Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-10-08

Mr. Longs Olieniai Rrore Gs is book very
well worth shelf room. Many OF lhs aphor-
isms he has collected will be found new, even
by people who have delvPd deeply into the
mine OF popular lore. Mr.. Long has indeed
swept a very wide drag-net; for instance,
concerning "husybodies" We ind proverbs
from the Telugu, BeDgali, Eoglisb, Persian,
Turkish, J 4Panese, Chimes, Tamul, Arabian,
Kurdish, Ciusalese and Hebrew-seventeen
in all, some OF them displaying curious iden-
titles of expression. Thus, where we say
that an iniermeddler with everybody's bust
ness may 20 shoe the goslings, they say in
Cingalese that "the man without clothes is
busying himself making jackets for dogs"
Let every man sweep the snow before his
own doors" say the Chinese, "and not
busy himself with the frost on his. neigh
boris tiles" When your house il OF
glass;" say the Kurds, as King jamie said to
Sieenie Buckine ham, edo not throw stones
at your neighbours house." "Oil your own
wheel first" is one saying in Bengal; smother
is: 81 bind him and he shrieks out; loose
him and he wants TO fight with me" Pur-
suing the same idea that they who in quar-
rels inierpose must often wipe bloody nose
the Turk remarks that lone rushing be-
tween two cames is kicked by both" 80
live in peace" the Osni anil tells u, some
must be blind deaf and mute; Phrase re-
peated by the Chinamsn as follows: 1t Is
not as safe opening the mouth az keeping ii
shut" The japanese, when advising he
prudent man to avoid the presence OF evil,
say: all field of melons do not pull of
your shoes; under palm tree do not adjust
your cap" proverb that We seem to have
read in the Talmud. In Telugu we ere
warned not to consort with the vile, sit Is
like drinking milk under a palm tree"
which liquor would, of course, in spite OF
any proteststions that might be made to the
contrary, be regarded as toddy. Solomon's
iswel in a swine's snout is riyaled by the
Malay broom tied with a silk thread. The
Telugu proverbs, 1t may be said,
are among the best in the book; for
instance, we are shown the picture Of
the snake in the monkeys -paw"-difhcut
to ho'd and dangerous TO let go; warning
against getting angry with rat and setting T.
a house on ire" HE slipped and fell and
said the ground was unlucky," is another OF
their neat sayings, and neat hit is contained
in the assurance that "eveu a goat can attain
TO such Corporal perfection consists in
living on leave" III a low-bred ian OBJ
tain wealth." we read in Tamul, she will
carry an umbrella at midnight" while in
Bengali they speak Of "a devotee OF yesier-
day with matted hair down to his heels"-
the equivalent OF our religious people more
Catholic than the Pope. "When fakIr was
told his house was on fire." they say in
Telugu, she replied, Il have my bag and
bowl with me-" The Afghans have capital
equivalent for iron sharpening iron. you
cannot clap with one hand alone" The
Chinese long ago branded the folly of the
man who gave COW to gain cat; as neat
is the BAdsga proverb concerning
the man who upset the ghee-pot trying 10
save drop of ghee. WHAT does weaver
want with a young monkey" is AN unan-
swerable question put in the Telugu pro-
verbal philosophy. The Arab very justly
remarks that ut is hard to chase and catch
Two hares," The Greek that ''two Vaisrmelons