, 1875-04-25
SIGNS.
A GfaHco at the Literature Of the
Streets.
The Old Significance Of Certain Un-
meaning Emblems.


1o'u1uE i1Auu1eils.
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1'o w "oeo1o d III
Indian.
tHe FEIceS OF tI0rtarS, EaQlns. Linn.
roafb a+o :
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Among the most notevortbr ortaoo, .,..
toristics OF grant rtv ara no ,,,n1;,.;t,~. -.
diversity of it's sigma. The iner.i. ~ h.h;+ -.
ries oue in indifference pnat comrnon th;na,
although to the observer tbev NAV on., . -
field for speculation. Az. the r,rodnct - ~sr
tnries OF pxactscs and asudy. s;en,n, n,.l,n1 .xon,
afford r,ch material for the philoeonhio ;n,ni,s
into tha evolution Of tha art fron, Ito r,do ~
ginnings, when PERSONS having thing. ~ sa
erected a. bush in front NJ tba bonss =, ~
pitch OF artistic erce,lsnca n h.. ~,
| t.inad. a. ~ ,,.as.s. 80 ~' W
~ ~ ites7ot oa1' Aenoush slen
e 40 aneteot ~ tratflc' yet the elevation
Of sign-nalfine to place among the deoorativ
arts is Of moderu date, aud the uide-snreaa ia
mand for eiena ~ art;p,,, ov.o,,.-
r,o3ax. s41 ,'o eAeel1onoo Is a'so o
.s?..s 1os~n' aiNaousn N 1olmeE tines th'
! pleanecslon 1or elaborate and fancifu1 signs ws,
! perhaps as strong.
+ Signs ,yary widely in their chnract.r r., ~.
first n1aca thsv v,nn~ ha ~. d;o+;-..t.~--.,,-
~ A4e' 10 .Aa o4otl's1l'e apPellat9ons
ases posueSs, just names are OF tndi'
Vlduale. This means ofconferripg designation VA.
very greatly used IN former times and in Enp1and
the Dractica runa h.ca- s,+ ..,+,.x;...
stranre .inc,nnrnitiaa sr:a;-rx +-s ;. -A1u'
o ..soustoleea aetslns 1rom 1t" Hoga11h,
IN one OF MA sketches, brings in the "St-
Jotas Heal" tavern with its sign representing
the head OF John the Baptist on q p1ate--
probably q relic Of the ,ina vhen scT;ntrr.1
go .s.'-.. 40 A1'1' "uen ocr'psura
oS'ae.e oa1e use o1 1of everything, With en-
t'fe oosuseness to the propriety Of things Ua-
dorneath the old sign the proprietor had put 10
another eign with tha jnsc,iotio, uGood r.+-
ing" in strange coniuncsion witt tho d,sh .hos.
,oa fopo1AR cohRu9F1oss
LED TO strange mutations, such as the transform
"God Enconpassoth Us !" int, '. Gnat .nd - (,o,s
passea +" With = nfrtnra ranrasa,+;,,<~ ~ oou1-
the Jolly Bacehaoals into ths 4o,iH s':e H.
a. Nai1s =. tha 5. Ronior,s go 'o'ay l4s
honor Of Hanrv tia Miohah 49, ,,,I ~ pn..3N II
into the sBntl and Gate ); A. Thssa e.as,
were not confined tn t.var,s hit a.ess sS4s aSas
use of by ali tradea aud in ona ~ ra sasr-ta.s
published in mi comnlaint IA msda III ~
BtfhetH fua hFur
and red lions: not to mention fiy;nr r;os" a.a
hoes in srmor with r,anv othsr .eas+ p.see auo
extrnordinarv than anv ~ "a d..e.ts ~ Ioi1 .
tn the same paper roantia, 10 noaJa ~ -h l,ss-
gruities 1eanliinp rom th;a Tnania ~ eon a;.sea
linus petfumer advert1ses himself vt the sirn
for. .throwinr mud at ..Tha An"e1 40 011's'7o.
~ .v.Toeo1e 1,;1.as,e. 80.
NAV Ia oo1ioad nnwo3s,s y, NJ
,sges. where The ahr1Ii rnaternal vacs vi
cryir1r. Prudence rnt ths cs ~ - a.eal9
TIA guttay.1 ..char;tv dnn,+ ha ~ .uu. out "
steaS vonr nister,s s1,rt: .u5 s.ss az 1ean ~ 20
with v.ndictiva Sfercran snd "r Ieees
!. Gracaa " @n~s113nt
h another nrnha- ~ tho co,ot,... :. :
stated that it wa the custom % for = vnnne ~ 20
is own aion fhat ~ tha m.,tar vn sh 10 aa9 20
,arvad sn th.t src,, n1,d e- ..ors9l1t "nn ue 4au
}. Fnv .n5 gavsn 60. ~ s' - Peuuoe n ~ tne
ron !; ths @ tRa1l II snd n Na,+.s aT Ts pos sno 9na.
orn,ed "@'>@ A'e"" @oos1e' @to"' "afe
This soeele. Of 1;en. ia bao,n;,r ~.r. =,
honoh eAesa 'S ooeo4t1os 1ase' a.
snuv,vrxn 7r ao,rk ro,7,v
nd occnnvino d. ~. .-noo.. ohl ~ fnac ss.t;;.
- ord s;t;es r. Efp|~;s p.are aoas tao aulauis'es
Hand T.vevn s~;tS ~. - ..s aassance' en9se
ba Can Wavne nm Ia51s y, ~ go1uen nano
lnthon7n sTneinr % ~ fraTt .nd tes o. 1tsls so
Bnil'a Eeadn tavern is frsonan3,v sn at ,s az
a conntrv towns in fha Eaat W. .;r,;'s h %.su
.tsT ar; "a @raan 40 ~ .a1os ,ss;+ -. . oAs coat-
hch tnexsfrom taIa the name IF u Grs.n s1gerns He
: WT,ito Honsa ~ "a rsaa -esv ~ ~ n1 noo?e
, Eagia Hote' .nG G"1da,s ' 80, Ho. s;nth dnsse u
ora iI3 tha civ NTH fhe at3rv - 5,,a ."t;a
ird for fheir a;ens ver~ ;nIa1;,ns z-,ss:sa.
the Rain ssi6nn m Ciart st-aat
It on the North Side, The eTter1or 49,! ~ -
,;inp ia entirefv cnva,a<3 z;tt fr,sas a.I st.o
omorsse fragments from tbe dehris 11f ~ eGu ~
.est fire 0fher enec;.itv f7es;a,,st;,,. ~ tu9
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