Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1906-06-09
THE BIRTH OF WORDS
WEALTH OF EXPRESSIONS FROM
THE HUMAN BODY.
nsore Than Four Hundred Words In
Our Language Are Related to the
Hand Alone and Almost rs many
A.. D.rfved From the Head.


ovr Language Are Related TO the
Hand Alone and Almost as many
Are Derived From the Head.
The human body-its limbs, fingers
foes mouth, nose, ears, head and some
of the internal organs-has originated
hundreds of words. In one OF the
large dictionaries more than 4oo 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 to what comes out of the mouth
Audience, audible, auscultation, me
auditing Of accounts originally AFTER
clearing" Of the officials, are traceaDie
TO the ear. Spirit means the breath
and Is also found In consplre' 10
breathe together" inspire, ITO Dreathe
in" and even in perspire. TO Dreatne
through" impeachment Is something
against the foot. Ell, the cloth meas
IRE. is the length Of the forearm. Tue
hair In capillary attraction means the
power exerted through the capillary Ut
hairlike tubes.
The heart (cordis) is to be observed
In a cordial, or heartening, drink;
cordial or hearty, manner; the core OF
an apple. Dents in wood or metal get
their name from their resemblance 10
tooth MARKS. The tongue sticks out III
several words, like language and hn-
guist.
In some countries anybody may rise
by his own merits to be somebody,
even to the head" of the nation or Oh
the church; be a head master OF
school. head q revolution. take up
"orms" and prove to be a capital
thot Is n headmost-soldier ana the
chief head) Of the army.
Corporal punishment is bodily pun
ishment; capital punishment Is pun,
ishment by decapitation, or taking OH
the head. \ corporal-that Is, cap
orol-means the same as captain-thaI
Is the head Of body of foot soldiers
4 colonel is one who has been crown
ed The commander in chief, or head
commander, compels the chieftains OF
headmen of the enemy, to capitulate-
that is, surrender according 10 III
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 he may have to rush headlong ln''
difficulties or take header into th'
unknown sea of politics. Among some
neoples one with the big head is hKei.
to lose II. Under some the headshlp o
the shin of state does not make heau
way against the head winds OF event
or around the cape" or headland' JUS
ahead. He may plunge into trouDl
over head and ears, and his opponent
have to put their heads together I
head him off, so as to prevent head
on collision with another nation. Sonn
! mon hate 10 be treated as deadheau
at political headquarters or as so man
l head of cattle or as mutton heads q
: cabbage heads, cabbage Itself pein
J. from an old Spanish word meanln
: head.
0 Some men play their hand" for a
o there Is In It. Some stretch out ID
: glad hand to every one. Some Kee
0 hand In glove with those engaged
nnderhand proceedings as we'll as wit
e those who have climbed to high place
n hand over hand When the right ma
d saws Islands orr even his right han
e man would not lay hands on what WI
IS forbidden. The clock hands tell us
IT we are beforehand or behindhand.
IS 4 handsome man originally was Oh
q who used his hands skillfully and
q was graceful and probably, THEREFOR
J. good looking. Although every one ca
ries q palm In his hand, people I
longer. with palms in their hands, We
come their heroes. One may have d
, finger In too many pies and tread
3 too many toes. Ones chirograph
u manuscript, handwriting-they are
'e One-may be rather coarse, but his III
IS hand is detected IN many public doc
9 ment and SO arouse opposition TO q
L handling the funds. This might pro
70 a severe handicap, which was origini
% " so called from the Jockeys putin
D. their hands into q cap and drawn
D. lots for the places that their hors
% were 10 have In the race. Footsto
a. and foot rule sound alike, but IN L
p first foot is the literal, In the secol
ID the figurative, use Of the word.
Is Though the politician put his be
Is foot forward he may find his footho
Of getting insecure and begin wonderi
ID what's afoot. His coachman, moul
ing the footboard, may be insolent; l
footman, contemptuous; his chef,
head cook, neglectful. He may
o. rldiculed before the foOtlights as
ne social footpad, living q hand to mou
D. existence at the expense OF the u
b. PAYERS. While they are insisting
Of his toeing the mark and he Is hangl
st TO bis position by the toe nails, as
n saying is, he may we'll wish ne "
so back on his native foothills.
O We're he arrested he might be hal
C. cuffed and letters, or feeters, piac
no upon his feet. He might not even ha
O an opportunity Of making mouths
m showing his teeth at his enemies.
nd might in other days be turned over
the headsman, but there would be
newspaper headlines proclaiming Il
fact. Only a small headstone mil
by tell his fate to the pedestrians, or f
&c passengers, going by.-New York II
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