The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1890-06-27
HEARD IN ENGLAND.
Some Things Eugene Tield Learned
in London Town.
n List of articles To whicn the English
Assign Names Differing from Those
Nc Csc-InIirectness of Speech
Prevails Every where.

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Nc Usc-fn,.irectness of Speech
Prevails Everywhere.
You must pardon me for using that ,
| word molasscs. Having lived six !
months in britain should have said |
trcaclc, writes Eugene Field in the !.
| Chicago News. ! study to be correct
even in lit,lc matters of this kind, but
find it very hard toconfo-m to English
;,s it is spoken this side %! tho Saline
pu;l.
Quite at random I made up list of
articles TO which t.n English assign
naii.cs differing t.o:,, those we use:
That which wc call u bowl is hero
known as II basin. In England you asl,
for Il basin of bread and milk.
That which is known to US as q pitcher
is here called a jug.
y donkey here is called molSc; in
for cab-horsc l.; cats mcat," because
the meat of horses IS pcddled around
the streets for sictiin:. TO cats. By the
way, British cats average m,uch larger
than rl.r Alnclcan cats and they arc
notorious chicken. .k..,a.s. The brindic
.';.t seems 10 b" th- ea',iAoncst.
What we ca.il crackers ;.yo hero called
biscuit. and suspect that this is strict
ly correct.
What We call shoes are hero known
IS boots and what we call boots are
ncrc known rs blschcra. There is one
hoo called the hiir, because it runs
high from the heel Up back of tho ankle
and il, rut low in i.ont.
Our tlrum.,is: is hero 81 chemist. many
of tho older practitioners retaining the
old spclling-"chymist.
What we call ale is here known as
bitter hccr.
What is hero known as u hash wc
! should call Il stew, and what VIC call q
has,. is; hero known rs Il mincc.
In England our oyrrcoat becomes a
,.rcat coat. our Inde-rshiri becomes -
/ vr,,. anG o,lr drawers become ranta-
loo.,s. ! is said that when George w.
ghi,ss. of i'ii'.le.plli;l, was in lenlon
i nanil,;r Of yc;s.'s ago he wa..Hcl into y
h;;bc.,.ashesy. and, seeking to appear TO
h., Il na,ive asked To he shown the
;y!c; III sill. wa:s,coa,s. .lc.,nes,
:ied the proprietor to his assistant.
...top this WAY and SHOW this llancri-
tsn Gentleman oar .lowcry @ossi,s!'
VIA, wc call sick ..!a E"s .iehn,in
c.!s il.: sickness; hero Implies ,ii.,!sea
ara Vomiting. Tho H.it:s!l usage il;
wrong; ;,t ;ha late Richard Grant
Nl,ito sei;,ri i.o roint pretty definite
iy Ii,w ralao the British to fall into
his rcrNe,siou.; I. was, think, he
,.ai.;.r - !,r:i:,.h can go nowhere except
l.y waters ;,i;.. ii'ay,! hy water Induces
'.upl".sa'.t syHptons cf n@usta and
!e'rhi:l.s, which condition, c;,.,d sick
...s,.. gradually rAl,..' 10 be regarded as
i..rc e.qc, definition oi The w,.sl sick
,ln 5. ;ss;.', ii.,;as,.nc Aow the British
j.. lily 'l.oir uae of the ";cr,ts !ionlcsick.
,lasrt:ic,. ;...;. ia.e .ir,S.
l.c9r sasy can !. s,tr-e t-c7y :. '.an.:
corr.ct. Hero. too. an elevator is !; lift.
a;,'l that i,.i.,lit.
Mlat wc Gail i .,.iv@ran, il l;srr called
telegraph; j, will probably never be
,otrrlninrd which o 'hrsc ,tsas-cs is tho
better. Oar l1us.;..-c:lr,i is moro Il post.
card: c,iii, become wrists.
That lY;irrial known 10 us as cantor
flannel is; here called swan's-tlown, ant
our muslin is known hcvcabout Il.
calico.
Our locomotive lcconcs engine. ant
orr ccnlucto: l., he-s. q Guard.
MAa. we caii slowing culinary term
The l:l'i,iah cal s:r.roriny: oar !uncl
i; hcra - ll.nri. .Aon. a,lA our l,s:.;.....a;c be
cos..ns licc.....ea.
oar w!,,a. +: r:.,le;l cora. a.ll o,ir corr
l., c:.li.J, maize. ~ :,as.ct.r.ns Ind:al
corn. l,gs feet arvci.llcd troltcrs. li
Tie way. theatrical name for ba'
actor i; rottcr.
\ "cliill'' Is, hero ca!l,.l !, ..rigor, an
tho eruption commonly known anon
III, u, ..livcs Is l.',-c '.aown as ..ncttle
rash" Candy is va:.,!s.iy hrown !.
"awoyt,:," '.sweos:neais' and '.lolly."
Writing To ,IoAn .'ni.:h. ycnr soci;
cs, ..;.l. you are expected! u address kii
IS .'oaa S'raisfl. ;.s.i.: If he he yos
t;.:.v.-. grocer. uie.. yuii address him q
MIR. .io,li. Smith.
lar here. 1t is zap, 10 r;.ia. "apt TO l
muddy Il man is Zap: to 90 dow
town. Il bank is ''apt to suspend ct
Even tho best prints use this word as
synonym 10. '.likcly" and like
Another h.inarism everywhere Prev
lent in the United Kingdom is the us
of the advc.b .'dircc.ly" for the COZ
junction .'as soon ;.S &c. e.. "dircctly h
went out shut Tho door Charlie
Dickens, who was ci'.;" slosenly
,inr,. secn.s to have been addicted
This innciersible vice.
What does this l;i,ish word "lct
tenant mean? should like to know.
quite" is another hacliaeHcd woI
hero; it is edged i'll "pon every eccasio
The first criticism would pass up,
the press OF LONDON would be for u
;ndircctacss of its speech Nhcn
newspaper writer wishes to convey u
i,.ca that yesterday was pleasant da
hc says: Yesterday was not an u
pleasant day A good play is IN
half bad !. humorous speech is IN
unrclicvol hy wit" y rio:o.s!y a
plaut.cl address is mo. wkc".:y un;
ccntcd by demonstrations OF arirova
and SO on. I'D ialin. ct ad nau:;. Now
this sort OF thing may be subtle and
may be conservative, bu: it is not i'll t
spirit of the Anglo-Saxon. and it vcS
ne to find so little of the Anslo-saX
in tho literature, the speech and I
practices Of the very people where h
thought to find so much.
Human Beings Ton Feet High.
ina prehistoric cemetery lately ,
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