Scotland/Scots > Scots piper's queries, or, John Falkirk's carriches

What is the coldeft part of a dog?
A. His nofe.
Q. What is the coldeft part of a man?
A. His knees.
Q. What is the coldeft part of a wo¬
man ? A. The back part of her body.
Ck What’s the reafon that thefe
three parts of men, women and dogs
are coldeft ?
A. Fabulous hiftorians write, that
there was three little holes broke in
Noah’s ark, and that the dog put his
nofe in one, and another the man put
his knee in it, a third and biggeft hole
broke, and the woman fet her back-
lide into it; and thefe parts being ex-
pofed to the cold blaft, makes them
always cold ever ftnce.
And what remedy does the man'
take to warm his knees ?
A. He holds them towards the fire,
and when in bed draws his fhirt over
them.
Ch What does the woman do to
warm their cold parts ?
A. The married women turn their
backfide about to the goodman’s bel-
ly; virgins, and thofe mad for mar-