mind
| just Icw is Texas concern 1t is regu.
! lurb organized aud Its charter was flied
! with the secretary of State at Austin only
short time ago
| Keader-Q. % To settle a difference,
! please state If Confederate soldiers are
| allowed C peddle IN Sexas without licenses
! " Is the scholastic age extended from t
| y'Ils t. is In Texas?
/ \. o. they are not bill before the
! Legislature two OF three sessions back
sough, to exempt all soldiers from the
/ taA hui it was defeated on the ground
/ thar IL was class legislation. ~ The scnO
laauc age In Texas Is from to Is years
| BON Inclusive
". D. Hughes.-Q. ~ when was the
/ bidse built across the Mississippi river a,
ST. Louis Mo! e, What did 1T cost;
a. l The Eads bridge AZ St Louis was
begun in 1859 and completed in 1874. II
/ cosi including the punnel, over SlOUUO,OOO
1. Is 100 feet long.
r. GrImes.-Q. Please toll me through
| Tue Pose now TO exterminate Coco grass
A. W. know OF no way except to follow
Mp each root carefully and destroy 1t as
yOI 50 along. We are informed that the
Us. OF acids brine, ETC., viii temporarily
| kil the aboyeground growth but that it
wia have NO permanent effect.
L. a. No On what date did the frst
! electric cars run In Houstony
A.-June 10, 1891.
pr c. Il. EversnerB.-Se answer 70
! Subscriber IN this department. Informa-
/ ton regarding the mHtterlWus also publish.
ed Ia The Post Of Tuesday. July o. and is
being published daily All necessary In
formation is given in the articles re.
fOred 10.