Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-06-26
s mere called a 1up.

slang Tor cab horse IS Cat meat,
because the meat of horses IS peddled
around the streets for feeding to cats.
By the way, British cats average much
larger than our American cats, and
they are notorious chickeu-killers. The
briudle cat seems to be the common
est.
What we call crackers are here
known as biscuit and l suspect this is
strictly correct.
What we call shoes are here known
as boots, and what we call boots are
here known as bluchers. There is one
shoe called the hilo, because it runs
high from the heel up back OF the ankle
aud is cut low in front.
Our druggist is here chemist, many
of the older practitioners retaining the
old spelling "chymist.
What we call ale is here known as
bitter beer
What Is here known as hash we
should call a stew, and what we call
hash is here known rs a mince.
Ia England our oyercoat becomes
great coat, our undershirt becomes a
vest aud our drawers become panta-
looms. 1t is said that when George w.
Childs OF Philadelphia was in London
a number of years ago he walked into
a haberdashers and. seeking TO appear
to be a native, asked to be shown the
STYLES in silk waistcoats. "Jeems. "
cried the proprietor to his assistant,
step this way and show this Hameri-
can gentleman oar fowery weskitsr'
What we call sick the Engiishman
calls i'll; sickness here implies nausea
and vomiting. The British usage is
wrong; but the late Richard Grant
White settled that point pretty definite
Is. How came the British TO fall into
this peryersion9 1t was, ! think, be-
cause the British can 20 nowhere ex-
cept by water; that travel by water in
duces unpleasant symptoms of nausea
and retching, which condition, called
sickness, gradually came to be re-
garded as the correct definition Of the
word sickness | can't imagine how
the British justify their use OF the
words homesick, heartsick and love-
sick
Here they call street car a tram;
correct. Here, too, an elevator is lift,
and that is right.
What we call telegram is here
called a telegraph; it will probably
never be determined which of these
usaTes is the better. Our postal card
is here a post card, cuffs become
wrists.
That material known to us rs canton
flannel is here called swan down, and
our muslin is known hereabouts as
"calic0.
Our locomotiyan becomes "engine."
and our conductor Is mere guard"
What we call "stewing' Culinary
term) the British call "simmerng;'
our lunch is here IA luncheon" and
cur "ba-gage' becomes luggage"
Our wheat is called corn, " and
our corn" is called maize or
| sometimes, Indian corn. Pigs feet
are called trotters." BY the way, a
theatrical name for n bad actor is rot
ter.
A chilli is here called a "rigor,
and the eruption commonly known
among us as "aiyeS' is here known as
'nettle-rash." Candy is known various
~ as sweets, 'sweetmeats, and
dolly"
Writing to John Smith, your social
eq"4l, Won are expected to address him
a, Jo"- Smith, e.. If he be your
tailor grocer, etc, you address him as
Mr.. john smith.
TIE word apt is exceedingly popu-
lar here. Ii is apt to rain, apt to
be muddy "a man /, "apt to go down
town p bank is '-aut to ,u>urud ~ etc.
Even the best prints use this word as a
synonym for likely and like
Another barbari>m everywhere preva-
lent in the United Kingdom is the use
OF the adverb "directly' for the con-
junction "as soon a,'--e. z, directly
he went out / shut the door. Charles
Dickens. who was quite slOvenly at
! times. seems to have been addicted to
( this iudetensible sice
What does this British word "left-
| tenant mean2 | should like To know.
Quite is another hackueyed word
here; it is edged in uuou every occa-
/ sion
The first criticism ! would pass upon
/ the press of London would be for the
| indirectness of its speech. When a
| newspaper writer wishes to convey the
idea that yesterday was pleasant day
| he SAYS: yesterday was not an I'M
pleasant day. A good play is not
/ half bad a humorous speech is ''not I'M
relieved by wit, riotously appiaudad
| address is mot wholly unacceuted by
demonstrations of approval and so
/ ON, az HHa. q 0d mus. Now all this
sort OF thing may be subtle and it may
| be conservative, but it is not in the