The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1888-08-08
WARMERS SAFE Cure,
NAMING THE BABY.
The Scientific and Literary Principles
INVOLVED Elucidntcd.

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Writers spend much time and
thought in selecting a name for q play
Oh novel, for thoy know that success is
largely dependent Oh it. Parents, how
ever, are strangely careless and unscien-
ti1c In giving names to children. In
the Harvard and Yale catalogues Of
last year ] find but two or three really
good combinations. Usually, when a
new conner arrives. some old family
name Is taken; or, II the parents ex-
ercise an original choice, they are too
much excited to be guided by any
sound euphonic principles. They for
got that not only from the social point
Of view 1t Is very advantageous to have
one's name remembered, but that from
the business point Of view notOriety is
capital, and must be obtained by per-
sistent and ingenious advertising.
Nor is the saving Of time and money
on the part Of the knocker at the gate
of notoriety the only thing to be con-
sidered, for. from the %a)truistlc point
OF HicW, tie scgsGninS % che. effort OF
rcc0llecti0n en- tho part OF tho world ia
Tar more jmNor{Nut. The economy OF
tha' pubic stoos oi enevNy vested III
.lnnuplUlabic Unconscious ettolts 70 re-
IiiN'li.iFtI. " ia mo ttii1NlN| hlly ..AsJi NIX
for the memory 30 GRASP, bnt persist
emily thrust before it, would result In
an increase OF available mental force
applicable to settling the question Of
future probation, or to raising tho
ethical standard, or to reforming the
tariff, or to disposing Of the surplus.
The Importance or the subject leads
mo to suggest one or two of the chief
Fundamental principles of the science Of
naming children. The system Is SIM
pie, and any proyldent parent can cas-
lily master and apply it.
III Avoid odd, or eccentric, or poe
tic combinations, and be guided by
eupllonic quality only. 1t is true that
an odd name may be remembered, but
pleasing. The idea of oddly or affec-
ton may attach to the shadowy per-
sonally built up in the mind Of the pub
lie. Under this rule hyphenated
names, especially hyphenated Christian
to be avoided. Writing the first given
full is also evidently opposed to correct
scientific principles.
e. Tie best form OF name Is u dactyl
III ~ opOlIQCOS llhC OC1ClhJ 4hJlOts n
Every one hAs heard Of the HShakes-
or an agreeable personality attached to
tho name. Had his name been Charles
Taylor 1t is far within bounds to say
that his reputation would be about ne
third Of what 1t is now.
(3.) II the is not II that
can be treated according to the above
rule, 1t should be fitted with q given
name, such rs to bring the combina-
t on as nearly as possible to the above
length and cadence, as Sidney DObell,
Ellery Vane. Henry Ward Beecher,
Dante Rossetti, Theodore Watts and
the like; or, otherwise, to two long syl-
tables, like Mark Twain or Bret Harte.
The subdivisions OF this branch Of the
subject are too numerous to be given,
but all rest on principle No. Q. The
phone value of the surname Is, under
u custom, the controlling element in
practically applying tile science Of
names.
Tie great value Of names beginning
with Mac or y is evident. because they
80 readily combine with the ordinary
Christian names. Any one would be
favOrably disposed to Arthur O'COnnOr,
for instance. a boy pervades our
quiet neiglborhood simply because
his name IL Johnny Mac Wh0rter. lie
is not in any respect a remarkable boy,
but his namo forces him into prOml-
nence by its phonic value. Thore are
some ten or twelve boys who are COM
rades, but lie and another dactyl-
spondeo boy, Emory Watson, are the
only ones ever spoken Of. No doubt
there are others who do as much mis-
chief and make m ore no sc. but these
two reap all the tame.
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