HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1924-02-21, Page 7REN
Next time try the finest grade-- T -e
RED ROSE ORANGE PEKOE
Surnames and Their - Origin
PENNiNGTON
Racial. Origin ---English.
Source—Geographical.
Thea first syllable in the name of
Pennington .might lead you to suppose
that it is of Welsh origin, for the
word "pen" in the Cymric tongue
means a "head" in the geographical
sense. The rest of the name, however,
belies any Celtic origin.
As a family name Pennington, or
Penington, as it is sometimes spelled,
is traceable directly to Pennington as
a geographical name. And it is found
as thedesignation of a township in
Lancashire, England, and of a tything
• in. Hampshire.
English geographical family names
of this sort are likely to denote an or-
igin among the nobility, for of course
the old Norman feudal chiefs natural-
ly took as their family names the
names of the territories over which
they held leadership. As a matter of
of fact one Pennington family does
trace directly back to one Camel de
Pennington, overlord of a. place of that
name, who had his seat in Mulcaster
(or Muncaster) county. Certain
branches of the family have taken the
latter name as their family name.
But this does not mean at all that
all Penningtons trace back to this or
any other of the Norman overlords. In'
mnany instances humble dwellers i
the various Penningtons moved to
other parts of England, and there be-
came known by the names of the'
places whence they had come, as
"Roger de Pennington," etc. In nearly
all Eeglish family names suck pre-
fixes as "de" (of) and "le" (the) have
either been eliminated as superfluous.
taxes on the tongue, or have been in-!
co)rliofated into the name. In the ease
of Pennington it is easy to ;see that I
the latter would produce a combing- ,
tion rather hard to pronounce as al
single word, which explains why such
a variation is never met with:
•
FISK
Variations—Fiske, Fish, Fisher, Fish-
erman, Fisker, Pessoner.
Racial Origin—Anglo-Saxon.
Source—An Occupation.
The family name of Fisk, of Fiske,
is another one of those surnames
which illustrate vividly the changes
which take place in a language in the
hatter of twenty-five generations, for
it has been no longer than that since
our modern word "fish" was so pro.
nounced. Virtually all of these ".fish"
names have arisen from the occupa-
tions of those to whom they were first
applied. It is possible, of course, but
hardly likely, that there were a few
rare instances in which the first use
was as a nickname, denoting a fan-
cied likeness to a fish.
All variations, however, may be
taken for granted as having been de-
rived from either of two occupations,
the selling of fish or the catching of
them. These occupations were tre-
mendously important in the' middle
ages, for the English nation subsisted
largely on fish both as an economic
and religious necessity. Medieval
England was Catholic, and in the mid-
dle ages the fasts of the church were
far more rigorous and numerous than
to -day. Indeed, the Fishmongers'
Guild of old London was the most
powerful of the merchants' associa-
tions for many generations."
The Anglo-Saxon name appears on
the old records variously as "le
Pischerc," "le Fyske," "le Fys-cer,"
and sometimes softened into "le Fis-
sere (the Anglo-Saxon "ch" had the
"k" sound). The Norman forms,
"Pescher" and "Pescheur," and "Pes-
soner" have only a few survivals in
the last mentioned surname, though
originally the Anglo-Saxon and Nor-
man forms were often used inter-
changeably by the same family, as in
the case "Egeas Fisher, or Pessoner,"
who was mayor of Gloucester in 1241.
Love and Life at Vigo.
Love at a distance until you are en-
gaged is the rule in Spain. As a re-
sult of that somewhat inconvenient
custom lovers are driven to, strange
expedients to- communicate eeeith each
other. Consider the gentleman cif
Vigo whom Mr. Ralph StciCk tells
about in the Cruise of the Dream Ship.
Picture if you can, says Mr. Stock,
a well-dressed Spanish gentleman
standing in the middle -of one of the
main thoroughfares and gazing toward
one of the housetops; he is apparently
engaged in practicing the deaf-and-
dumb alphabet. No one of the stream
of pedestrians passing along the side-
walks takes the slightest notice of
him; neither does the wheeled traffic,
except to swerve obligingly out of his
path. It is his affair, and a love af-
fair at that. He Is conversing with
his inamorata at the third -floor bal-
cony window yonder. It needed three
vulgar sightseers such as the crew of
the Dream Ship to find anything un-
usual in the proceeding. I am ashamed
to say that the lady caught sight of us
and pointed in alarm; whereupon the
gentleman turned with an excusable
frown of annoyance, and we hurried
on: our way. '
ASPIRIN
Beware of Imitations!
Unless you see the name "Bayer
Cross" on package oron tablets you
are not getting the genuine Bayer As-
pirin proved safe by millions and pre-
scribed by physicians over twenty-
three years for
Colds Headache
Toothache Lumbago
Neuritis Rheumatism
Neuralgia Pain, Pain
Accept "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin"
only, Bach unbroken package con-
tains'.lid boxes
i s
�eeton, lIa
y
directions. proven
f
cost few cents. Dru g
0
twelve tablets cs
n
gusts also soil bottles. of 24and
100.
Aspirin is the trade mark (registered
In Canada) of Bayer Manufacture of
1V fonoaooticacidaster of Salicylicaoid.
'Milt, it is well known that Aspirin
meant Bayer :'Manufacture, to assist
the 'Albite against imitations, the Tab-
lets ef Bayer Company will be- stamp-
ed ith their general trade mark, the
"Bayer 'dross:'
HEALTHY
c
1
ALWAYS SLEEP WELL
The healthy` child sleeps well and
during its waking hours is never.croee,
but" always happy and laughing . It is'
only the sickly child that is across and,
peevish. Mothers, if your children do
not sleep well; if they are cross and
cry a great deal, give them Baby's
Own Tablets and they will soon be
well and happy again. The Tablets
are a mild but thorough laxative which
regulate the bowels, sweeten the stom-
ach, banish constipation, colic and in-
digestion and promote healthful sleep.
They are absolutely guaranteed free
from opiates and may be given to the
new-born babe with perfect safety.
The new sales tax will not increase
the price of Baby's Own Tablets, -as
the company pays the tax. You can
still obtain the Tablets through any
medicine dealer at 25 cents a box, or
by mail, post paid, from The Dr. Wil-
liams' Medicine Co., Brockville, Ont.
Words of Wise Men.
Virtue is aquality more admired
than rewarded.
When the music plays, the heart is
light.
Ships that are badly navigated hit
the rocks and human :beings are often
ships without rudders.
It is astonishing how little one feels
poverty when one loves.
You must judge a maiden at the
kneading trough, not in the dance.
Pluck the rose and leave the
thorns.
Your Father knoweth what things
ye have need of before ye ask Him.
A fine cage won't feed the bird.
A little oil may save a deal of fric-
tion.
One false move may lose the game.
Prudence, looketh unto faith, con-
tent to wait solutions.
We wisely strip the steed we mean
to buy.
Cent per cent do we pay for every
vicious pleasure.
Loaves put awry in the oven come
out crooked.
He overcomes a stout enemy who
overcomes his own anger.
"Men go to books ---Heaven forbid—
for instruction, but for warmth and
light, for a thousand new perceptions
that struggle inarticulately within!
themselves, for the enlargement of
their experience, the echo of their dis-!
.
coolds and the companionship onshi o,e
7) p beauty'
n for d terror r o their troubled
souls.
They go to literature for life, for more
life and keener life, for life: as it crys-
tallizes into higher articulateness end
deeper significance. The enlargement
and clarification of men's experience
—that is the function of literature, --•-
Ludwig Lowisohn.
Ask for Minard's and take as other.
Snowflakes,'
Sound Is deadened by snow. •
Sow will not quench thirst,
No twit snowflakes are •alike.
Snow prevents plants from hacom-
Ing frost-bitten.
There is nothing on. earth whiter
than newly -fallen snow.
Salt, 'added to snow, gives it an even'
lower temperature.
Carbonic acid to a component . of
snow, which is therefore a splendid
fertilizer.
Snow is white because: its crystals'
and prisms reflect only the white light
rays.
Snow on some mountain -tops never
melts because the rarefied aid -ab-
stracts all the heat from surrounding
objects.
ALMOST HELPLESS
AFTER INFLUENZA
Left Weak, Nervous and Broken
Down—Health Regained.
"A few years ago," says Miss Fran-
ces Hankla, of Plenty, Seale., "my
mother, Mrs. Walter Hankla, was
stricken with influenza, which was
then epidemic, and for a time was in a
critical condition. She . appeared to
get over the prominent symptoms of
the trouble but did not regain her
strength. Some weeks later her weak-
ness developed into gliiking spells in
which she would almost smother. • Not-
withstanding medical aid these spells
continued and she was constantly
growing weaker, until she was prac-
tically reduced to skin and bone. Her
lips and gums were colorless, she'was
nervous, and suffered from indigestion
and palpitation of the heart. At this
stage a friend of mother's, who lived
at a distance, came to see her and
strongly advised her to try Dr. Wil-
liams' Pink Pills, which, she said, had
greatly helped her in a critical illness.
We got these pills . and mother began.
taking them. The improvement was
slow at first, but we could see that the
sinking spells' were growing less fre-
quent, and that strength was return-
ing. The treatment with Dr. Williams'
Pink Pills was Con-inued, and day by
day health and strength returned, un-
til she was againable to go about, and
help with the work of the house. The
improvement this medicine made in
her case was simply remarkable.
"I may also say," adds Miss Hankla,
"that in my own case these pills were
of the greatest benefit. Last winter I
was in a badly run-down condit pn,
and very nervous. My appetite failed
and I had no color. Knowing what Dr.
Williams' Pink Pills had done for
mother, I began taking them with the
result that they soon made me as.
strong and full of vigor as the other
girls of my age. I may just add that I,,.
think we owe mother's life anti m'y'
good health to the pills and,i hope our
experience will be of benefit to some
other sufferer."
You can get these pills from any
medipine dealer or by mail at 50c, a
box from The Dr. Williams' Medicine
Co., Brockville, Ont.
Haven't Descended As Yet.
"Do you believe that men have des-
cended not only -from monkeys, but,
farther back, from fishes?"
"No—most of 'em are poor fish still."
He Knew It.
The bashful young suitor enterer
the home of his sweetheart bearing a
large box with the name of a well-
known florist on the cover.
"How sweet and fresh they are!"
cried the young woman, opening the
box. 9 believe there is still a little
dew on them yet"
"Why—er—yes," admitted the youth,
'abut it's just a little, and I'll pay it
to -morrow,"
Send a Dominion Express Money
Order. They are payable everywhere.
The 'sheep in Taranto, Italy, wear
blankets to protect their fleeces. This
place is noted for its fine wool and for
the purple mussels from which a dye
is secured for fabrics of fine tissue.
The Pewter Pitcher.
Great -great -gran I ntOther Clertradeerray
Opt the set' on her .wedding day;
Pewter graceful of curve and flare
As costly and delicate silverware;
Not of lead and soft all through,
Lusterless, and a dead dull blue,
But with copper enough In the tin to
hold
A patina rich akin to gold, ,
Porringer, charger, bowls and spoons
To stir the tea of afternoons
When a gossiping crony came to call,
With half knit steeking and woollen
hall, •
And needles`fliokering,In and put
Turning a gray yarn heel about,
While the pewtee't 'sugar bowl, plain
and plump,
Yielded many a luscious lump.
But the pewter pitcher with flowering
lip, •
Like a calla lily's lovely tip,
And handle looping its fluted side,
Was the joy and pride of the happy
bride.
It held the cream at the evening meal
For the lovers wedded for woe or weal,
And later milk for the babies four
That played in turn by the cottage
door,
Great -great-grandmother Gertrude Gray
Folded her hands and passed away,
And out of her cherished pewter set
Only the pitcher servives her yet.
It stands in a mansion now between
A Chinese vase of apple green
And Venetian glass as thin as air,
Like a bubble blown from a jewel rare.
The old collector of precious things,
Cups and ewers and coins and rings,
Its weight in gold twice over paid
For the pitcher of lead and copper
made;
For the atmosphere of the long ago
Clings to the humble metal, lol
Homely virtues, and simple joys,
And the merry prattle of girls and
boys.
The pewter pitcher is full of dreams
Of bowery woods and crystal streams,
A farmhouse brown with mossy eaves,
Rosy apples and golden sheaves,.
Amber lamplight and bread and milk,
And yellow cream as smooth as silk.
Of all his treasures of gems and art,
The pitcher is dearest to his heart.
—Minna Irving.
A Modern Maid.
Mrs. Jones advertised for a woman
to do general housework and a colored
girl applied for the place.
"What sort of a cook are you?" was
the first question put.
"Ah •cain't cook," was the reply.
"Are you a good laundress?"
"Ah don't do no washin' an' ;ironin';
its too hard on: mah hands."
"Can you sweep "
"No, lady; I ain't strong enough to
:'sweep."
"What on earth can you dc•?"
"Ali dusts," the applicant answered.
_ Tr
The Drawback.
Eastman—"So your hired man's quit
sinod ing?"' •
.'Westerman — "Yes—found it too
much work to open his tobacco" pack-
ages."
Keep Minard's Liniment in the house.
Free RidestSchool.
Carfare is not needed by school
children in Victoria, Australia. They
are carried in street ears to andfrom
school free of charge.
Crossgrained.
"Who is that woman?" inquired
Rogers.
"That?" answered his friend. "Why,
that is Alvira Cross. And rightly
named she is too. I haven't a doubt
but what that woman would climb a
fence, just to be on the other side."
GIRLS! HAIR GROWS
THICK AND BEAUTIFUL
35 -Cent "Danderine" Does
Wonders for Lifeless,
Neglected Hair.
A gleamy mass
of Iuxuriant hair
full of gloss, Ills.
tre and life short.
ly follows a genie
Me toning up of
"? neglected scalps
with dependable
"Danderdine."
Falling h air,
itching scalp and
the dandruff is
s's\i
corrected Immediately. Thin, dry,
wispy or fading hair is quickie,' Invig-
orated, taking on new strength, color
and youthful beauty, "Danderine" is
delightful on the hair; a refreshing,
stimulating tonic — not sticky or
greasy! Any drugstore.
Mother! Give Sick Baby --�
"California Fig Syrup" O''�'
Harmless Laxative to Clean Liver and IgDO
Bowels of Baby Or Child. !Hi
Even constipa°
ed, bilious, fever-
lsb, or sick, collo
Babies and Child. •�11
ren love to take
"
genuine Califor• -
"
Sru.
nia Pig Syrup."
ativ
No
Other :a 1` e
regulates the ten
tier Tittle bowels
so nicely. It
sweetens the stomach and :stets the
liver and bowels acting without grip..
ing. Contains no narcotics or sooth-
ing drugs. Say "California"` to yoar,
druggist and avoir counterfeits! lit-'
list upon genuilify "California Pig
4
TRY �nTHE
1p!11ATC H
TEST
r
Can You Hear?.
? place watch to ear' then draw
if away. You should hear tick at
/ 56 incites. Doc, a ringing in your
earspreventnearing?
oayour proper h en
8 p 8
LEONARD EAR OIL
ralieves both Head Noises and Dt l-
ncsa. lust rub it back of care :and
in,ort in nostrils, Price $1.25
For Sale Everywhere.
Znfereef/ng doaor/ptive folder
sone upon request. •-,i
A.0. LEONARD, Inc.
7o nth: Ave.
NawYork "4J
ParAed
IN141111�l"""'.2
Ii �►llll�l t�111
the Y2 lb.
Always — fragrant
Always -- the same
Alyways — in good condition
'Wherever and' whenever you buy it,
o
-finfpn./rvA.'Ja'xT4K c -,..:r5 • �..xr,:.�K .:.r,.rzx.rr: ' ..,Rta
Depends on the Form.
Betty—"Is it bad form to appear in
knickers?"
Bess -"That depends on the form."
When making a baked custard the
milk should be brought almost to boil-
ing point before it is poured over the
eggs. This will prevent the custard
from turning watery, as so often hap-
pens when cold milk is used.
Size of Lake Winnipeg.
Lake Winnipeg is more than 1,000
epuare miles greater in area than Lake
Ontario.
A Captive Tiger's Food.
Tigers in 'captivity consume from 14
to 16 pounds of beef a day.
Classified Advertisements
FOR SALE
OOLGROWERS, YOUR OWN'
Y V wool manufactured or exchang-
ed
xchanged for yarn or blankets. 'Woollen
Mills, Georgetown, Ontario.
1%,W AH JONG, FASCINATING
Chinese game. Complete ` set,
with full instructions, one dollar -
postpaid. W. Aslett, Sarnia, Ont.
lONDERFIIL DISCOVERY.
V Charges batteries in 10 minutes.
Gallon free' to Agents. Radiolite Coe
St. Paul, Minn.
/. `. Keeps EYES
Clear, Bright ancl Beautiful
WrtteMurine Co.,Chicago,forEveCareBoolc
For; quick relief heat Minard's End
inhale. Splendid for cold 1n' he; a,
throat or chest.
'4!'+Y9h.��rH.�i'l•,`P?eh•� 4R.1 ,;{ : 44 ..
Is Your Blood
Starving dor
an o r u Cau3e
Without Plenty of Iron In Your
Blood You Don't Get the
Strength and Nourishment Out
of the Food You Eat.
when over-work,lack of sleep. improper food and
impure air sap the iron from your blood ani make
you feel weak, nervous, Irritable and out -of -sorts.
it is important that you should at once put more
iron into your blood. without iron ebo blood loses
the power to change food Into living tissue and
therefore nothing that you eat doesyouthe proper
amount of geed because you don't get the full
strength out of it. Your food merely passes through
your system like corn through a mill with the
rollers so wide apart that the mill can't grind.
Because of this steady starvation or the blood And
nerves people often become weakened, tired -out,
nerrous and rundown and frequently develop all
sorts of symptoms. But the moment organic Iron
—Nuxated Tron—is supplied a multitude of danger-
ous symptoms disappear in most eases, the flesh
becomes firmer. the muscles get back their strength
and the roses of health bloom in cheeks that were
Pale and sickly looking.
No matter what other so-called remedies you'
may have tried, if you are not strong, vigorous,
hearty and well, you owe it to yourself to make the
following test: See how long you can work or how
tar you can walk without becoming tired. Next.
fake two five -grain tablets of ordinary Nuxated Iron
three times per day after meals for two weeks.
Then test your strength again and see for yourself
howmuch you have gained. You can obtain Nuxated
m druggist nhdor-
standinIrongfroasstyour if yon are noton futhellydlstlnet satisfied your
money will be refunded.
Children Delight In
Cuticura Soa Baths
Fecause they
soothing
and
for tender skins, especially
if assisted by Cuticura Ointment on
first signs of redness or roughness.
The Cuticura Talcum also, delicately
tnedicated and exquisitely perfumed,
is excellent for little ones.
Soap 2.5a. tllntmeat28anrliki. TAleum2ia. Sold
throughout tlreDotninicis, Caandiaril)epots
LL,naane, Limited, 3,4 St. hal 81, w. alontrost ,
`Cutieure Soap nhnves without t»e;g.
Early Old Age
The celebrated Dr. Michenhoft,
an authority on early old age,
says that It Is "caused by poisons
generated In the Intestine."
When your stomach digests food
properly it Is absorbed without
forming poisonous matter. Poi.
eons bring on early old age and
premature death. 15 to 30 drops
of "Seigel's Syrup" after meals
makes your digestion sound. 10 14
s=�i'�� ,fats C= a =re
MRSI MISENER'S
ACHES AND PA1NS
Vanished After Using Lydia,
E. Pinkham's Vegetable
Compound
"Branchton Ont. --'r When I wrote
to you for help my action was mostly
prompted by curios-
ity° I wondered
I, too, would benefiift
by your medicine. It
was the mostprofit-
able action I have
ever taken, I heart-
ily assure you, for
through its results I
am relieved of most
of my sufferings. I
have taken six boxes
of Lydia E. Pink -
ham's Vegetable
Compound Tablets and a bottle of Lydia
E. Pinkham's Blood Medicine, and I can
honestly say I have never been so well
before. I had suffered from pains and
other troubles since I was fifteen years
old, and during the 'Great War' period
1 worked on munitions for two years,
and, in the heavy lifting 'which my Work
called for, I strained myself, causing
pelvic inflammation from whish I have,
sufferedoften had
untold agony, g y, 1
and
to nupand g' tohad giveo' bed. I doctored
g
r
for several years without getting cr-
g i'r ]`
nianent relief, when I started to take
your rnedicines."----Mrs. GoLbwsiv MS.
ENh7R,, Branchton, Ont.
Write to the Lydia B.,Pinkhani Medi
tinoCio. Cobourg Ontarm,for'afree oopy
of Lydia B. Pinlchanl s Private 7Text-
oo1c upon Ailments of Women. t! ,
1 ISSUE. No, 7—'0+1.