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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1924-02-07, Page 7The ORANGE PEKOE UALITY makes finer 'tea and more of it. Surnames and Their Origin TYSON Variation.—Dyson. Racial Origin -Middle' English. Source -A baptismal name. The family name of Tyson is one of those which have developed from bap- tismal names which are virtually obso- lete to -day, but which were very com- mon at .those periods in the middle ages in which family names began to take shape. It's a long stretch from Dionisius to Tyson, but that's - really what it de- veloped from, Tyson is one of those names which became a family name at ,a fairly ear- ly period, though it by nd means be- longs in the earliest classification, which is composed almost entirely of Anglo-Saxon. names. It belongs to the period when the Norman influence was still • strong, but those of Norman blood had begun to regard themselves as Englishmen, dropping, French as the "every -day" language. This is es- tablished by the fact that Dionisius was distinctly Norman, while the end- ing "son" ehows the reassertion of the Anglo-Saxon tongue. Dionisius ,was variously abbreviated in the Norman-French speece into the nicknames Denis, Denot and Dyot:' From the latter developed Dyatson, which at a later period was shortened by many families to Dyon, and finally changed by others to Tyson. The lat- ter is the more common form In this country to -day. The name often is erroneously ex- plained' . as having originated from Tony, or Antony, but historical re- cords show no such conection, while the path back to Dionisius may be traced step by step. GiREENWALD Variations -- Grunewald, Greenwalt, Greenwood. Racial Origin—German, also English. Source—Descriptive of Locality. The last named of the variations of this family name gives you the clue to its meaning, as it is the only name of English origin in the group. The rest are of German development. • By far the larger number of fanse lies in Canada bearing the various forms of this name trace it back to German origin, for the name had a much wider development in Germany than in England. This is ascribed to thefact that even though the period of• family name formation took place considerably later in Germany than. in England, most 'sections df that coun- try were less developed than the Eng- land of two or three hundred years be- fore. In short, there were more for- ests, hence more"Greenwoods" in Ger- many than in England. . It is rare that an.English and a Ger- man family name of exactly the same meaningrun se near parallel in the _philology of the words of which they are composed. Both "green" and "grune" come from the same root. Formerly the English word was spell- ed "grene," and the older form of the German word was "gruene." In the development of one language the "e" has prevailed and in that of the other the "u." In the same manner the words "wood" and "wald" come from the same root. The older form of the one was "wode," developed from a still'` earlier "woide " Grunewald is, of course, the true form of the German name. Greene - weld and Greenwalt are modern varia- tions', developed, as you may plainly observe, from the first syllable, under the influence of English speech. The King of Courtesy. "They take it already upon their ee,l- vation, that though I be but the Prince of Wales, yet I am the king of court- esy." These lines .from the second act of the "First Part of King Henry IV," re- curred to my mind recently when, at a big luncheon given by an association of business men, at which he was the guest of honer, I sat within a few feet of his Royal Highness, says a London writer. His cheery courtesy to exeryone -roved • him -to the eager, fluttering waiter, who leaned over his shoulder and held a match to the Royal cigar- ette 1 nits elongated holder; to the two audacious spirits who, at the close of the banquet, ventured to bring their menus. to him for his autograph; and to the flashlight photographer who de- sired to "record" him in a character- istic attitude, impressed me very much. Seen so close, he looks much young- er than his twenty-eight years, appear- ing more like a good-looking, brown - skinned, well -set-up youth of nineteen or twenty until he speaks, when his maturity becomes more apparent. What surprised •me more than any- thing else about the Prince was his voice. I am sorry to .say that I did him the injustice of expecting him to Speak with that ugly intonation rather unfairly known as the Oxford drawl, though had I considered for a moment I should have realized that the best type of 'Varsity men do not possess it. The Prince's, accent is immeasur- `ably more pleasant, for it is quick and reliant and, though I .hesitate to de- clare that it contains just the slightest suspicion of a Cockney intonation, I have no hesitation in saying that there could be no mistaking him for any- thing but a Londoner. He would prob- ably Impress most people who niet incognito, as a keen young bus!- ness pian, who led a strenuous exist- ence and was accustomed to make up his mind quickly. And that he has, a mind of his own GIRLS! A GLEAMY MASS OF BEAUTIFUL HAIR 35 -Gent ' Danderine" So im- proves Lifeless, Neglected Hair. An abundance of luxuriant hair fall of gloss, gleams and life shortly follows •a genuine toning up of neg-, Iected' scalps with dependable "Dane deritte," balling li a 1 r, itching scalp and the dandruff is corrected immediately, Thin, dry, wispy Or fading hair is quickly invigor- ated, taking on neer strength, color. and yottthful beauty, "Danderine" is delightful on the hair; a refreshing, stimulating .•tonic --- not sticky or !greasy! Any drugstero. is obvious for, despite his boyish ap- pearance, his face is a strong one, with steady eyes full of resolution. An old journalistic colleague who was sit- ting next me at the luncheon, echoed my thoughts when he said: "By Jove,•they'll be no harrying him into a marriage with a foreign royalty unless his heart approves, for if ever a lad had a will of his own he has!" "You're right," I replied, "and it's probably a legacy from his great- grandmother, independent, deter- mined,; beloved old Queen Victoria." And I feel sure that we were both correct. Honeymoon Still On. "Hasn't their honeymoon ended yet?" "Not yet --she still believes every- thing he has to say." Gold From Sea Water. The modern alchemist no longer dreams of transmuting the baser met- als into gold; he Is more concerned with the passibility of extracting from the waters of the ocean the vast qutn- tity of the previous metal known to be held in solution in them. As a matter of fact, it was rumored recently that a profitable method of doing this had been discovered, and that Germany might pay her repara- tion debts in .sea -water gold. The rumbr, however, was premature. 'It has been calculated that there is one ounce of gold in every 31,000 tons of sea -water. And this gold is not in simple solution but in what is known as the "colloidal" state, thus render- ing its extraction a very difficult and costly !natter. At present, indeed, the cost of pro: ducing gold from sea -water is about twenty times the market price. Orders from Hindquarters. Murphy, a new cavalry recruit, was given one of the worst horses in the, troop. Y"Remember,'• Said the sergeant, "no one is allowed to dismount without orders." Murphy was no sooner in the sad- dle than the horse bucked and Murphy went over his head. "Murphy;" yelled the Sergeant, "you dismounted!" "I did, sergeant," "Did you have orders?" "I did," "Front headquarters," "No, sor; from hindquarters," Here -is a splendid ni d- ,ir action picture of one of the contestants in the ski jumping competition at the Queibee winter sports held,at the Chateau Frontenao. Modern Surgery Speeds Up Nature. Man, as everybody now knows,is the result of million of years ofsde-` velopnient .on this planet; perhaps even on some other before"the star- dust swirled." What we .to not al- ways realize is that •• this deve'lapment• is still going on, veiny slowly, as it al- ways has done, but surely. There are a number of scientists, es- pecially surgeons, who think that the, processmay be speeded up, and that: mankind would be saved much suffer, ing if Nature - were assisted in this way. Not many months. ago Prince George the Kings youngest . son, passed through an experience which, in :'a more enlightened age, everybody will: undergo in infancy. In the first place, he was ope'ated upon for . appendicitis, when what physiologists call the "vermiform ap- pendage of the caecunin was removed. At one time in,our history, no doubt,, the appendix served a useful purpose. It is a relic of our ascent from a lower form of life. In someof the other mammals it is a large organ, but .in our own bodies it is, as-anule, quite: rudimentary. Sometimes it is absent altogether: In another thousandyears; or so, perhaps, ne human being, will be born with this excrescence. ,But we' cannot afford to wait for that, and a few years hence, very likely, the operation. for its removal will be as common in infancy as vassination is now. Prince George had scarcely recover- ed from the operation when it was learnt that he was again in the hands of the surgeons. On this occasion it was an even simpler matter, involving only the loss of his little tees. 'There was certainly a time when our little toes were :of use to us—pos- sibly in chimbing trees. But that time is long past. They are now merely en- cumbrances; they do not help us to walk or run or jump; they do nothing to improve our golf, handicap -fir our batting or bowling averages. To the majority of people they are simply sprigs on which to grow corns. The onlyperson to whom little toes are conceivably of importance is the bare- foot woman dancer, who would per- haps look rather odd without them. Nature is very slow in extinguishing parts of animal structure that have served their purpose in the process of evolution. Some time in the future:. perhaps. children will be born withoa': an appendix, and with only four toes on each foot. In the meantime, sur- gery has to be called -in where their possession:causes danger or .incon- venience. GUARD THE BABY AGAINST COLDS To guard the baby against colds nothing can equal Baby's Own Tab- lets. The Tablets are a mild laxative that will keep the little one's stomach and bowels working regularly. It is a recognized fact that where the stom- ach and bowels are in good order that colds will not exist; that the health of the little one will be goo' end that he till tleive and be happy. The new sales tax will not increase the price of Baby's Own Tablets, as the company pays the tax. You can still ' btain the Tablets through any medicine dealer at 25 cents a box, or by mail, post paid, from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. The Preliminary Step. "You say Brown isfitting himself to become an American statesman?" "Oh, yes; he's just left for a year in. Moscow, you know," Clock Tells the Weather. A clock is not the only useful nie- chanisra that can be displayed to pub- lic view in tower or steeple, The Ger- man city of Munich has recently set in the tower of the museuma huge dial that shows the height of the bar- ometer. The mean barometer figure for Munich appears at the top, and the passer-by hes only to notice whether the, hand paints to the right or to the left of that mark to know the tendency of the weather, Ask for Minaret' anti take ete othil'. At Grips With Leopard, l pmetbing had :frightened the sett in the kraal, Jan Pienaar, owner the ranch 4n ithodeela, crept forth i the moonlight, rine In hand. Sudden ly without warning sharp claws sank into his shoulders and be tonne him. self staring into the gaping mouth et a leopard* The sheet! was so sudden and' un- nerving, Says Mr. J. el. Main in tl? Wide World Magazine, that Pienaa dropped his ride. Then in an inste t he recovered is presence of mind an gripped the animal by the throat with both Bands to keep it from biting his face. There they stood locked in a death grip; the leopard, upright on its hind legs, rested all . its weight upon him and he with all his muscles braced clenched his fingers upon the beast's throat, Although the leopard's form- idable claws were tearing hie shoul- ders and arms cruelly, Pienaar dared not shout or move, lest the animal SO'trn should tear itself away, leap upon him -NERVOUS .HE again and kill 'him, i� l\ u S Classified Advertisements lis FQR SALE of Okla WOOD, 1kiILA, SLAA]uS, ST(lt ll n length Cur lots, Ileid .taro {, Bothwell, Ont. Man v. Eagle. Eagle hunting is a deliverers sport,; and one not often , induiiged In nova .days, Some years ago a climber in the e. Alps was looking for eagles' nests• r when he was attacked b'9 "two parent n birds. Being obliged to let .go his hol d he fell a great distance and was se- verely injured. The r iris continued.. to attack until one was'shot. Not long ago 'a thrilling fight be- tween a man and an eagle took place on a Scottish moor. Seeing an eagle with a rabbit -trap dangling from its foot, the man tried to attract the bird so that he might remove the trap. Mis- taking his intention, the eagle swoop- ed down upon him and he only escaped by diving into the heather. Then, as the eagie circled round in readiness, for another attack, the man hit it with a branch. The bird reeled and fell dead. ---c Ther Cushing Blow. Grown people have lots of disap- pointments, but none of them coin - pares to that which a little fellow feels when the clerk informs him tbat shoes like his big brother's are not made in sizes small enough for him. COULD NOT SLEEP A Quebec Woman Found Relief and Wants Others to Know. Mrs. Donald M. McLeod, i.pringhill, ,Que., was a victim of great nervous tress until she found the right remedy arid is now anxious that othersshal Profit by ;her experience. Mrs. Mc- Leod says:—"Somme years, ago I, be- came run down and grew, so nervous that my life was- a• burden to myself and all around me. Every night Would wake up with a choking feeling numb aII over and my heart beating a an alarming rate. I would jump u and walk the floor and declare I wa dying: Then I would have sinkin spells, and all day long would be s dizzy that I would stagger like .drunken person. I was afraid to be left alone, and my condition was ter rible. I was then taken to the Sher brooke hospital, but the treatment there did me no good and I came back home so weak that I could hardly cross the floor.I could not take care Of my children, and my mother did so. Everybody thought I was dying, and I was just waiting and wondering when the end would come. At this stage my attention was directed to Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills,' and I got a supply at once. By the time I had used five boxes I felt much better, could eat better, and sleep better, and felt al- most like a new woman. I continued the pills Per some time further, and am now a strong and healthy woman. I advise all run-down women to try Dr. Williams' Pink Pills as I am sure they will do' for others what they have clonefor one." The new sales tax will not increase the price of Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, as the company pays the tax. You can stili obtain the pills through any medicine dealer at 50. °ants a box, or by trail, post paid, at this price, from The Dr,. Williams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont. • - 1 I t p 8 g 0 a The Tree's Heart -Beat, . Has a tree a soul? Has it a per- sonality? These apparently absurd questions are provoked by Sir J. C. Rose's recent lecture to the Royal Society of Medicine on the heart -beats of ,the tree. His experiments show that a definite active tissue extends through every tree. The cellular pulsations of this tissue in regular •sequence by their pumping action cause the movement of the sap: When these pulsations are arrested they can be revived, by dnugs, by blows, or by massage. In Bengal the sugar -canes are actually milked. The pulsation of the cell is ultra- microscopic, but Sir J. C. Bose has detected it by his electric probe in cir- cuit with a recording galvanometer. Any agent which quickens the heart- beat of the animal also quickens the heart-beat of the tree. The life of the tree is; aa wonderful as the life of man. Pay your out-of-town accounts by Dominion Express Money Orders. Got the Goods. A man wanted to ring up the par- cels ofllce at a railway station. "Is that the pastels office?" he in- quired, when he heard the eound of a girl's'voice over the wire. "No," she replied, sweetly. "I'm the `o d !" Keep Minard's Liniment In the house. Egypt has 166 daily and weekly newspapers. Of these, ninety-four are in Arabic, six in other Oriental languages, sixty-three in European tongues, and three in combinations of Eastern and Western languages. Cairo is responsible for 105, Alexan dxia forty-six,, and the rest of the country fifteen. In fact, Cairo, with ii population of between 600,000 and 700,000, hats twenty-four daily news- papers, thus far outstripping London. Children should be taught to live clangorously. By zee -hieing life to a business of insurance and safety first parents !night produce long-lived chil- i dren, but they will have no character. 1—Dr. Crichton Miller. T a°5§Nfitrlt 'IN New Eyes oat"roti call Preemie 1 tl� �p+,Cicsn,ttesiibyCo inti n t®ut EYE3 1,g1Mieutitte ye 1;l:meal blight aiYd�•#or+rsnu," Item your Bees nee%Clear and Watley. y, Write for ;Free aye Care Been' knee, eye &ma yca,,0gats!Ohio Seeds nier ge How long Pienaar and the leopard .stood there he cannot say, but it seemed an eternity. The leopard stood so close, glaring into his eyes, that he could feel its. hot breath on his face. When the rifle dropped from his hands it had fallen against a tree and now was lying with the muzzle point- ing towards him about three feet from his right knee. How to get it was the question. That the beast remained so quiet was, he believed, owing to his keeping quiet himself. Bo ever so gently he loosened the grasp of his right hand on the brute's throat and at the same time tightened the grip of his left. He slowly crouched lower and lower and then cautiously stretch. ed his right hand towards the rifle. All the time he stared steadily into the leopard's blazing eyes•, Presently he found that he could just touch the weapon with his fin- gers. With infinite care he edged over until he was able to grasp it firmly - Now came the crucial moment. Should the rifle as he pulled it toward him catch even momentarily in the under- growth, the noise would startly the Ilene brute into a raging fury. He tightened his grip on the best's throat and began to pull the rifle to- wards him. As luck would have it, the weapon came away freely from the bushes, and inch by inch he man- aged to draw it to him until its butt rested on the ground against the in- side of his right foot. From there he slowly raised it with his lingers until the muzzle pointed straight at the leopard's under jaw; then he lifted it a little more and got his finger on the trigger. Quickly releasing his grip on the beast's throat, he pulled the trig- ger rigger and leaped backwards. The animal, as he discovered later, was killed instantly; the bullet broke its neck. But Pienaar will 'carry to his grave the scars of the wounds that his adversary made in that horrible night encounter, Timely Advice. "I don't know all about how a farm should be run, but I do the beat I can," admitted John W. Broadhead. "I raise corn, oats, potatoes, alfalfa, hogs, chickens, and so on, do a fair dairy business and manage to own a mid- dling good car; I have Iights, water and a furnace in the house, • keep the buildings painted up, and so forth. And then, just about every time I get to feeling kinda good over the way things are going, here comes an earnest town man and urges me to diversify." Mother! Give Sick Baby "California Fig Syrup" Harmless Laxative to Clean liver and Bowels of Baby or Child. Even constipa- ed, bilious, fester - fish, or sick, collo Babies and Child- ren love to take genuine "Califor- nia Fig Syrup." No other ;axative regulates the ten- der little bowels so nicely. It sweetens the stomach and :starts the liver and bowels acting without grip- ing. Contains no narcotics or sooth- ing drugs. Say "California" to your druggist and avoid counterfeits! In- sist upon• genuine "California Fig Syrup" which contains directions, • stet Clear Your Complexion With Cuticula Bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water to. free the pores of impurities and follow with a gentle application of Cuticura Ointment to soothe and heal. They ate ideal for the toilet, as is also Cuticura Talcum for pow• dering end perfuming.. Soap25c. Oinlmeu725anrt50e. Taieam25c. Sold throughnutthenonenion 'Cana ianDepott Lyman*, Limited, 344 St. ?tml 5t.; \ , ilieitreul. pu•+Ks•.('`7Yt;LC{,�1'iR.�lY1l nlluW7p(i �4ii.lfUtz(t�7,w714tt�" Don't let us manufacture imagin- ary sins, but concentrate on the sins we know to be real --Bishop Wendell. SPI'1 Beware of Imitations! • unless you see the name "Bayer Cross" on package or on tablets yott are not getting the genuine Bayer As- pirin proved safe by millions and pre- scribed by piaysiclans over twenty- three years for Colds Headache Toothache Lumbago Neuritis Rheumatism Neuralgia Pain, Pain Accept "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin" only. Each unbroken package con- tains proven directions. Handy boxes of twelve tablets cost few cents. Drug- gists also sell bottles of 24 and 100. Aspirin is th.e trade mark (registered in. Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of Monoaceticacidester of Salicylicacid. While it is well known that Aspirin means Bayer Manufacture, to assist the public against imitations, the Tab- lets of Bayer Company will be stamp- ed with their general trade mark, the "sayer Cross," HOARSE? Remove the danger of bronchitis by gargling with Minard's in water. An enemy to germs. BACK ACHED TERRIBLY Mrs. McMahon Tells How She Found Relief by Taking Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Chatham, Ont.—"I took Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compotmd' for as run-down condition after the birth o my baby boy. I had terrible pains and backache, and was tired and weak, not fit to do my work and care for my three little children. One dayl received your little book and read it, and gave up tak- ing the medicine I had and began taking the Vegetable Compound. I feel much better now and am not ashamed to telt what it has done for me. I recommend it to any woman I think feels as I do." —Mrs. J. R. MCMAR0rr, 158 Harvey. St., Chatham, Ont. Lydia E. 1'inkhatn's Vegetable Com- ppound, made from roots and herbs, has for nearly fif tyye ars beenrestoringsiclt:, ailing women to health and strength. It relieves the troubles which cause.aueh symptoms as backache, painful periods, irregularities, tired, worn-out .feelings and nervousness. This is shown again and again by such letters as Mrs. MMahon writes, as well as by one woman telling, another. These worrier know, and are willing to tell others, what it did for them; therefore, it is surely worth your trial, Women who snifer should write to the Lydia E.Pinkham 1Vledi ins Co, Cobour�g, Ontario, for a free copy of Lydia. E. Pinkham's Private Text-iiookupon ;ailments Pec..tiar to Women."o ( ISSUE No 5--'24