The Barnwell people-sentinel. (Barnwell, S.C.) 1925-current, December 19, 1935, Image 9
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Place Names Take
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Strange Disguises
Spelling Altered to Fit Way
They'Are Pronounced.
Washington.—“Every godfather can
give a name,“according to Shakespeare;
but keeping a name, Is often a prob-
‘ lem. Places have a harder time than
people in pieserving their names un-
corrupted, according to the National
Geographic society.
“If the spelling of names continues
to be altered to fit the way they are
pronounced, descendants o’f persons
now living In Gloucester and Worces
ter, Mass., and Sioux City, Iowa, might
eVen come to spell them. ‘G’loster,”
•Wooster,’ and ‘Soo City,’ ” continues
the bulletin.
“English ploners In the United States
v Encountering French names frequently
pronounced them -In such ’hot potato’
fashion that^the original form Is scarce
ly recognizable. Thus Luray, Va., was
once I>a Relne; Rlckrenll, Ore., was
La Creole; Sallisaw, Okla.. came from
Salajson, meaning ‘salt provision.’
Names Are Garbled.
“Rivers, streams and creeks fared
•▼•n worse than tqwns and cities in
lutTlng their names garbl.ed. In Ar-
kanaaa, the Chemin Convert stream be-
eame the Smackover.
“Spanish names, as well as French
ones, have proved stumbling blocks.
Among the familiar is Key West. Fla.,
evolved from Cayo Hueso, meaning
‘bone reef.’
“Inrrtan names have proved tongue
trippers. The Indian name lawl-
Personality
“The fellows razz me because my
photograph won a prize. Hut It wasn’t
any beauty contest and I sure can use
the money." emphatically declared Eu
gene Novlk of .Woodbridgfe, rL J.,
awarded the Parents’ Magazine grand
national prize of $2.">0 in the Children’s
National Photograph contest. This
thirteen-year-old boy’s pijotogrrph of
all the 30.000 coast to coast entrants
was chosen as best reflecting person
ality and character.
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saqlfik, ‘middle creek,’ for a village
and creek in Pennsylvania has become
Loyalsock. Connecticut is the way
pioneers pronounced the Indian Quonok*
tacut, one interpretation of which is
‘the river whose Water is driven In
waves by tides or winds.’
“Names are legion that have been
spelled according to sound. The pla
teau known as the ‘aux arcs’ by early.
French settlers, later became Ozark.
•Aux Arcs’ has been Interpreted vari
ously as referring to a French trading
post among the Arkansas Indians, or to
bends in the White river, which flows
through that region.
“Slurring of combined names now
and then forms a new name. The
swift Rapldan river in Virginia is* said
to have been first called the ‘Anne’ for
Queen Anne of England. ‘Rapid’ was
added, referring to its current.
Blame Clerical Errors.
“Sometimes a clerical error is re
sponsible for an odd name. Glasco,
Kan.-, derived its name when a post
master mispelled Glasgow. The classic
example of a place christened er
roneously is Nome, Alaska. Cartog
raphers applying* epithets to places
on a map of Alaska ran out of ne.w
names, and marked a cape tentatively
Name? A drau^^ian mistakeniv
copied it as Cape^^^B and so it has
remained.
“While scores of place names be-
cotpe peculiar after being buffeted
about for centuries, others are odd to
start wltih. Among the queer ones
Golald, Texas, formed from part of
the name of the Mexican hero, Hidal
go; and Yreka, Calif., formed by trans
posing most of Bakery. Yewed, Okla.,
is the reverse of Dewey, in whose
honor It was named.
“Another grortp of names are the
hybrid, pieced together put of scraps
of several existing names. A well-
known patchwork name is Teyark&na.
Connecticut has Hatjlyme (from Had-
dam and Lyme) and Winsted(from Win
chester and Barkliamsted). California
claims Oalistoga (from California and
Saratoga) and. Calexico. Kansas con-
trihutes its share with Grertola (based
on Greenfield and Kanola) Kanopoils
(parts of Kansas and Centropolis) and
Kanofado..
Was the Pacifist
Right?
LEONARD A. BARRETT
The appeal for volunteers In the .late
War Was met not Only by a large num-
r her of young '^nen
who enthusiastical
ly .contributed their
services, but by a
much smaller group
who steadfastly re-
fused, for con
science sake, to
bear arms. At the
time these men
were branded as
pacifists and were
looked upon as
cowards, shirkers,
unpatriotic, and un-
Worthy of the priv
ileges of American
citizenship. The sobering and painful
experiences through which we have
passed since Armistice day may cause
us to inquire seriously: Was the pac
ifist altogether wrong? The experi
ences of the last decade have, led
many tp interpret conditions in a far
different light than during the crucial
years of the war period. We are now
inquiring in all seriousness; Was the
pacifist right?
\ Let the Unknown Soldier spfak.
Were his voice audible, we might hear
him thus speak—I gave my .life to
She Stands Alone
Queer Malady Throws
Doves Into Tailspin
Knoxville. Tenn. — An unusual
malady which causes the birds to
“go into a spin and fall to the
ground’’ has b?en afflicting doves
here.
Lee McClain, nurseryman who
grows seed for doves, said (he cause
of the birds’ strange behavior had
not been determined and that it is
the first of its kind he hr.s seen.
“A dove will be flying around nor
mally when suddenly it goes into
a spin and falls to the ground dead,"
McClaih said.
He said the bird usually had a
lump in its throat and Its jaw ap
pea red to be locked.
f AMAZE A MINUTE
1 8CIENTIFACTS — BY ARNOLD
Btj Ltjdta. Le Baron Walker
TT. IS well at this season of ^he year
* to be careful about draughts bf
air in a house! . There are times^when
it is desirable to have the wind blow
through rooms and fill them in every
nook and cranny with the invigorating
and restoring pure air. At night win
dows should be open, but there are
few persons who can, with safety tj
health, sleep in draughts. When a
person can, there
is actual pleasure
In feeling the air
circulating, and
breathing deeply
of the health-giv
ing ozone. I find ■
this true with my-
self,' but also, I
realize how vtffy
few persons j can
endure the^air cur
rents without Tletri-
ment
There Is a crude
and homely saying
that indicates the
average attitude of
•persons towards
draughts of air. It
runs like this;
When you feel tHr
air blowing on you
through a hole
Make your will,
and take care of your soul.
Immediately you realize that, the
Idea of illness lurks Jn such a situa
tion. The person In the draught may
take cold or become so chilled that
illness, with suggestions of danger,
may ensue. The doggerel stanza is- a
warning which it" is wise to heed. It
also Indicated that, the person in ifhb
draught is in an inclosure and not
out-of-doors.
Indoors and Oufc
In the house there are alt currents
caused by open windows or open outer
doors, sometimes from open inner
doors when one room is .cooler than an
other. The tendency then is for the
colder air to .waft,into the warmer an 1
^nore volatile atmosphere. Out-of-
doors a person Is seldom in draught,
but may be in a gale of«wind.
Little children playing on the floor
feel air currents that do not rise
higher. When a child Is In a play
ward, or pen, there should he a blan
ket, or thick rug, covering the“4n-
closed space. The play yard sjfoiild
be positioned in some corner of a
room free from draughts or near
enough to the heating unit for the
warmth from It to offset cooler cur-
of dlscordjmt thoughts or exciting
times, pleasant or unpleasant, and
when ode gels a feeling of dissatisfac
tion with life, nothing is more restora
tlve than to plunge with s will Into
some work which should be done. The
fact tblf something is being accom
plished is mentally steadying, and the
use of the ferment of power which Is
created Is relieving and physically
steadying. Unless something restora
tive Is done, a tension Is created that
may ’ make a temper snap, or nerves
break down. So it becomes Important
to have the steadying elemejif of
work to keep tempers and serves nor
mal ^ i
While nature requires a certain ex
penditure of energy in wprk it also
demands that It be done with proper
moderation, not in speed but In quan
tity. Hard work is not necessarily un-
beneflclal unless the work Is physically
straining,, nervously draining or men
tally upsetting. To work with all one s
ebergles, without overworking, pro
motes physical and mental well-bfeing.
Growth in these fields results. This
realisation of gain is stimulating. But
just as an athlete has to grow grad
ually by exercise into power and skill
Wrer overworking, so most those in
other fields graduate their work to
suit their strength. *
Work in Itself Is not harmful but
beneficial even4hough a person is no;
strong. But it must be done In amounts
to conform to the energy^ of the person
doing It To do nothing Is -to lose
power, to do little may be all that la
possible when- health Is poor. But In
each Instance performance of work Is
steadying.
. . e Bell Syndicate.—WNU Servlca.
Then is no monotony la living ftg
him who wilkn even the qnleteal
and lamest paths with open sad pe*>
rep tlve eyes. The monotony of
Is monotonous to yon. Is In yon, nc4
In the world. It may he Ahat yam
think all days alike, and grow
with their sameness, and get
of the stimuluMind solemnity whlcV
comes from constantly reaching am
expected places and experience^
You cannot think what a different,
what a more solemn and dellghtfnl
place this world Is to a man who
gdes out every morning Into a new
world, who starts each day with the
certainty that he “has not passed
that way heretofore.” — PhllUpe
Brooks.
D06I0RS KNOW
Mother* read thi*:
A changing toe Mag; a etnattar
home
- - from a
with bowels wwkinf nks •
Miss Mary Thompson, a graduate of
the State Teachers’ college at Mem
phis. Tenn., is the only , woman coach
of a hovs’ football team. She coaches
the players,.of the Central elementary
school at Greenville, Miss.
make the world safe for democracy.
It is no more safe.today than when
I went overseas. For what purpose
did I fight? Whom did I serve? Was
it all a hideous mistake that I made
the supreme sacrifice? What Is our
honest and unprejudiced answer? We
might, also, hear him speak like this—
Never again. Edith Cavell was right;
patriotism Is not enough. The only
way to put an end to war is to refuse
to fight. Let the forces opposed to
war organize to resist militarism You
cannot settle the question by merp ar
gument, but It can be settled by the
creation of a better social order, com
posed of right-minded pebpre' wTid r Tn
peace organize for the purpose of abol
ishing war.
Is the pacifist y'ght when he tells
us we must take nadfism out of the
clouds of sentiment and make it a part
of our practical-politics? Is he right
when he steadfastly and conscientious
ly affirms that'war is wrong; socially,
morally wroni, and therefore, has no
place In a Cliristinn civilization? Is
he right when|hf afiirms his intolerance
with the theory of non-resistance to
evil, and at the same moment hastens
to argue that there are other ways of
settling international disputes than by
the shedding of blood?
The causes of war are primarily
economic and social These problems
can and must be solved on the basis of
an authorized system of Christian
ideals. There is no other alternative.
We must fight war with principles and
not with swords. It it the task of no
mere conscripted group, but of all of
us who claim the right and privileges
of citizenship.
C Western Newspaper Cnlon.
rents.
Work 'as a Curative.
Aq aged person or one who is not in
good health should be protected from
draughts, which may be a necessary
accompaniment of airing rooms. Or
it may be that these persons are so
susceptible to air currents that they
feel them when others do not. Screens
are a satisfactory aid in protecting
them from draughts. By careful man
agement of the screens, and by pro
viding comfortable seats or sofas for
patients where they can rest without
being in danger of air currents, their
comfort Is increased. Then danger
from draughts is eliminated entirely
or reduced to a minimum.' ■*
When affairs are disquieting because
LATE STYLE NOTE
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Why do people
honrital with b<
well-regulated watch?
The answer is simple, aud it’s the
answer to all your bowel wogpee if
you will only realize it: many doctore
andPhospitals nee Ugaid laxatives. \
If yon knew what e doctor know*
you would use only the liquid form.
A liquid can always be taken ia
gradually reduced doses. Reduced
dosage is the secret of ang real reUef
from constipation.
Ask a doctor about this. Ask your
druggist how very popular liquid
laxatives hove become. They give tha
right kind of help, and right amount
of help. Tha liquid laxative generally
used is Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin.
It contains senna and ckscara—both
natural laxatives that can form no
habit, even jp children. So, try Syrup
Pepsin. Yon just take regulate/
doses till Nature restores regularity.
Itch and Athlete’s Foot
Om MpUcartoa of liquid Kffl.Gona
IMraaMc Itofc hi SO uriMteU. II p
the pono oTthe akin oad kilto the i
Itch, Ringworm,
Itch. Fotaon Ivy,
reouha or noacri
or airecr on receipt oc
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Try this Fnmoug
All - Vegetable
Laxative for
Constipation. It
rids the Siyi
of Poisons
acta mfldfcr
nature intended*
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Dull leaf green in a novelty weave
crepe Is enchanting with brown
collar of stltched-down fan pleating la
draped softly at the throat of this
smart frqck and a pleated ruffle edges
its skirt'and sleeves.
“Chief’ Is Listed as a Film Extra
Historic Inn Sold for $1
Upper Sandusky, Ohio. — Garret’s
tavern, historical landmark here, once
visited by the noted English author.
Charles Dickens, In bis American trav
els, baa been purchased by ther Wyan
dot National Museum for $1., '
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Kidneys/
B« Sum They Properly
Gtanst the Blood
youni
I ina us
kidneyiml r _
ing waste matter from the'blood
am. But kidneys sometimes leg hi
their work -do not ad as natere In*
tended ■ fail to remove impurities did
poison the system when rstsinsd.
Then you may suffer nagging back
ache, dizziness, scanty or too frequent
urination, getting up at night, puffiness
under the eyes; feel netvorp, miaem'
JjWt’Siuy? U.. Dom’i Mb
Doan's are especially for poorly funo-
‘Chief,” a four-point buck deer. Is shown above as be arrived at Paramount
studios In Hollywood. looking for a job in pictures. Mrs. Cover of Los Angeles,
the deer’s owner, informed the man at the Information desk that the deer
smoked cigarettes, slept in a bed and rode in a car, besides doing other tricks.
“Chief was referred to the studio property man, who hooked him as s possible
extra. - * j
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