The St. Charles herald. [volume] (Hahnville, La.) 1873-1993, 1885-08-22

Yes; no movement in this century is 'oF-
ganized" until it has its "organ." The month
ly periodical "VolapHkabled" has just begun
its fifth year, and has doubled its size. 1t now
contains eight handsomely printed pages of
the size of those of "Websters Unabridged"
1t is mostly in double columns one side in
volapHk and the other in German, or occa-
sionally some other language, as where Prof
Jvab tSchwabl contributes some English
proverbs with volapHk TRANSACTIONS; and
Schleyer gives in the January number inter
esting specimens of the language of the
Dakota Indians and their vp equivalents. l
notice among the Dakota word, mini vat,
water, which recalls Longfellow and Mime
haha.
Though strenuous for the unity of the idea,
Father Schleyer is open to improvements and
called Yanul, Febul, . Setul, Otul, etc.,
adaptations of the Roman Januarius, Febru-
with the termination -ul corresponding to mul,
month. / suggested that these names were
unscientific; that Babul, TeluI, Kilul, etc,
Qual5ers, would facilitate calculation of time
by their numerical character, and no two
would begin with the same letter, so that abb
breviation would be distinct and inconfusible.
| Schleyer promptly accepted this suggestion,
| laid 1t before the yolapRkatidels and chiefs of
sections, and, with their approval, these names
| are given in the latest dictionary along with
the Roman ones Then Bernhaupt Of Beiru,
Asia Minor, proposed to extend the same prin'
ciple to the days of the week, substituting
balidel, telidel, kilidel, for Soldel, Mundel
bly, prevail. Today" yesterday and ito
morrow" were las nouns designated by "tu,
del" "yesdel" and model" but notice that
in the new dictionary more logical forms are
| given, using the tense prefixes, which are: Q
for the present time; a, g, for the past; and
| u for the future. Thus the time adverbS are
consistently formed: adelo, to-day; edelo
| yesterday; edelo, day before yesterday; odelo
| tomorrow; ayelo, this year; oyelo, next year
| Pmulo last month, and so on. Thus, self-ex
planning derivative words are substituted fol
| original ones, reducing the work OF memory
! expect that wendell, evening, will, as logica
conclusion, be changed into ladel which con
| tiicts with nothing, and expresses " late day,
"zendel," noon, middle day.
| "VolapHkaklubs" have been rapidly formed
in the last two years. There are nineteen IL
| Holland and many more in Germany, Switzer
/ land and Austria. The Holland clubs have
sprung up quite recently, and the Volapal
| idea has taken quick root in that country
which we (misled by Irvings Knickerbocker
fancy as conservative and slow to take W
with new things. In reality the modern Hol
lander of the cities is no phlegmatic Knicker
booker, but a practical, alert man OF thu
world. Seventeen enthusiasts have been com
missioned as "Cifs" or superiors of territorial
sections, having sort of advisory jurisdic
| ton over the clubs in their province.
The first General Volapak Congress wa!
held at Friodrichshafen in August, 1854, anC
appears to have been highly successful a.
well as enjoyable. The program is plentifully
interspersed with banquets, suppers ant
"commerse," and the international uniol
must have been cemented with the effusio1
of much beer. Next summer at Bregenz, an
other charming and picturesque spot, thu
second World-SpeechC Congress will be held
doubtless even more enthusiastic and more
numerous than the first and perhaps Ameri
ca may be represented.
81 hope she will. And I will secure it by in
wiling, through the DdtUn all readers VIII
wish to know more of the subject and woult
unite in forming a club or class, to communl
cate through the Ddl0n or by writing to Vol
apHkatidel,'. care of the DdDn Publlshin
Company"
Have there been any previous attempts a
q universal languageP'
20, yes, but none have taken as deep root a
this one, nor has any been founded on tn
same principles. The invention of Bisho
Wilkins Q668 and Don Sinibaldo de Mas QS8;
: were primarily systems of a0riti1lg totthOl
words, or biographies. Both are wonderful
ingenious and may some time be described b
me- Stephen Pearl Andrews Alwato (whic
he claims as discovery, not as an invention
is familiar by name at least to many Blu
Volapak differs from all these in being, not
; system of philosophy, but language intende
for actual international use; and in havin
been equipped with the nineteenth centur
appliances of movement the periodici
publication and TIE club" - Charles 4
SprdOue, in N. I. DdtUn.