The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-13
Algonkian American.

Alsonkian American.
In the Journal of American Folklore
Mr.. ALEXANDER F. CHAMBERLAIN cata-
loe,,ss 1si words Of Algonkian origin in
American English. The Algonhin race
OF Indians had an immense geographical
range in North America. The early set
ters and colonists came into contact with
many tribes OF that race and it is natural
that United States should preserve
traces OF that contact. Tho Indian
tongues were many. There were or are
"fifty-eight distinct linguistic stocks
Mr.. CHAMBERLAIN tells us, north Of the
Mexican boundary line The Algonkian
rises out of the cold precincts Of philology
and puts on something OF human glow
when We remember that II was the Ian
guage of PocABoNTAs. RoLFE and the
inimitable Capt. JOHN SMITH must have
had some smattering Of IL. No doubt it
could COO with terms OF endearment;
and in the mouths Of strenuous gentle
men Of the old American stock like King
PHILIP, PONTIAC and TEcrMsEH, it
must have had manly sound. Look at
some well-known faces in Mr.. CHAMBER-
LAIN's list OF the little Indian boys that
have been adopted into the English
family:
-chtpuvat, tictory. hosiny. menhsAes, Noe
ossis. moose. mugwunp. musQussh. penmicsn.
persmmos. psppoose, pone. porgy. possuu. pow
WOW. rseeoon. ssmp. skunk. squash, squsw. succo-
va,ln
hawk. totem. wtgwam. woodchuck."
Tbsss words have a momentum and
majesty. Samp, squash, skunk! They
come down like a falling tree. They
have the strength and gravity Of Nature.
Some OF these Agonkisn survivals have
made their way around the world. to-
TEN is become an indispensable minister
Of anthropology. 'Pemmican reaches
10 the Arctic and Antarctic pole.
What region Of the earth knows not
Tsmn1any? Mugwump, which We had
much pleasure in using and diffusing
nineteen years ago. is a traveller. We
were glsd to see it the other day In an
authoritative English work on Spiritual
ism. Out OF the darkness OF the forests
into the darkness or discreet yelled light
Of the cabinet and the sAanoe. Every
Distinguished visitor TO the United States
taiss homo grateful memories OF Brer
TsrYapin. one OF the noblest OF our abor-
iginss and like tho rect OF them destined
10 disappear.
iAke book, words have their fates.
'eachem y full OF life; and saga-
moro has blood In IL yet. Mugwump.
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lihs Q green hay tree. But where u
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