Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1867-01-03

At one period OF time the practice OF medicine
was rather dangerous. At Dion, in 1886, ply
sician was fined fifty golden francs and imprson-
editor not completing cure. The beautiful Aus
trigilda, consort to Gontran, King of Burgundy of
the sixth century, had been permitted by her hus-
her two physicians slain and buried with her.
A prosecuted Huguenot said "Your unchristian
virulence against me shall cost hundreds Of people
their lives For this remark he was brought be-
fore court of justice, charged with harboring the
most bloody designs, 'I an innocent" he replied:
stMy only meaning was, that I meant, since could
not preach, to practice as physician
The origin Of the Round Robin is this: 1t was
customary among the ancients to write names,
whether of gods or Of their friends, in circle that
none might take offence at seeing another's name
preferred to his own Sailors, alone, preserve this
custom in its purity, for when any remonstrance is
among them, they sign it in circle and call it a
Round Robin.
Perhaps it is not possible to give reasonable
account of the origin of names. But we may con-
clude that many names were taken from bodily pc
cularities, quantities. accomplishments and defects
AS Crookshanks, Sheepshanks EghtAyer, Co.
lightly, Swift, Hopper, Amber, Pace, Jumper,
Walker, &C., took their names from the bodily
agility of the first bearers, and Heavysdes, Saun-
ter, 0nslow, Waddle, &C., is from the contrary
quality. The Pains, Anguishes, Hedaches, owed
their appellations to- perhaps, the imprudence of
their ancestors in eating and drinking while the
progenitors of the Wilds, Sangwines Joys, Mer-
rvs and Bucks were a froGcsome set.
roWssnd y h"Tsa ane 0snsea sree Hm cRncRnS iu Go
Stair, Barn, Stable, Grange, Orchard. Some who,
unfortunately, did not know their father, took
their maternal name, as Mission, Goodyson, Mol
Tyson, Anson, Jennison Bettison, Nelson, while
others, who were not born in wedock, to the pater
nal name, as Masterson, Stcwardson, jackson,
Thomson and Wilson. Some were named after
their complexion, as Black, White, Brown and
Scarlet, and others after their callings as Butcher
Baker, Smith, Mason, Carpenter.
There was an inscription upon an old English
church of thiskind: 'Beauti6ed by Samuel Smear
and Daniel Daub, church wardens.
DR.. Burneys anccdotc of set of parish officers
might apply pretty near at home. These officers
applied to Sonetzen, celebrated organ builder, to
examine their organ, and to make improvements in
it. "Gentlemen, says he ''your organ be wort
Won Kindred pound, just now, well, will spend
Won hundred pound upon it, and it shall then be
wort fifty"
Dr. Campbell and Lord Holland were talking
upon the subject of particular Providence While
thus conversing, well known paymaster and con-
tractor entered, full of health Upon being con-
graduated upon his good health, YES, Providence
had been very kind to him, for he had never known
moment sickness in his life" AS soon as ne
left, Lord Holland said: 'There, now, Campbell; !;
there, now you see what Providence has been about
taking care of that scoundrels health, forsooth,
and not minding what becomes of your dropsical
belly or of my ID ringworm!'
Let us see what the ancients thought of the fe-
male sex:
1t appears from Seneca, the Egyptians, in the
gender of their nouns, paid delicate compliment
to the fair sex. In the four elements, beginning
with water, they assigned the rough, boisterous
ocean to the masculine, while streams and fountains
to the feminine gender. Of the earth, rocks and
stones were male, and arabic and meadow lands te-
male Rough winds and hurricanes were male,
but the sky and zephyr. female. Raging fires
were male, while harmless flames were female
The Romans, Judging from ON thSE cir poetry, , had I'd
Plautus are all bad and in Terence, the only one
who had done good action, begs pardon of her
husband in doing it.