[PW] ?meaning of FA = Fatilognist

[AllenAmet at aol.com]

Hi,

  In trying to decipher the world of the census takers, e.g. in 1880, I see 
this last abbreviation below (and word) for the various 'jobs':

PR Preacher/Minister  ED Editor  PS Prostitute  F Farmer  R Repairman; 
FA = Fatilognist    

  In using Google, I get only one hit, the same text as this.

  Has anyone ever heard of this word? Has the occupation died out completely, 
whatever it was?  Or is it a mistranscription of some kind?

  And in a separate and unrelated question, I see an old 1885 advertisement 
in a newspaper, offering both "ice boxes" and "refrigerators" (for home use). 
So what was the difference, in the days before electricity?

Thanks!

Allen