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HomeMy WebLinkAboutZurich Herald, 1921-10-06, Page 3• 4RKe oe IntFlooP; ,1 Or �.�.�. YOU WOULD HARDLY KNOW IT FOR THE SAME ANIMAL Surnames and Their Origin GIBBS Variations -Gibbons, Gibson, Gilbert, Gilbrecht. Racial Origin—English and German. Source—A given name. The family name of Gibbs and Gib- bons don't show their origin in the form, or rather, that origin is not so obvious to us to -day, simply because they are patronymic developments of a• type of nickname which is rather rare in modern times, though quite common in that period of medieval his- tory in which family names came into being. We would not, for instance, think of shortening the name of Gilbert into "Gib" or "Gibb," though we might make it either "Gill," or "Bert." But the twist of the medieval English tongue, under the influence of Nor- man-French, was different. It tended particularly to eliminate the -letter "I." Hence as Waiter was shortened to "Wat," and gave us "Wat-son," so Gil- bert ilbert was shortened to "Gib" and gave us "Gib -son" and then "Gibbs." Just as "Diceon" •or Dickon," meant "little Dick," and by the addison of "son," gave us "Dickinson" and "Dickens," so "Gibbon" has developed into "Gib- bons." Gilbert, as a family name, is but a reshorteningof "Gilbertson" into "Gil beets" and then Gilbert. Gilbrecht , of course, is a German form. As a given name Gilbert means either "gold -bright" or "yellow - bright." The "gil" is from the same source as our "gilt," "gild" and "gold," and the German "gelt " The "bert," which appears as "brecht" in German, Is a mark of Teutonic names. It means "bright," and comes, in fact, from the same source as that word. The Anglo-Saxon form was "beort" or "beohrt," the latter being the older form, with the "h" as strongly gut- teral as the German "ch" of to -day. The "gh" in "bright". was originally pronounced in this same fashion. British Company Gets Czecho. Slovak Radium. ,A. British company will become the largest actual and potential owner of radium in the world by an agreement between the 'Czecho-Slovak Govern - Merit and the Imperila and 'Foreign Corporation, says .a• London despatch, The new corporation, according tet' the manager, Herbert Guedella, will handle' for fifteen years the radius produced at the 'Joachisnethal mineh, The Government is handing over at once at least two granur ee, and the mines • are expected to produce an ad- ditional three or four grammes of radium yearly. None of the radium will actually be sold by the company; but it will lend out the mineral for medical research purposes and sell by-product emana tions used' in medicine. A control de- pot will be established in London, where doctors will be assured ,of more regular and probably a cheaper sup- ply than hal, been 'hitherto available in this country. MITCHELL Variations—Mitchel, Mitchelson, Mic- haelson. Racial Origin—English. Source—A given name. This group of family names its de- rived from the given name of Michael, which, of course, is Hebrew, being one of the scriptural names. The meaning of the given name is 'like God." In that period of English history when the Saxon and Norman tongues had just combined, when Normans and An'gio-Saxons finally lost their pride in race for pride in nationality, there came about a change in the type of given names. This was no doubt due in part to the absolute necessity for more names, for population was in- creasing and the same force which finally brought about the development of a second, or family, name for the individual also tended to increase the number of given names. In that period there was a general turning to the Scriptures and to scriptural history in search of names. Naturally Michael, the name of the archangel, was a popular one. And form it naturally developed a surname f "son." •addition o At this by the period, in the South, the linguistic ten- dency was toward a softening of pro- runthe name became pro- nunciation and Mitchel, while it remained Michael in the North, just as the same word be- came "ditch" in the South and "dyke" in the Nortb. In more •nio,dern times, owirig to the recorded spellings, there has been a return to the original form in the case of the name, though `there has not been in the case of the word, Mitchell and Mitchel, of course, are shortened forms of Mitchelson., A Long Wait. Pat was invited to a party. His host caw that he was not paying attention to his plate, and asked the reason. "Oh," said Pat, "I am waiting for the mustard to cool!" France -has. restored to cultivation four million acres of battlefields. A great heart has no room for the memory of wrong. One variety of cactus, found in deserts, always points to the south, thus forming a natural compass. Miles vary. Our miles is 1,160 yards. The Norwegian mile is the longest, 12,182 yards. The shortest is the Chinese, about 600 yards. Do you discriminate at the .;dining table—or are youthoughtless? In thousands of homes, a "line" is drawn at the breakfast table. Tea or coffee is served for "grown-ups" and Postum for children. But some parents do not discrimin- ate. Tannin and caffeine, the injurious contents of tea and coffee, seriously retard the development of the delicate nerve tissues in children. • Consequently, instead of rich, satisfying Postum, children are over stimu- lated by the drugs in tea and coffee; and so may grow up irritable and nervous. .Any doctor can tell you that this is a great evil and should be corrected. Although some par- ents feel a certain justifi- cation for the personal indulgence in tea or coffee, yet the harm to them may .be equally serious. It may take a little while longer for the drugs . in tea and coffee to affect an older .person, but in many cases the nervous system and allied bodily functions will become weakened. The surest way to avoid such pos- sibilities is toquit tea and coffee entirely and drink Postum instead. The change permits you to get sound, restful sleep. Postum is the well- known, meal -time bev- erage. Like thousands of others you will like it be- cause, in flavor it is rich and satisfying. Do away with the dis- tinction at the. table. Serve delicious. Postum, piping hot, toall thefamily. One week's trial and it is likely that you'll never return to tea or coffee. Postum comes in two forms:Instant Postum (in tins) made instantly in the cup by the addition of boiling water. Postum Cereal (in packages of larger bulk, for those who pre- ferfer to make the drink while the meal is being prepared) made by boiling for. 20 tninutes. Autumn Leaves. How can I trample you, little friends? How can I pass you by? Crimson and gold with a wonderment Caught from a sunset sky. You with a bit of Spring's witchery ' Still in your silken hold. How can I see you, curled and brown Heaped in, the rain awl cold? You with the lure of summer woods, Music of winds• and rain— How can I watch your winged flight Back to the earth again? Eyes that have loved you, little friends, Witness your silent fall Full of a quiet majesty Yielding to Death's strange call. -Amy' E. Campbell. A .MOTHER'S. ADVICE DELICATE IRLfi NEED NEW BLOOD Mich, Red Blood Means Health Once a mother has used Baby's Own Tablets for her little ones she is al- ways happy to recommend them to others. Her advice, given after a care- ful trial, can be readily followed with assured good results. The Tablets are a mild but thorough laxative which never fail to regulate the bowels and sweeten the stomach. They always do good—they cannot possibly do harm even to the youngest babe. Con- cerning them Mrs. P. Laferest, St. Nazaire, Que., writes:—"For three months my baby was constipated and cried continually. On the advice of adays, when a knight was unhorsed in friend I gave him Baby's Own.Tablets I`battle, he had to report to the nearest and now at the age of five months he 'mounted officer, and to fight by his is perfectly well and weighs: twenty„ +side. Whilst so doing he ,was known pounds. I am delighted to be able to as "lance to a colonel," "lance to a adxise other mothers to use them": .captain," and'.so on. Eventually the The "Tablets are sold by medicine` words "to a" dropped out, and "lance" dealers or by mail at 25 cents= a by ox(lame aze to denote simply assistant.Now- frail The Dr.' Williams''MediC Ile 't O , - adays, it is used only fbr•tlie non -Com - Brockville, Ont. missioned ranks. The sergeant was originally a "s'ur and Strength. The anaemia of young girls May be inherited, or it may be caused by bad air, unsuitable food, hasty and irre' gular eating, 'insufficient out-of-door exercise and not enough rest acid sleep. It comes on gradually, beginning With languor, indisposition to mental Or bodily exertion, irritability and a feeling of fatigue. Later, comes the palpitation of the 'heart, headaches, dizziness following a stooping posi- tion, frequent backaches and breath- lessness. In a majority of cases con- stipation is. present. There may be no great less of flesh, but usually the complexion takes on a greenish -yellow` pallor. Cases of this kind, if neglected, be- come more serious, but if taken in time there is no need to worry. Dr. Williams' Pink Pills, which are free from any harmful or habit-forming drug, are just, the tonic needed to remedy this wretched state of health,. Though it is not noticeable, improve- ment begins with the first dose. As the blood is made rick the pallor leaves the face, strength and activity ,gradually return and the danger of relapse is very slight. If any symptom of anaemia ap- pears, prudence suggests that Dr. Wil- liams' Pink Pills should be given at once, and the sooner they are taken the more speedily will their action im- peove the blood. You can get these pills through any dealer in medicine, or by mail at 50 cents a box or six boxes for $2.50 from The Dr. Williams' Medicine Co.,Brockville, Ont. Words That Were Stolen. The majority of our military words were originally Preach. Sword and rifle and gun are about the only three of them that are really Eng- lish in •origin. The history of those which denote rank is. curious. The word soldier comes from the Latin solidus, a small coin; the solidarius, or soldier, was a man who earned a solidus a day. The corporal was the man in charge of a corps, originally a littlle• body of men about the size of a modern pla- toon. What of the lance -corporal? This word has a remarkable story. In old T hreeDaYs Grace. "enfant," or overseen His business Maggie's sweetheart, a proverbial was to march behind the roar rank, tight -listed Scot, had taken her out for and to prevent any who had "cold the afternoon, and that was about all. feet". from bolting. For this reason They rode some distane on the trolley,, -he was armed with a spear or axe. turned around and rode home again,. Never was mention made of food or entertainment. Back within her own gateway, Mag- gie, aggie, who had keenly felt the neglect, sarcastically proffered Sandy a dime. "For the carfare you spent on me," she said, meaningly. . "Hoots, toots, woman'," returned Sandy, pocketing the coin. There was nae hurry. Saturday wad hae been time enough." - Easy Finance. There are some persons who call• themselves "financiers" whose meth- ods are not essentially, different from, that of the small boy who went into the house the other morning, and showed his mother a handful of, pen- nies. "Look, ma, what I've got!" he ex- claimed. "Why," replied his astonished'moth er, "where did you get them, Harold?" "Found 'em down at the corner," re- turned the young hopeful. "They were lyin' on a pile of newspapers, in the doorway of Jones's store." And he put them into his pocket with 'the air' of one quite satisfied with himself. The Scottish George Washington. Whenever the Americans try their. boasting against a Scotsman, they are, at once hard-pressed to get the best of the cross -talk. A Scotsman and an' American were talking one day on a ship. "In New York," said the American,. "we've certainly got a fine lot Of young', men!" "Nae doot," said the Scotsman. "A lot of oor teddies have been emigratin'. lately." 'The Americanfrowned, and thought awhile. Then he said, in a. sarcastic voice: "George Washington was no Scots- man, and George Washington could not tell a lie!" "Ou, ay!" the Scot retorted. "A Scotsman could, but he wouldn't." Better to be smalland shine than to be great and cast a shadow. The least we should do with our smallest opportunity is to make the most of it. The production of sweet pea seed is becoming ''quite an important agri eultural industry in British Columbia.. Artificial limbs are usually made of willow 'voed on "account o3" its lightness. • Even sergeants'occasionaliy showed a desire to take a short cut for home in battle, and it was found necessary' 'to have a superior surveillant, or ser- genat-major, to marchbehind them and keep them from straying. The sergeant -major's post became in course of time so important that in ac- tion he was virtually second -in -com- mand of the battalion. A new com- missioned rank was therefore created in which the "sergeant" was dropped The Sample. Tommy entered the village general shop with an assured air, and said to the sihopman "I want a lamp glass, and mother. says she would like it as strong as the bacon she had yesterday." A Calamity. "What is the matter, dearest?" "Semefin' awful's happened, mam- ma." "Well, what is it, sweetheart?" "My d—doll got away from me and bwoked a plate in• the pantry:" Broke the Record. 1VIother—"Poor Jimmy is so unfor- tunate." Caller—"How's that?" Mother -"During the .track meet he broke' one of the best records they had In college." Couldn't Be Done. "How much pay do T get?" asked the boy 'who applied for a lob in the butch- er shop. "Three dollars a week. But what can you do in a butcher shop?" "Anything." "Can you dress chickens?" "Not on three dollars a week." As Near as He Could Get It. At the university examinations an unusually large number of students failed. One of the boys went to his professor and said, "I don't think this is fair, sir; I don't think I should have a zero on this examination." "I know it," replied the professor, "but we do not have any mark lower than that." How to Tell a Gentleman. An example of a fine, but it seems proper, distinction is given in this con- versation: "Mr. Smith," a man asked his tailor, "how is it you have not called on me for my account?" "Oh, I never ask a gentleman for money." "Indeed! How, then, do you get on if he doesn't pay?" "Why," replied the tailor, hesitating, "after a certain time I conclude he is not a gentleman, and then I ask him." and the "major" retained. That is how the rank of major came into existence. The captain derives his name from the Latin word caput, a head; he was the head man, or chief. In old days this was the highest rank of all. Later an officer called the captain -general came into existence, and after a short time the first part of his title was dropped, general alone being retained', for officers of the highest rank. The only remaining rank is that of colonel, i the commander of a "colonne," or.� column. MONEY ORDERS. Dominion Express Money Orders are on sale in five thousand offices throughout Canada, At St. Paul's, London. On the green space, near the South door, the gardener who looks after the beautiful little plots around St. Paul's Cathedral has composed a floral ser- mon. In letters formed of -various dainty colored border plants, flowers, and grasses, he has "printed" the fa- mous piece of advice in "Hamlet.," given by Polonius to his son Laertes: This above all,—to thine own self be true; And it must follow, as the night the day, Thou canst not then be false to any man. Minard's Liniment Lumberman's Friend • Saves Time. The load is carried in front of the driver on a new motor truck of small Ole for industrial purposes, the de - Signer claiming that it saves time In handling. g Classified Advertisements. airTED'—YOUNG LA17INS OI` good education to train as nurses. Apply Wellandra 1lospital, St. Cathar- ines, 'Ont, JA.N ielo—Sic•T .'Gag^ TINS:MIT/1'S r♦Y tools or separate macaines, State make, condition and lowest price. Apply i . Grove, 123 Falrlelgli b„ 1iCmlltnu, A Floating Company. A city business man was very keen on having proficient clerks in his em- ploy. Before a clerk could enter his office he was required to pass a writ- ten eaxmination on his knowledge of business. - ' At one examination one of the ques- tions was: "Who formed the first com- pany?" . y A certain bright youth was a little puzzled at this, but was not to be floored. He wrote: "Noah successfully floated a com- pany while the rest of the world was in liquidation." One of the best known guides in Nova Scotia gives this testimonial of MINARD'S LINIMENT: Have used Minard's Liniment in.my home, hunting and lumber camps for years, and consider it the best white liniment on the market. I find that it gives quick relief to minor ailments, such as sprains, bruises and all kinds of wounds. Also it is a great remedy for coughs, colds, etc., which one is liable to catch when log driving and cruising during the winter and spring months. I would not be without MINARD'S LINIMENT and cannot recommend it too highly. (Signed) Ellison Gray. America's plonesr Dos Remedies Book on DOG DISEASES and How to Feed Malled Free to any Aik dreg■ by the Author. a. -Cloy Glover CO, Sae. 113 Weat Slat Street New York. U.B.L. COARSE SALT LAND SALT Bulk Carlota TORONTO SALT WOssRKS�,q�. 0 4 TO - R oto' o ASPIRIN "Sayer" only is Genuine AFRAID TA GQ • ON STREET AGONY MRS. BEVERAGE LIVED IN FEAR OF ATTACKS. Dizzy Spells Overcome After Taking Tanlac and Doesn't Feel Like Same Person. "Taniao has relieved me of my suf• fering and I just can't praise it enough," said Mrs, Margaret, Beverage, 305 Hughson St., North Hamilton, Ont. "For two years my appetite was very poor and I suffered a great deal from formation of gas on my stomach. I was also troubled with frequent at- tacks of dizzinessand was actually' afraid to go out or even get away from something' to hold on to. One of these dizzy spells came on while I was call- ing on one of my grandchildren one'day and I just fell right down on the lawn, Last spring, when I started taking Tanlac, I bad been confined to my bed for a month and was so weak I could not. w. "Tenialkae helped me from the very start, as I have not had a weak spell; since I started taking it and. I feel so good I can hardly realize that I'mthe same woman. The dizzy spells are gone, my appetite is fine and every- thing I eat agrees with me perfectly. I have recommended Tanlac to any number of my friends and, I am glad to say, it has benefited them all. I just wish I could tell everybody who suffers as I did what Tanlac did for fine." Tanlac is sold by leading druggists everywhere, Adv. The Pendulum. Galileo, a sixteenth -century scientist, while attending a church service no- ticed that one of the ramps, hanging from the, roof of the cathedral was slowly oscillating. He applied this principle to a suspended weight, and from his dis,eoveri.es were derived the functions of the pendulum, without which we could not measure time ac- curately. Ask for Minard's and take no other. What Microscope Shows. • In water in which decaying vege- tables, have been infused, the miscro scope discovers creatures so minute that 10,000 of them would not exceed a grain of mustard, though they are supplied with organs as 'complicated as those of whales. Quality speaks ayuniversal language and commands a universal tribute. PIMPLES AND RASH ON FACE And Neck, Burned and Itched, CuticuraHeaalet t "I had pimples and a sort of rash on my face and neck. They would burn and itch and when I scratched would become red and scaly and peel t'4) off. It was hard for me to sleep and I dreaded to go anywhere. "I heard of Cuticura Sop and Ointment and used them. My face began to get smooth and stopped itching and burning, and when I had used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment for about a month I was healed." (Signed) Miss Cora Lim, R. F. D. 2, Blackfoot, Idaho, Feb. 23, 1920. Use Cuticura for all toiletpurposes. Soap 25e. Oinlmeet 25 mane. Talcum tie. Sold throughout theDominion. CanndianDepot: L ala, Limited, 344 St. Pail St.. W.. Montreal, rinv-Cutieura Soap Rheims without mug. era rot SHE TOOK HER MOTHER'S ADVICE Now is in the Best of Health because she took Lydia E. Pinkhaml's Vegetable Compound Kessock, Sask.-"My .mother has taken Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and upon learning of my troubles ad- vised me to try it as 1 seemed alit run down after the flu and bad avery bad weakness 1 havetakenLydia E. Pirtkham'a• Vegetable Com- pound and Lydia .� ,,,,...;;.;;..::,,.:• E. Pinkhaui's ` •• �:::s ..,,: ,"h Blood Medicine n used the Sanitive Wash also Dr. Brown's Capsules and Prescription and ani much better in every way. 1 am wiling for you to use my letter as a testimonial•s I recommend your medicines." • Mrs. IRENE NELSON„, Kessock, Sask. It is not always In business that a woman is forced to give up her work r, It quite at illhealth. lito,i on account g often the woman who does her own work at ltotne. When backaches and headaches drive out all ambition, whim that bearing -down sensation attacks `Tau, when you are nervous and bluffs, the one 1great help for such ailments 1e Lydia E. ?inkhorn's Vegetable Corn" Warning! Take no chances with sub- stitutes for genuine "Bayer Tablets of Aspirin." Unless you see the name "Bayer" on package or on tablets you are not getting Aspirin at all. In every Bayer package are directions for Colds, !salaehe Neuralgia, hennle- tisn, Earache, Toothache, Lumbago and for Pain, Handy tin boxes of twelve tablets cost few cents. Drug- ' gists also sell larger packages. Made in Canada. Aspirin Is the trade mark (registered in Canticle), of 13ayer 14lanufaotttre of Mo %upcetictteldest .or of Salicyllcae1d. ISSUE N o. 40e-'21,