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The Exeter Advocate, 1923-7-5, Page 3Sanames and Their Origin FERDINAND Variations — Fernon, Fernando, Ver- non. Racial Origin—Spanish. Source—A given name. This is a family name which comes to us for the most part through the Spanish, but which traces back to the ancient Gothic or Teutonic speech, to that race of which so comparatively little is known to -day despite the fact that it overran the greater part of southern Europe and was responsible largely for the fall of the great Roman empire. Little is known of this race, not be- cause its blood is not predominating to -day in many countries commonly classed as "Latin," but simply because upon completion of its conquest it re- cognized the value of the superior civilization and language of the Roman predecessor, and adopted, them for the most part at once. Names, however, were naturally not adopted to the same extent as, speech. The Goths bad a. given name, "Fer- honanths," the meaning of which .was "adventuring life," or, in other words, "courage." In the course of time the Spanish Goths, among whom it seems to have been most popular, simplified it into "Fernan,". and -then into "Fer- nando." Among the more northern races it became "Ferdinand." And from these given names have developed the foregoing family names, in the natural process by which par- entage was at first indicated, with the ultimate broadening of application to include a specific family. Vernon for the most"part does not belong in this group, but in some in- stances it is but a changed spelling of Fernon or Fernan. - MEAD Variations—Meadows, Dupre. Racial Origin—English, also French. Source—A locality. It is the variation of •Meadows fn. this group of family names which gives the clue to the origin. These names were, of course, origin- ally descriptive of the localities in which their first bearers lived, and were of local nature. In the days when populations began to multiply so quickly that there were not enough given names to go around, the first result was the multiplication of given names into variations through ,,the addition of diminutive endings and the use of nicknames. But even this was not enough, and in everyday speech men found it necessary to in- dicate which John or Thomas or Harry they were referring to, This they did by some reference to parentage or to the place the man lived, or to his trade or some personal peculiarity. Thus such names as "Tom atte Mead" Tom at the Meadow) or "Ger- aldde Mead"(Gerald of the Meadow) came into being. Possibly it would pass out of existence with the man bearing it, and hie son be known as Geoffrey the Red, or by some other name. But if the family continued to reside by the meadow long enough, sooner or later the expression "atte Mead" would come to designate the family and not a mere individual,mem- ber of it, and so would become heredi- tary and firmly settled in. a few gene- rations, The name of Dupre is simply the French equivalent of the English "of the meadow." THANKFUL MOTHERS Once a mother has used Baby's Own Tablets for her little one she would use nothing ,else. The Tablets give such results that the mother has noth- ing but words of praise and thankful- ness.. Among the thousands of moth- ers throughout Canada who praise the Tablets is Mrs. David A. Anderson, New .Glasgow, N.S., who writes:—"I have used Baby's Own Tablets for my children and from my experience I would not be without them. I would urge every other mother to keep a box of the Tablets in the house.". 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Put by your books!— Yet do not quite forget, the truth And beauty in them, the short days of youth, Nor its sweet dreams, its promise and its joys. The wine of pleasant memories never cloys As does the nectar of too dear success, Whose price and joy alike are in ex- cess. Put by your books, yet keep them that your soul May drink of youth and keep its wis- - whole. —Florence • B. S. O'Connor, B.A., Iro- quois, Ontario. MONEY ORDERS. A Dominion Express Money Order for five dollars costs three cents. Toothache Shown on French • Movie Films. An aching tooth in action is this. latest subject for the movies, in France in a crusade to improve the teeth of the people. During the war it was found that 75 per cent, of the manhood of the nation were dentally unfit. The ;Ivory Cross, a. national aid fund that has, provided dental treatment of more than 500,000 cases, has now spon- sored a firm in, which a throbbing nerve Is pictured in its moat excruciat- ing stages.Those who saw the pic- ture attested ic-tureattested its vivid accuracy..: isessessariir tee THE SMALLEST AIRPLANE The world's smallest airplane is that shown in the picture. It reaches a height of 2,500 feet and a speed of 65 miles an hour. Its engine is 5-6 horse power. At the left is the inventor, Major Gnosplius, and at the right, the pilot, Mr. Lancaster Parker. Self-satisfaction is one of man's greatest foes, for we don't struggle to improve things when we are satisfied with them. If everybody was satisfied - with things as they are, with our- selves and our work, civilization would be at a standstill. A noble discontent is progress, better- ment, improvement, advance- ment all along the line. 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Big Ben's record is considered all the more remarkable in that he is not corrected daily, as are other clocks. electrically connected 'with the Greenwich Observatory, Notwithstanding this extraordinary record, Big Ben was recently given a vacation while workers carefully over- hauled Westminster's monster time- piece for the first 'time since the war. Ups and Downs. Pendants of amber grace Laburnum's frock, Threaded on sunbeam lace In the wind's face: The blossoms rear their heads On lilac's breast; Hung not on drooping threads, Their upward quest No radiance dreads. Sometimes my spirit wears The lilac gown. • Sometimes, the robe of cares Weigheth it down- Now praise, now prayers. ,)Board's Liniment used by Physicians SIR ARTHUR KEITH RE- TURNS URNS FROM AFRICA. British Scientist Quits Gorillas and Turns to the Study of Mankind. We do not use our brains to half their capacity, says Sir Arthur Keith, British scientist, who has just return- ed to London from the African jungle, where lie made a minute study of the brains of gorillas and gibbons. "Most of us," says Sir Arthur, "have more brains, than we known what to do with." The famous anthropologist said that changes are now taking place in the human world more rapidly than at any former period, but that the time has not yet come for the production of supermen. During the war, he ex- plained, the average stature for a man was five feet six Inches, the same as in the neolithic period. The average for men leading professional lives is five feet eight inches. The scientist says he is convinced that certain characteristics, which are easily recognized in the bodies of a large proportion of our modern popu- lation, are of recent origin. The moat plastic bone in the human body, he said, Is that under the gums, in which the teeth are rooted, and it is here that the most marked changes are to be noted. Change in Human Palate. "In quite 30 per cent. of the people this bone," continued Sir Arthur, "in- stead of spreading outwards and giv- ing the -roof of the mouth a wide and low w vault as in prehistoric races, grows in a vertical direction, giving the palate a narrow and high arch!. "In these contracted palates there is no longer room for the normal number of teeth, Such as appear are crowded; the wisdom teeth often fail to cut or. are absent altogether. "The recession'of the teeth gives the modern nose and chin an undue promi- nence; the tendency of all modern changes is toward thie production of long and narrow faces. The 'adenoid' type of face, with which medical men are so familiar in modern children, was unknown in prehistoric times." amerloa's Pioneer Dog nemedioa Boo:: on DOG DISEASES and. 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