HELLO FOLKS – John and Jim are twin brothers. John is also Jim's uncle, which makes John Jim's nephew. On the distaff side, John's wife is blood niece of Jim's wife, the two women are sisters-in-law. And that is just the beginning. You see, twin brothers married niece and aunt.
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THERE IS a big difference between telling a woman the her hat is "real cool" and telling her that it is "not so hot."
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IN THIS DAY and age, when books can be bought for an hour's work or less, it is easy to forget that through the ages books have been precious possessions. Before the printing press was invented in the 16th century, books were few and highly revered because they were handwritten.
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WRITINGS WERE not always in books as we have them today. "Sticks" of scrolls were the more common forms of recording; but there were others. Hieroglyphics were carved on stone, metal and any other durable material.
While books are very easy to come by today, there are still many selling for great prices. For instance, a gilt edge copy of Samuel Clemens' "Tom Sawyer" recently sold for $1,500. A rare copy of Huckleberry Finn sold for $925. A presentation copy of "Uncle Tom's Cabin," printed in 1850, went for $7,500. In Hamburg, Germany, a first folio edition of the works of William Shakespeare brought $83,965.
Think these are high prices? Consider what was paid for a receipt for the country of Palestine signed on June 30, 1920, by Major General Louis Bolz and Sir Herber Samuel — $5,500.
Then, too, one of Thomas Edison's note books brought $2,700. And a wealthy New Yorker paid $182,000 for an early copy of the "Apoclypse."
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Foil The Freeze
Have you ever discovered, a short while before dinner, that you've forgotten to take the food out of the freezer? If you stand it in front of an electric fan, it will defrost in half the usual time.
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Cones of a fir stand erect: cones of a spruce hang down.
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