The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-09-23
FUNNY "FIX, FINNEY."

be pleased to designate. TWEEZERS.
FUNNY "FIX, FINNEY."
EDITOR TRIBUNE
Really, the splash of literary nonsense
from OLD FINNEY to '..jiucenile boy"
In your last issue is astonishing, and just
about what might be expected from a
teacher, laboring under the delusion that
panocea is a word Of doubtful mean
ing, or failing to recognize the fact that
the strength of comparison depends
upon the known existence, (unless it is
lgurative,) and conceded qualities of the
object seized upon to illustrate, and mer-
It's no reply, as it is weaker if possible
than the comparison alluded to; and to
undertake to expose what is obvious to
all-jargon-we don incline-not much
Don't blame US Finney; for if satisfied
with your effort, its air, (than which if
possible it is lighter.l etc. Why. ue. ore.
But when it comes to putting ourselve.
upon the same level in the way of ar
equivalent, we wish to be reck oned out
But the management of children, ,
Finney, we opine, will be found after al
to depend, not SO much upon parenta
lore of, as due respect sholcn them.
x.
P. S. Now Mr.. Editor please excuse
us for the above-will you ?-and allow
US to say, that we have not criticised ar
ticles on teaching-though n our opinion
very much open to criticism, especially
the idea that marriage" is an indspen.
sible requisite of good teacher, Gas
mot one man in a thousand can loue
childrensunless he himself is a father
and this qualification placed before scnol
arship, to say nothing of the verbage on
the Governor of New York, Morrissey,
Presidents Of colleges, etc. ,-as we did
not choose to, and if a critic should de-
cline. But we haye simply, kindly, and
very courteously made a suggestion by
which the author, if susceptible, might
profit. However, we excuse Finney, as
she may have no higher Sc nse of propri
ETY. than herr senseless tumble of "alopa-
thy, 'physic, arsenic" "calomel, :"
etc, indicates.
Now Finney, for au. Zht we know, may
be 'an yharb tea granny" as her allu.
sion to something "dfunct" (the exis-
tence of which, so far as any system
of medicine is concerned, is not less
chlmerlcal than that of a panacea, J
would Indicate However, we have
nothing to do in this matter with tea, or
medicine Of any kind, or systems Of
explanation, as no sentiment, however
faulty, has been called in question; but
simply mode Of presSion-comparison
Right here with your permission, just
for amusement, the following may not be
inalmissible hard as squash; soft as
adamant or he can pray like horse"
she can write like parrot; ETC., and how
much more ridiculous the above still. if
these objects had no existence. And to
say. 1.-THE waves rose mountain high :"
II there were no mountains, or noun
tains had no altitude, would be equally
ridiculous; and then the idea of noun
tain without altitude! As to "desc,7ptive
adJecttres, " We are not acquainted with
any other; and that they are an cxccp-
ton TO other words and can be used I'M
necessarily, is really amusing. Eccc
Stamina Onanis Sapieati@! We hope
Finney will not despair of future efforts,
as the resources for Illustration are album
dant outside Of romance and medical al
manacs.
Finally, Mr. Editor with our thanks
for space in your excellent columns so
cheerfully and kindly tendered-we re-
peat, please excuse us in this instance
and should Finney choose to say some
thing more, as there will be opportunity,
or appear again before that mirror
which reflects detoymity and comeliness
with equal nrecision,-instead of prefer
ring silence to furtherridiculc, invariably
the resort when argument fails or there
is lack OF brains to originate it, we
pledge you, We'll not go in. X.
*We use the feminine pronouns as the
in question have every appear
ance of schoolgirls effort.