Comments on: She Had a Question, 1913 (4)

By: Maurine

Maurine — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 01:41:07 +0000

I love these questions and answers!!

Besides the ones already commented on, I was interested to learn that the guest of honor at a luncheon was to arrive AND leave first. Also, it is nice to learn where a gentleman is to place his napkin. Now all he has to do is wear a vest if he doesn’t want to place the napkin on his lap.

Regarding fathers giving their children blessings, some of my siblings were blessed by our grandfathers, not our father, out of respect for the grandfathers I was told.

By: Bruce Crow

Bruce Crow — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 21:17:26 +0000

Piles!? That’s not just bad water, that’s evil water.

On my mission in Hong Kong we were frequently served water hot, very hot, to show that it had been boiled and was therefore safe to drink. Of course they didn’t have the sense to serve it in a tea cup. Nooooo. They would serve it in a glass cup. So you wouldn’t get sick, [or get piles] but you might burn your hand.

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:33:28 +0000

{whispered}: hemorrhoids.

By: Olive

Olive — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 19:22:32 +0000

dare I ask…what is “piles”?

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 15:07:33 +0000

That’s some powerful bad water, Eric.

By: Eric Boysen

Eric Boysen — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 14:05:59 +0000

Europeans have told me that water “causes piles,” thereby explaining their preference for beer or wine with their dining. Perhaps if the water is bad. . .

By: Bruce Crow

Bruce Crow — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 05:22:01 +0000

“Some persons cannot fast so long without injury to the system. It would be perfectly proper to drink water unless you are following directions of a physician to abstain from water.”

This is interesting. Has this changed over time? And why would a physician ever direct someone to abstain from water?

By: Ardis E. Parshall

Ardis E. Parshall — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:39:00 +0000

As I’ve gone through membership record books in many places in the church, I note that the bishop (sometimes his counselors, but more often, it seems, the bishop) did all the blessing and baptizing in organized wards. It’s rare to see a father’s name listed for any of the ordinances, unless he happens to be in the bishopric, or a patriarch, or some other officer.

By: Mark B.

Mark B. — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:30:06 +0000

“the elders of the church”

You can look it up. D&C 20:70

By: Ariel

Ariel — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 23:06:09 +0000

“Usually the father is invited to participate in the service of blessing children…”

Usually?? Who was blessing the baby if not the father?