Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-10-28

we will give you an answer If n -
possible to do so from our sources All
questions must be signed by the writ
er-not for publication, but as a suar-
antee of good faith. Address all ones
tons to the Query and Answer de-
Dartment, Grant County Herald and
they will be answered in the order
they are received.
O. Can you tell me in your Ouerv
and Answer department who was tha
originator of cold storage?
A. Charles Dwight of Boston wac
the first man to conceive the idea of
cold storage.
O. With reference to time what
does A. NJ and P. M. stand for. mean
ing forenoon and afternoon?
A. A. NJ. is "ante meridian" and
P M. is post meridian"
@. Will you please publish in your
valuable paper the proper feeding of
horses in order to get the best re-
suits?
A. The computation of rations for
horses suggests certain feed combi-
nations which meet the needs of
horses under different conditions. and
which, for lack of space, we cannot
print here. The factors of feeding that
tend to make the horse more efficient
may be found in a booklet that is is
sued at the Department of Agricul-
ture in Washington, D. C. Write and
ask for F. B. No. 1890 1t is free. but
send postage.
@. l would like to ask if the Gin
cinnati National League baseball
team and the Boston American League
club have the same nickname?
A. Not exactly. The Cinncinati
club is nicknamed Reds" while the
Boston Americans are known as the
"Red Sox."
O. Is the Niagara Falls considered
one of the seven wonders of the
world? And will you please name the
others?
A. The Falls are considered one of
the wonders of the world, but not one
Of the first seven. According to our
encyclopedia the first seven are as
follows in the order named: Pyramids
of Egypt, Pharos of Egypt, Hanging
Gardens of Babylon, Temple of Diana
at Ephesus, Statue of Jupiter by Phi
dias Mausoleum of Artemisia, Colossus
of Rhodes
@. What is your opinion of a mar
ried woman that gads about at night
nearly all the time?
A. We don't care to express an
opinion so long as the husband does
not complain.
O. I would be pleased to be in
formed who Robinson Cruso was and
in what time did he live?
A Robinson Cruso is a character
in a work of fiction based upon the
adventures of Alexander Selkirk, a
Scotch sailor who was shipwrecked
On an uninhabited island about 100
years ago.
O. I have an old heirloom watch I
would like to get fixed up. AS some of
the works are gone, can you tell me
where l can get them?
A. Take your watch to a jeweler
and he will tell you what can be
done.
@. Will you please be kind enough
to tell me exactly what moron"
means? I know what it means in a
general sense, but I cannot find it in
any dictionary, nor has anybody ever
defined it for me. 1 will thank you for
this information.
A. Moron" is a newly coined
word and is only incorporated in die
tionaries of comparatively recent pub
lication 1t is taken from a Greek
word meaning foolish. 1t is more gen
orally applied to person whose in
teIIectual development is normal up
to about the eighth year of age, but is
then arrested and does not advance
beyond that of normal child Of
about II years This stunted intellec-
tuality in the adult crops out in de-
PRAYED desires and other unnatural
acts.
O. What is the best way to drive
away the blues and to stop worry
ing? I am getting so that l can hard
ly sleep any more.
A. We would suggest that you
mingle with your friends, indulge in
sports and have good time Prob
ably you will find that will help some.
Remember, that worry" is the rat
in the corncrib of life, and it cannot
better your condition one bit.
Q. Is Jericho located in Palestine
or in Syria?
A. Jericho was the ancient name
of village now called Eriha, located
just north of the Dead Sea in Pales-
tine
Q. AS | am the inventor OF back
pads for broken back mice, can you
inform me of anybody that wants to
buy one?
A. No Just stick an ad in the Her
aid and watch results. However, you
might send us a few clutches for lame
ducks, if you have any.
O. I was born on Oct. 81, 1903:
What day of the week was that, ana
what is my horoscope?
A. Oct 81, 1908, was on Saturday
Those born at this time are generally
forceful characters and are inclined
to go to extremes. They make very
hard workers and very hard players.
They are kind and sympathetic to a
fault They would excel as screen
artists if talents applied and properly
trained. They have a great deal OF
ability as leaders.
O. What is meant by "fates when
it is said that the fates did this and
the fates did that? will thank you
for an explicit answer.
A. In Greek and Roman mythology