The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-07-11

informed me this was the case only with and n -
Etepen letters were then made out, viz:
E Ns r r
Sd. Thus engaged, several words passed through nv
mind containing either too few too many letters.
and some of them not in my analysis Yet not in he
least dsnayed by the yexatous apprehension of being
obliged to gire up, resolved the very phosoph
cal plan of throwing myself back my great arm chair
with the table of letters in my hand and then to try all
possible combinations into such syllabes as promised
to shed any light upon the mystery. was firmly per-
suaded the secret word began with the letter v, and
verify for no other earthly than simply because
could not at the moment remember a word of more
than syllable with in the middle, or at the end
With therefore, began my contemplated task. b.
turning your eye to the letters as they are arranged
above, you will perceive that could only hope to form
my first syllable by placing of the vowes A, Eor
after V, and one of the succeeding consonants after
the vowel. Forthwith. quick thought itself my eye
ran over the following combinations;
VAL VAN VAN VAT
YES
4th Hardly had whispered the last of these when,
by very obvious. yet inscrutable association, was
reminded of the celebrated FES-ti-men-tal essence,
which was so extensively sold in our country few
years ago specific for removing all fruit stains, grease
spots &c from all of silks, cloths, and other val
uabes of family wardrobe.
"lye got, Eve got' said l. and comparing the ELEv-
EN- letters ofvEsrIMENTAL with the other ELEVEN,
enough the puzzle answered, and that too, in less
than ten minutes after my first sight of it.
9Th On further trial, am confident this is the only
word that bear the test. The writer however is
wrong in referring to it word in the English Ian
guage." II is spurious word illegally coined from
rcStmen by inserting after the first and adding al
TO the end else from the Latin uestmentum gar
ment IL forms an adjective, for which there is
In our language, and no parallel, as am persuaded
in any language, ancient modern II must have been
originally coined BY tie essence maker to contribute
to the sale of his nosrum. Who has not been duped
by name How pretty title is testimonial essence
Why remember that the ladies who had laid by their
soed Merinos, and the gentlemen whose best suit had
met with greasy accidents, were all wonderfully de-
lighted at the prospect afforded them of Frightening
up their garments anew by the incompatible virtues of
the testimonial essence.
/ The vestImental essence naturally became the alt
absorbing theme of breakfast dinner and tea chit chat
whenever luckless fellow, just like myself, guest
from home, and happened to drop bit of butter or
upset plate of soup where it most likely to sub
tract from the appearance of his personal neatness
Its virtues were recounted testimonies of its nfabl
ity numerously volunteered, and how could be-
but that the unfortunate would leave his friends house
justly soaced. For long time the essence puzzled
the noses and tongues of those who nqnstlve
about its composition, much the enigma 1t has
uow given rise to, is likely to puzzle the wits OF It's
readers. Eventually believe, it proved to be nothing
more than mixture of Alcohol and Spirits OF lur-
pentne, with the addition Of perfume to disguise the
notable odor of the latter.
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