Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1880-07-22

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functions are disordered. Not even physi-
cians always consider the Importance OF this
fact. Agreeable emotions set in motion nerv-
Gus currents, which stimulate brain, blood and
every part of the system into healthtul ac:iv-
ity; while grief, disappointment Of feeling,
and brooding over present sorrows or past
mistakes, depress all the vital forces. 10 be
physically we'll, one must in general be hap
py. The reverse is not always true one may
be happy and cheerful, and yet be constant
sufferer in body.
D.. CURIOSITIES OF NAMES.
A fascinating sort of book to look over is
Curiosities Of Puritan Nomenclature, by Chas.
w. Bardsley, author of another interesting
English book called English Surnames."
One of the most remarkable things about
names is their scarcity and want of variety.
Before the Norman conquest there were no
Scripture names in England. William
brought in Bible names, saint names and his
own Teutonic names. Before three GENERA
tions had passed, Bartholomew, Simon, Peter,
Philip, Thomas, Nicholas, John and Elias
had engrossed third of the whole population.
1t was not long before Jack and Jill took the
place of Godric and Godgivu as representa-
tive Of the English sexes. From 115O to
1850 there was much smaller dictionary
of English perso 1al names than there had
been for the four hundred years before.
The Norman list was small, but it took pos
session of England. To the Scripture names
given above, adding Isaac, was also added
Richard, Robert, Walter, Henry, Guy, Roger
and Baldwin, from the Teutonic list. For
women, Matilda, Isabella, and Emma were
first favorites, and those were followed by
Cecilia, Catherine, Margaret, and Gillian.
Of course people could not keep their in
dividuality with such names alone. The sur.
name was adopted to secure personality, and
in every community there were John ATT.
wood, John the Wheelwright John The
Bigg, and John Richards son. Among The
middle and lower classes these did not be-
come hereditary till 1850. So scarce were
names that there were often two or three
johns and two or three Margarets in one
family. This led to the use of nick forms
and pet desinences. The number of boys in
community named Bartholomew would be
known as Bat, Bate, Basty, Barlle, Bartelot,
Batcock, Batkin, and Tolly or Tholey. Will
liam was the CREST name eight hundred years
ago in 1173 at s court feast of Henry II,
there were 120 Williams, all knights. In
Edward lists reign John came forward. The
Reformation darkened the fortunes Of Will
liam and John, but the Protestant accession
befriended William, and now, as $50 years
ago, William is first and John second.
Among the pet forms were "Kin" and
"Cock." "Kin" was diminutive. "Cock"
implied pertness, especially the pcrtness of
lusty and staggering youth-as to cock up
the eye, or the hat, denoted brisk action.
Adecock is Adam, and Mocock is Matthew;
der.cock is a diminutive of Sander, Lay
cock of Lawrence, Peacock of Peter, Hitch
cock or Hiscock of Higg or Alex Qsaac) and
Hancock or Handbook Of Han or Hand, {Ec.
Most names have fuctuated in popularity.
At the beginning of Elizabeth's reign there
were not FIVE of the name of Charles in Eng
land. Now it is the sixth among English
baptismal names; George is fourth. Mary
and Elizabeth are first and second among
girls Mary was in danger Of becoming ob-
solete at the close Of Elizabeth's, reign, 80
hateful had it become to both Churchnen
and Presbyteriaus. Philip at this time lost a
place it never can recover. But the fates
came to the rescue of Mary, when the Prince
of Orange sat with James daughter on Eng
lands throne, and it has been a first favorite
ever since. Elizabeth came in with The 18th
century, "the daughter Of the Reformation y
the Puritans have always been true to "Gcod
Queen Bess." Elizabeth has been twisted
into every shape It for time ran into the
diminutives, Ezot, and Ezota; then it was
Bess and Bessie, and century later Bett and
Betty-the lady "Bett's" were never or
rarely christened Elizabeth. Bessie and Bet.
ty became Betsy then Tetty and Tetsy had
an innings; Eliza arose before Elizabeth
died.
New Testament names spread rapidly in
the Reformation period for girls, especially
Priscilla, Dorcas, Tabitha and Martha. In
James lists time, Damaris was popular, un-
der the forms of Tamaris, Damris, Dammsr-
is, Dampris, and Dameris Dorcas was often
written Darcas; Persis, Tryphena and Try
phosa were largely used but the favorites in
James reign were Priscilla, Damaris, Dor
cas-, Phebe. After, the great national names
of Isabella, Matilda, Emma, Cecilia ruled
supreme, then came in the four heroines, Anna,
Judith, Susan, Hester. When the German
Bible crept into the farm houses, the babies
became Sarahs, Rebeccas, and Deborahs. At
the close of the 18th century, with the pro.
gress of non-conformity, there was rage tor
Scripture names in Yorkshire and Lanca5h-
ire. The directories show Pharaohs. Heph-
zibahs Asas Joabs, Shadrachs, Meshachs,
Abednegos, &c.; Adah and Zilla Pickles,
sisters, are milliners; Jehoida Rhodes makes
saws; yashti Wilkinson sells coal, Jachin
Firth retails beer A clergyman at the altar
asked the name of the bride. "Ax her, said
one. "What name?" "Ax her" said anoth-
er woman. "What~ "Ax her." said the
BRIDE It was Achsah.
The eccentricities of Puritan nomencla.
ture are we'll known. Stand fast-on.high
Stringer is pretty name. So is "if:Christ.
had.notd otdied-for-thee thou-hadst-been- damned
Barebones" The people, however, got tired
of saying it all, and called him Damned
Barebones. he was familiarly known as DIR.
Damned Barehones Humiliation Kinds.
Lively Clark, Sorry.for-Sin Conford, "a giIl,)
Wrath Rogers, Anger Bull, Magnify Free.
land, Sin-Deny Tebb, More-Fruit Stone, Re.
plenish French, Weakly Eakins, Knl-sin
PimpIe, Called Lower Weep-not Billing, are
all names that ought to be held by somebody.
Why has the good old name of Zaphnaphpa-,
aneah gone out Or the other female name,
Buried Sence? IT,
The AMOUNT OF CANDY MADE.-The
amount of candy manufactured in this coun.
try is far greater than is usually thought, the
Americans the women manufacturing more