Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1925-11-04
QUERY AND
ANSWER

What do you want to know? Just
ask us any question you desire and
we will give you an answer if it is
possible to do so from our sources. All
questions must be signed by the writ
er-not for publication, but as a guar
antee of good faith. Address all ques-
tions to the Query and Answer de-
partment, Grant County Herald, and
they will be answered in the order
! they are received.
@. Will you please settle an argu-
ment by stating the exact day and
date the Titanic sank?
A. The Titanic disaster occurred
on Sunday, April IA, 1912.
@. Will you please answer in your
question column the meaning of
single letters found on some United
States, coins, while most of them
have no such letters?
A. Those are the mint marks. "C''
was Charlotte, N. c., which was dis
continued in 1861; &c" is Carson
City, also discontinued in 1893; cd"
is for Denver, Col, since 1906; 90"
is for New Orleans, discontinued in
1911; IS" is for San Francisco, and
those not marked are coined in Phil
adelphia.
@. Can you enlighten me as to
how many Americans were in Europe
when the Armistice was signed?
A. 1t is not known exactly, as sew
eral transports were on the high seas
carrying Canadian and United States
troops when the Armistice was signed.
However, it is known there were
100000 Canadian and United States
soldiers under arms in Europe.
@. May 1 ask through your Query
and Answer Column what is the prop
er time for wedding breakfast and
who should be the first to congratu-
late hte bride and groom. Also what
is the most appropriate in congratu-
lating them?
A. Unless the newly married cOu-
pie intends to catch a train or some
thing else interferes, the proper time
for the wedding breakfast is II
o'clock noon The minister should be
the first to address the newlyweds.
Then the parents, if any, followed by
other relatives and friends. Congratu-
late the groom in your own way and
be natural. Don't congratulate the
bride, but turn to her and say that you
hope she will be very happy.
@. In the case where fellow
calls on his girl every night in the
week is it out of place for him to
kiss her good night" each time?
A. According to moral ethics you
have no business to kiss her at all
unless you are engaged to her.
Q. / take much interest in read
ing your questions and answers, and
now l would like to have you answer
why the act of churning will produce
butter? 1 have asked many this ques-
ton, but never got satisfactory
answer.
A. When examined under a micro
scope all milk appears as a clear fluid,
containing fat globules in suspension.
They are each invested with a deli
cate coat of casein which prevents
their running together. The act of
churning ruptures these globules and
the contents are made to unite, form
ing butter.
@. We sometimes hear people
speak of their parents as 'the old
woman" and the old man" Is that dis
respectful or just a thoughtless habit =?
A. 1t is disrespectful, although
probably not meant to be so. How
ever, it is lamentable that any son or
daughter will refer to their parents
in this manner. In a great measure
the parents are to blame because of
lax training. A person should always
remember that they will never make
friends by speaking disrespectfully of
his parents.
@. Will you please tell me through
your question department what veg
etables may be used for preservation
by the method of sailing and fermen-
tation?
A In this country the only sub
stances commonly preserved by fer
mentation are sauerkraut and salt
pickles, and in some regions sailed
beans. Our books do not show which
other vegetables lend themselves to
this method of preservation.
@. I am girl just Is years old
and dearly love a man just past 40.
He has asked me to marry him, but
my people have threatened to disown
me if / do. would like to have your