[PW] Re: ?meaning of FA = Fatilognist

[Jimm Wetherbee]

Allen,

Could the word be "fatiloquist?"  That would be (according to the OED)
someone who declares or foretells the fates or future.

As to the second, I am only guessing, but there is such a thing as an
ammonia refrigerator that work without electricity,  much like an
ice-cream maker.  Perhaps these were extant in 1885.

--jimm

AllenAmet at aol.com wrote:
> 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
>
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