Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1896-01-16
CRISP FORMS OF THOUGHT.
SOLOMON AND UPPER TWISTED
TO S9IT 4 MODERN TRADE

The Wisdom Of the sages and the Wit
of the Masses. Even the Work oF the
Missionaries. Are Grist in the NH
They Are Poaehed Upon b. Anthors
aud Advertisers
Whether solomon invented nll bis prov
s.sss ~ gathered theIa from EnAay soarces
w:lh ! nieer sense If permanent wvrth
than Mr. Tupper exercised ia his later
osmpe1dErn is and ever viii h al open
question SoJ0mOu's copyright ran out
long before TGpp4.r's time. and 18th are
now gsogehed lSIson with inApnnity Is all
classes, from authors 10 advertisers But.
taken by themselves proverbs well repay
careful study Stndeats Of etkRslogy
find ID the proverbs of the different rsces
thu dearest proofs Of their real character
isIics. for they are the shreBaest AMI yer
most intimate expressions If their daily
life.
Judged b. the coInps rizol Of these
L0mely sayings il will be found inst al
rsti0us are VI one kindred. possessing
common needs, common aspirations. aud
seeking similar TelieFs from Toll ard labor.
On TIE lnsfiest II ) Of our libraries
may he found eolh II Of all tbe Prov
eFbs Of the different asatinns. quite =
large proportion 81 the work having re-
suited frvn the interest .ehicl MISSION
aries have taken III their earnest studies
OF the uneisiiized peoples whom they seek
10 instruct That the shrevd sayings Of
the Scotch or the bright hits Of the Irish
should be carefully collected gives little
cause for surprise. hui collection Of
Abyssiaiau proverbs. 81 those u the
Tamil Language, of IeelaBdfc lore, of the
Sanscrit. South Sea Island, Chinese. and
Hpftentot Solomcns does excite curiosity.
The missionaries have found il q plea SAINT
as well a. a profitable task Ii aelyes
deep into the idioms Of the language. tells
with nnerring accuracy the mental ten
deney OF the people. and by introducing
the foreigner into the inner thDagnt Of
both home ard trade shows him the real
life of ihose who adopt them as every
dsy expressions.
II is impossible 10 read the well-collated
proverbs IF the Chinese without realizing
that home life exists in that howery
kingdom ghIea rivals that Of maBy more
civilized countries. No Solomon, no de-
scendant Of Abraham. could eclipse the
trade proverbs Of the Chinese They
touch on trade with keenness and thor
9ughness which proves them to be mas
ters in that school. The baser life of the
Hgttentot, the loose morals of the feliah.
the independent spirit of the Brfon, are
all crystallized in their national proverbs.
In England and many other countries it
was formerly very usual for tradesmaR
70 select some proverb as bis motto, and
thus post bis principles plainly over his
Z
American house 10 appropriate the pro-
verbs Of the world en- masse, and use them
for their OHn advancement. New Workers
who ride on the elevated roads. or people
who IN less favored localities still jog
along ID the SLOW street cars. are familiar
wiia the blue and white proverbs which
proclaim The merits IF SapOlio 10 the
world. Every omnibus IN London and al
most every tram car" in England is sin
Harry adorned
They made their first appearance on u
Broadway amnibnses. were gathered o
Of over 1000 pages Of the worlds collie
tions, and twisted TO suit the ease Mar
Of them are beyond easy recognition
their new dress, many are entirely orr
inel but these are also printed between i
yerted commas, which lends glamour
antiquity to them. To-day wc ara to
that over 20.igu Of these blue cards
displayed in public conveyances carryin
over 6.O0U.D0U passengers daily.
Condensed thought generally reqH
padding 10 make il intelligiblr to
masses. just as the stomach Of the he's
must be distended with has to make Il
oats digest readily; BUT with proven
il quite otherwise. Their p0pulari
only req ched beeause they have passe,.
muster as being clear 10 every mind. They
tell their story with a direcfness and
bregity which bieases the public as tn
dictionary did the old Scotch woman
''Thpy air Draw stories, she said. ''bu
unce' short" Turned to tell the practice
story of Sapolio, they often acquire ne
interest Who reads the advice BE pa
tent and you will have patient children"
without an innate respect for the adyic
which follows. not to fret over house
cleaning. bur do il easily with Sapolio?
Aud who can repress snlii. when the
Sapolionir artist pictures the patient
father and the impatient twins deEying thA
proverby But the mother svii 10 back