The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-06-06
JUNE @. 1906.
THE BIRTH OF WORDS
a WEALTH or EXPRESSIONS FROM
IHE HUMAN BODY.

- WILL ~ VI I|NE iNGJDlN(iNO ' lAOH
HE HUMAN BODY.
more Than -Four Hundred Words Ina
Our Language Are Related 10 the
Hand Alone and Almost a. Many
Are Derived From the Head.
The human body-its limbs fingers,
loes, mouth, nose, ears, head and some
If the internal organisms originated
hundreds Of words. Ia one Of the
large dictionaries more than 400 are
found related TO the hand alone and
almost as many TO the head.
Index, Indicate, predicate, from
Greek word for finger, mean that
which points out So oracle and orator
refer 10 what comes out of the mouth.
Audience, audible, auscultation, the
auditing of accounts, originally after a
hearing OF the officials, are tfaceable
to the ear Spirit means the breath
and Is also found Ia conspre, Ito
breathe together" inspire, TO breathe
in" and even In perspife. Ito breathe
through" lmpediment Is something
against the foot. Ell the cloth meas
ure, Is the length Of the forearm. The
hair In capillary attraction means the
power exefted through the capillary on
hairiilie tubes.
The heart tcordisl is to be observed
in cordial, or heartenlng, drink;
cordial, or hearty, manner; the core of
an apple Dents la wood or metal get
their name from their resemblance to
tooth marks The tongue sticks out IN
several words, like language and lin
guist
In some countries anybody may rise
10y his own merits to be somebody,
even to the head" OF the nation or of
the church; be a head master OF
school, head II revolution, take up
arms" and prove to be ii capital
that Is, headm0st-s soldier and the
CHIEF (headl OF the army.
Corporal punishment is bodily pun
lshment; capital punishment is pun
ishment lay decapitatlon. or taking of
the hcad A corporal that Is, "A cap
oral means the same AZ captaln-that
IS. the head Of II body of foot soldiers
A colonel IL one who hus been crown
ed. The commander In chief. or head
commander, eompelS the chieftans. or
headmen of the enemy, to eapitulate-
that Is, surrender according to an
agreement that is divided into capltu
las, or little heads. or chapters.
A heady and headstrong ruler some
times makes people wish he was head
less. TO make Roadway against his
foes lac may have to rush headlong into
difficulties or take a header into the
unknown sea of politics. Among some
peoples one with the big head Is likely
TO lose It, Under some the heudshlp OF
the ship of state does not make head
way against the head wnds of events
or around the cape" OF headiand, just
ahead He may plunge into trouble
over head and ears. aud his opponents
have To put their heads together to
head him off, SO as to prevent Il head
ON collision with another nation. Some
men hate To be treated as deadheads
at political headquarters or as SO many
head Of cattle or as mutton heads OF
cabbage heads, cabbage Itself being
from an old Spanish word meaning
head
Some men play their hand for all
there Is ia IT, Some stretch out the
glad hand to every one. Some keep
hand III glove with those engaged IN
underhaud proceedings as well as with
those who hive climbed TO high places
hand over hand. When the right man
says Hands off" even his right hand
man would not lay hands on what was
forbidden The clock hands tell us II
we are beforehand OF behindhand,
handsome man originally was one
who used his hands skillfully and 50
was graceful aud probably, therefore,
good looking, Although every one car
ries palm Ia his hand, people no
longer. with palms IN their hands wei
come their heroes. One may have his
finger ia too many pies aud tread on
TOO many toes. Ones chirography,
manuscript, handwriting they are all
one-may be rather coarse, but his me
hand is detected in many public docu
ment and 50 arouse opposition To his
handling the funds, This might prove
a severe handicap which was original
~ SO called from the jockeys putting
their hands into n cap aud drawing
lots for the places that their horses
were to have in the race, FoOtStool
and foot rule sound alike. but In the
first foot Is the literal in the second
the tiguathc, us. of the word
Though the politician put his best
foot forward he may find his foothold
getting insecure and BEGIN wondering
what's Htlot His coaIhman, mount
ing the foothlarj may be insolent; his
footman eontymptuouS; his chef. or
head cook. neglectful He may he
ridiculcd before the footlights as II
social foltpad living Il hand to mouth
existence at the expense OF the tax
his t0eine the mark aud he is hanging
TO his position 10y the toe nails. as the
saying is. lac may we'll wish he was
baok on his native foothills
Were he arrested he might he hand
cufled and letters. OF feet2rs. placed
upon his feet lie might not even have
an Opportunity of making mouths OF
showing his teeth 1t his enemies He
might in other days lie turned over TO
the head man lat there would be no
newspaper he} Ines proclaiming that
fact Only small headstone might
tell his fate T. the pedestrians, or foot
passengers, going by New York Trib-
une
The Height of simpIictty,