Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-11-11
QUERY. AND
ANSWER

Will you please answer in your
Query and Answer column how large
is ST. Peters Cathedral in Rome?
| A. We do not know the exact di-
mansions, but it has seating capa-
city of $1,000.
@. May l ask you what is good for
a person who has a Crouch on"
nearly all the time?
A. There are two sure cures for
the chronic Crouch One is to go bath
| ing in deep water if unable to swim,
and the other is to ''hum a tune" in
the presence of others The latter is
preferable, for some good swimmer
may play hero.
@. am perplexed to understand
why we get the two words umbrella"
and "parasol," when they mean prac-
tically the same thing. Will you en-
tighten me as one of your subscrib-
ers?
A. Umbrella" is from the Italian
umbrella, meaning little shade"
'Parasol' is from the French word
"parare" (prepare' and "sole," (sun)
Literally meaning to ward off the. sun.
They are thus virtually the same, but
custom has made umbrella for rain
and parasol for shade.
Q. Can you tell me why some peo-
pie drive their cars through our
streets at terrific rate of speed?
A. Probably because they don't
want people to recognize what kind of
a car they own.
Q. What will prevent clothes from
having a 'washy'' smell when iron
ing?
| A Try putting a few drops of tur-
pentine in the wash water. Besides
helping to take out the dirt, it is said
| it will make the clothes smell fresh
when ironing.
@. L am II years old and like two
young men very well. One has a high
reputation and the other one a rather
poor reputation, although he has done
nothing criminal. My parents want me
| to marry the former one, but 1 love
| the other one best What should do?
| A You are too young to have SER
| ious intentions. AS long as they treat
you right, be a friend only to both of
them. When the proper time comes,
your heart will find a way without
having to ask.
O. 1 desire to ask you what is the
meaning of 20. N. To on the end of
| spools of thread?
| A. That is trademark by the man
ufacturers and means "Our New
Thread"
@. To decide bet can you answer
| in your interesting question column
! what was the first steamship to cross
the Atlantic ocean, and what year
was it.?
| A. The Savannah, in 1919.
| q. Will you please publish what is
meant by evolution?
A. Charles Darwin in his "origin
of Species" gives a full exposition of
| the theory of evolution as applied to
plants and animal life upon the by
| pothesis of natural selection.
@. | am in the junior class at high
school and my father wants me to
quit to accept position as bookkeep-
er. Mother has good deal of money
in her own name and she wants me
to go to school in another town. She
told me to ask you what to do?
| "A. Take your mothers advice and
finish your high school education and
then go to college, if you can.
| Q. Con you answer in your Query
column who wrote Little Boy Blue"
| A There are two poems extant en-
titled Little Boy Blue" but the most
popular one, and the one you prob
ably refer to, was written by Eugene
Field, the deceased "children's poet" "
Q. l am young farmer living not
| far from town and have position
offered me in large city through an
ad that l answered. They said l could
make 800 week. Do you know any
thing about such ads?
A. No. Some are all right, but the
large cities seem to breed fakes, and
yours may be one of them. We would
advise you to investigate thoroughly
before leaving the farm.
Q. Can you inform a curious read
er of your paper how many war YES
sells has Switzerland, and who is the
commander?
A. Switzerland has no war vessels
@. Will you please answer in your
good paper what is the longest river
in Saskatchewan?
A. The Saskatchewan river and the
Churvill river are both about the same
length-900 miles.