National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1869-02-05
Typographical Errors.

ouidcy IL aimed at, but IN spite 0fal4
precautions, it is not always attain-
ed. 1t 10 easy enough to point oat
errors when it Is too late to correct
them, but 1t is a very tedious task to
guard against them. 1t has been
asserted that a book, absolutely free
from typographical errors has never
been printed. This seems rather
sweeping, but it is very difficult to
deny with proof Many of these
blunders are very amusing. For in.
stance, when q pyetess intends to
say:
"For the dew drops that fall upon the fresh
ly blown roses"
and the types show, freshly blown
noses, it is not difficult to "phan..
~ hur feehnkS."
II that was hard for the lady, how
is this tor the man:
See the pale martyr in a sheet ofGre"
See the pale martyr .cia hts shirt on Jlrs"
A party newspaper in England.
Wishing to describe the enthusiasm
with which their candidate was ~.
ccived by the populace, says they
"rent the air with their snouts!"
Errors are frequently made by tho
typos correcting supposed mistakes
in copy, thus the Office Devil in look.
ing over the corrected proof of new
classical poem, reads the hne.
"Shnll reign the Hecats Of the deepest hell
and, positive that there is no " }" in
cat, takes it upon himself to change
it.
Shall rein the He cat Of the deepest he'll"
a volume of sermons printed in
England, the proof of which was very
carelessly read, contained many t..
biographical errors, one of which cerf
tainly exE ressed the feelings Of tho
author. The copy read-"Princes
have prosecuted me without o cause:"
the book reads" Printers have per.
| secuted me without a cause"
Punctuation Is by No means Of
small Importance in the perfect rem.
dering of a writer's meaning. Read
this recommendation as it is punctu.
ated;---
"I continued OIL using it, and by
the time had taken five bottles. I
found myself completely cured, after
having been brought so near to the
gates Of death by your infallible
medicine. .t.
An omitted comma iu the descrip.
ton Of new building in this city,
makes the writer wax eloquent on
"the extensive view presented from
the fourth story of the Hudson Ri.
verb
An obituary IN morning paper
says" His remains were commit
ted to that bourne whence no travel
er returns attended by his friends! Z"
Some years since, an advertise.
ment in "a Philadelphia paper, by the
simple misplacement of a space, in
formed the masses that Mr.. -
would address them asses at the
National Hall :"
$50 the struck eagle stretched
upon the plain" So the stuck eagle
stretched upon the platc!"
1t was formerly the custom in the
country in sending marriage notices
to the press, to add some sweet po.
etical quotation suited to the occa-
sion; in this case the groomsman
quotes from poet, speaking Of the
marriage state. when heart meets
{ heart reciprocally soft. -" The naugh.
ty boys in the office improved the
f line thus -
when head meets head rccip rocaiiy soft I"
. which it is possible was quite rs ap.
, propriate as the original.
, During the Mexican war an En-
glisl newspaper announced as i'm
, portant news from the seat Of war,
} that General Pillow and 81 men had
been lost in bottle.
Another paper in its Police Be-
ports, mentions a man who was ar
, raigned for stealing small OK box,
; from ladies work-bag!"
A rat (raft) descending the river
$ came into collision with the steamer
h st. Louis, and so great was the in
$ jury to the boat, that every exertion
b was necessary to keep her aaoat."
g A New York paper, in an obitua
u ry notice of q person of considerable
celebrity, some years since, attempt
. cd to say:
= "He subsequently commenced III
= az a legal practitioner, but was di
= verted from it by his love Of lettera.
- The editor did not examine hi
- - proof and OF Sunday morning ha
!, had the pleasure OF reading: HI
. subsequently commenced life ~
~ ~ legal politician, but was diverted b
~ his love of bitters!D
ar According to cOun' y newspa
4, per, ga train bound west, on the
" Erie road, cut two cows into cdtres.
nr In placing % form on the pross
n. "a letter dropped out unpcrceived
ir and an edition of the Book Of Com
mon Prayer, instead OF the passag'
awe shall all be changed in tha
II twinkling of an eyc,' announces 4
y the dcvout worsbippcrs that "w'
70 shall all DO hanged ia tho tvinklinl
; of an eyeW