Pioche daily record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1872-1876, 1875-11-19
MIsAPPLICsTION.

Taking Win tfiend yesterday u oc-
Cured to us how widely misspplied some
OF our common proverbs and wise saws
are, and how totally removed from the
original meaning and intent the conclus-
ion is often drawn. Said friend, suffer |
ing from q dad code id is 'ead," re-
marked on the probable wisdom OF The
familiar saying "feed cold and starve
| a fever" and stated his purpose OF
| adopting the style Of medical treatment
and after paroxysmal sneezs withdrew.
| In this instance the meaning ia ION the
| contrary quite the reverse" 1t would
seem as though the medical maxim was
accepted at its face value without stop
ping to inquire as 10 its real meaning
As we understand it, it should read "if
You feed cold you will have a fever to
starve," and is directly against the COM
mon idea that man with stuffed up
head and bronchial wheezs must force
his appetite to an unnatural degree. for
such action but asgravates the COM
plant. However, we will not encroach
upon doctors prerogatves but note an
other glaring proverbial error. There
are few of our readers that have not
been often wisely informed that "charity
| covers multitude OF SINS" which from
its free and easy style of keeping the
moral ledger OF ones conscience is an
extremely popular observation. As the
world goes it is usually supposed that let
a man bs somewhat inclined to play
havoc with the ten commandments or
az many OF them as he can get at, due
admixture of this prime theological
virtue will act as balance against his
delinquency, and on the principle of
shrewd betting men who hedge and make
up their book to win on the double event.
a certain amount of charity will set of
sad array OF moral delinquency. This
proverb is somewhat OF mischief work
ing one. When Peter, in his epistle-
fourth chapter, eighth verse-wrote to
his faithful flock: charity shall cove
the multitude of sins," he, as We take it
simply meant that due need of Chris
: tian and lraternal love should cause the
' brethren to refrain from uncharitable o.
> malignant comment, as it is probable,
J. then as now, the voice of the scanda
l monger was heard in the land. Thu
i early writer's, secular as we'll as scrip
n tural, in their fgurative way OF writing
n often used theterms love aud /" char
ID ity anonymously. as for instance;
i. you followed the precept Glove yor
ID neighbor next door or otherwise--yo
m were exhorted to have a charitable fee
10 ing toward said neighbor. 1t is in tn
ma sense it was originally intended, thong
an the radical meaning has been somewh
nd modified by its descent through mai
10 generations. The phrase in questit
a. simply means that whom one loves the
he see no defect in, or in the terse languaf
al. OF Cupid, Glove is blind" Its truth
70. unquestionable and beyond argumen
ma The object Of love the reverse of pl
alta tonic, though sometimes not Who'll
on stainless, is usually covered by the ma
10 tie OF affection to such an extent that
lbe fects a. not observable Thus We 9
ark the petversion OF the original meaning
M. both instances cited, and note the unw'
sti- rantablo though praiseworthy conclusio
drawn in each case.