The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1895-06-01


The Phenician origin of the usua
name of the day, as being appropri
ated to the worship of the sun, Al
Monday was that of the moon, ha.
been disputed in behalf Of Persia
where the fire god was also wor
SHIPPED, and also in behalf of Other
countries and isles of the sea.
But in either case the name Sun
day is heather and ought not to be
tolerated in Christian lands.
It is true that Christ is the ''Sun
of Righteousness. according to the
prophet Malachi, but the reference
of the origin of the name of Sunday
to the worship of Bel, or Rah, or the
sun, is so imbedded in the language
that an attempt to twist the name
Sunday into reference to the Sun
of Righteousness" and thus make it
applicable to Messiah, would be a
hopeless task
The calendar ought to be reformed
now no less than in Julius Caesars
as to the daily no
menclature. so that the weeks shall
no longer perpetuate the remem.
brance and power of heathen deities
which are devils, but shall be made
to spread the knowledge and inf1u.
ence of the true religion of God
Wedneday as souvenir of the wor
ship of Wooden; Thursday of Thor;
Saturday of Saturn. and SO on. All
these names ought to be consigned
to limbo, and other and appropriate
names should be given to each day
of the seven in useful attempt to
unshackle mems minds from the
domination of false notions.
And yet the new names ought not
to be too great a departure from the
present accepted nomenclature, for
the people could not easily learn and
adopt an entirely different set of
names
1t might encourage legitimate mar
riage and Gods benefcent institu.
ton of the family if Tuesday were
to be called Twosday, and if Wednes
day were to be called Weddingsday.
Saturday should be changed to Sab
bathday
But we are not now proposing an
in the whole list-per-
haps some other hand will do this.
We are only proposing a reform as
to one day which can be accom-
plished by the least amount Of
change It is simply to close the top
Of the U. The proposed change phil
and etymologically only
amounts to a part of one vowel
making into o-and yet, morally,
the change from sun to son is the
change from heathenism to Chris
Eianity.
We do not see that any really
good reason can be urged against
his change. New York Mai and
Express.
Invalids and Gambling.
Too many invaids are given to
gambling for the purpose Of amuse-
nent or pastime. Those who visit
florida, Colorado or California on
Iccount Of climate, who leave home,
riends and business on account Of
heir health, who have anxious
riends, or probably some relatives,
Who are hoping for all or some bene-
It from the change, cannot defeat
he object of their trip in any more
ertain way than by resort to gam
ng. No food, stir,ulant or rest can
eplace the lost nervous energy ex-
,ended in this pastime. 1t tells on
he cool and imperturbable as well as
N the nervous and easily upset.
We have often seen pulmonary in
'alids coming west for climatic bene-
1t who slept all morning with closed
windows and tightly drawn blinds
hat, by the exclusion of sounds and
ight, they might make up during
he day for the rest Lost during the
light-a night often in close room
With burning gas lamps, and, as is |
the case, so small that
Vhat fresh air it may contain would
lardly suffice for one man. The
leadly effects of these conditions,
dded to the nervous injury incident
o gambling, are sufficient to wreck
previously well and hearty consti-
ution. An invalid may be said to
bout destroy what little chance he
nay have by following gambling for
astime.-National Popular Review.