Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1857-05-23
MISCELLANY,
Philopena,

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Philopena.
We believe this pleasant amusement for
boys and girls and sometimes hose of more
mature age, originated in GerGany, where
ii is called pici Hpbchcn, which. as il is spo-
ken, has the sound of p1iEpkip- which
may have been the origin OF our word to
which we have given Latin trrmination-.
pcna- because itinfers p penalty or forfeit.
tire exactcd or won by the tact or manage.
ment of the winning party. Notwithstanding
is managed, however, excessively clumsy
md guile without skill A person in com,
pany chances to find a double meatcd al
m0nd, and hands half the meat to another
and says, or rather should say e" Will YOU
eat philopcna with 2" The other may
say, "I am afraid, +" and refuse, or may nc.
cept one Of the nuts, and eat il at the same
time the challenging party eats the other
Thus they separate but when they meet
again, the ono that can think 10 say "phh.
opena" first to the other wins the forfeit
and has a right 10 name what ii shall be-
generally, among children. some trihe or
among young folks, some little present, suit,
able to the condition Of the parties. Thus,
a young lady who wins philopena OF a
gentleman may Immediately add, al wear
No. 6l kids" If the parties meet in the
street, the lady may say. "Oh, yes; see
yon notice that my parasol is getting Old
Well, then, accept. But the gentleman
must never alludc TO her want of an article.
hut exercise his judgment as to what would
be acceptable. Generally, in our hot haste
to win philopenn, zee forget propricty, and
become rude, in this land Of thrift. and hur-
ry The thing is far better and more pleas
antly managed in Germuny, and calls into
exercise some of the most useful facu'ics of
the mind. When couple meet the next
time after having ea:cn phiopena together,
no advantage is taken Of the other until
one of them pronounoes the word phil.
opcna" This is the warning that now
thosp0rt is to begin. Let us suppose that
gentleman calls upou lady; she invites
him to walk in, but at the same time speaks
the talismanic word. If he accepts the Of
fer to walk in, he is lost unless she removes
the ban bv telling him to go away. If She
asks hirl to lnke of his hat, he mus, reso
lutely keep it on il to be seated he must
stand or if at the table she should hand
him any article which he accepts, she wins
the forfeit. A tho same time. he is watch,
ing to ca.cl, her OF her gulrd fort The first
acceptance of any offer from the other ends
the game Both are constantly exercising
their wits 10 prevent being caught, and the
sport often goes on all the evening. Per
haps the gentleman brings a li,tle present,
and says: Knowing that I should lose MY
philopena, have Brought i: along here il
is.' If she is caught off her guard by this
smooth speech, she loses, for he immediate.
ly claims forfeit. Ifncilher wins at the first
meeting, the sport is continued at the, sec
ond and it may happen that half dozen
parties meet at the same time, allanxious
to win of their philopena partners--so dat
the scene often becomes ludicrously anus
ing. How preferable is this German play
TO our own? And as The sport derived
from philopena is very innocent and pretty,
wecommend it to the "young folks" Of all
America. - Yew Fork Tribune. ~
THE I4rs. The beauty Of The lips dc,
pends upon their form and color. and tlle
delcacy and freshness Of their TEXTURE
bipsthat are too thin or too thick are equal
ly unpleasing; bat both can be partially
rcmedied by skilluI and iudicious treat
mont. When lips are too thin, their vol.
'''' "'"J w pJ lIChiuCUI SuC~
tiops, by bathing them with warm, stimu-
lahng lotions, and by gently and cautiously
drawing them outwards. BY these means,
they will gradually assume roundncss and
fuIness. 1t is more difficult to reprcss nm
unnatural c&cees of flesh in the lips. SILL,
some Improvement is effected by CONTRACT
Ing the lips; and some persons frequently
employ astringent lotions to assist in cou
tfacting the skin, applying, also, from time
to tine, some simple pomade to preserve
its soft elasticity
ISrIpeLs often grumble about the cost
OF preachers, who, by The by, are the poor
est paid set Of men ii the United States, as
a whole, with here and there an exception;
and who, in order to live, must have do
nation parties, as though they were pau.
pers, becarse they werc preachers of eter>
nal realities The cost of all the clerey,in
the United States is but sl2 100000 au-
nualGy, while tho criminals cost $4,000
600, The lawyers $4,000, 1000, and intoxi.
eating liquors $2so,ooooOo.