They might have gathered data through structures for viewing sky events. They might have had a cultural importance.
In "The Return of a Private" when Edward Smith praises his wife's biscuits, he is really praising her.
Hamlin Garland writes about the tenderness between Edward and Emma Smith by depicting a deeper connection between the two characters. The clearest example of this comes when Edward praises Emma by praising her biscuits.
The behalf that Wiesel accepts the Nobel prize is on literature.
