The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1907-08-25
QUESTIONS ANN w

the English universities were duped by = Japanese
sdvcnturer with false accounts ~ the ISLAND. en-:
devotional works into Japanese for the conversion
Of his hsathcn brethren after be had. made Z, ms
What was the imposturef HEEHr 7. WILLIAMSON.
Evidently q recollection Of the exploits OF the
man who named himself George PsalmssAzsr.
one Of the most complete Of all imposturcs. ne
was q Frenchmsn 81 the Midi. born In 1879. died
In London May 8. i7e5i what his real name was ne
sedulousiy refrsined from disclosing. and u has
always remained O dense mystery. After studying
with the Jesutts and the Dominicsns he took minor
orders and became q private tutor. When this
employment failed him he entered upon a rowing
life OF %trickery. After experiencing success ana
misery In various employments he entered uuon
his great career az q confidence man by announcing
himself 40 q Japanese Of Formoss, and az the be-
ginning 90 q convert to Christianity. Later ss-
vislng his position to that Of q pagan he submitted
to be converted by lnnes, a Church OF England
chaplain. Travelling 70 London with lines. who
taught him English. he was heartily welcomed by
Bishop Compton. OF London. Under his distin-
gulshed auspices PsaimanaEar translated the cate
ohism. into the language which he asserted was
the speech Of Formoss. This was followed by
his Historical and Geographical Description OF
Formoss" d7oD. After this work had mot with
success he studied at Oxford and took Anglican
orders. In due course he confessed his imposturc.
but he was able 20 make Q comfortable living for
the remainder of his life by writing for booksellers.
He spoke with the utmost nuency his pretended
Forniossn language and conducted classes In
London and t.the university In which he taught
the language to . considerable number OF inter-
estcd. students. The language IL quite ingenious
and rmlghs readily pass undetocted In those times
when the science Of comparative philolosy was yes
unknown.
You give the Grand Panjsndrum- tumble 40
me Whole =; p1ecs. Of ~, ncp e. e ASSSs 49,: l,s or
asssic: az H,ddisto.n. Conn. Il was used s!cr..
Dsnsl s sas'r rsaSirsd 70 r repe.s s' si,e %s = leader he
phrssss hs used; He began;
Two doel., md sSSd f.t henri .,,x. an.
And se ended e. ,l hem
Twelve women went into the garden 70 get .
;s:i $ $;:s ss%' q $s: n s s. !. ~: :.s :ss' ssP X s: $ rs 4. "a ss:S e !:
.s.ssmOisd 3 shs wedding ali The hscosisd,y ;joSS:
b: lI,ti and 1au ss' o SHsss a. Ps m sSa sss tS S,~: II pr. S'sa
catchy 70 catch I'll the sunpowder ran out Of
Could you. perhaps. get together the missing
links in this form Of the tumble. suppose the
Lesendss and sssS BssiisdsI NJ. A.. K.
For the version concerning which this comment
10 made Uphsm's Mental Philosophy" stands
authority. The good fat hen 10 dimly recalled 40
the beginning of another and quite disconnected
exercise Of Intellectual agility. The whole cues
ton 10 referred TO the of the whole In
the hope that some good friend may prove able to
establish tho facts In tho case OF this most excellent
fooling.
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A friend returning from q Western trip has un-
loaded upon me the stony that In California there
own tail. The dictionary knows NO such coasting
beast b. r :. ! must 'mS,s spvsss1 :, 9 s SSuos Ss,ers n: sl, S.,nrs
fake. Is there such . rat In California or else
Wnero' 80 ""n'iN'
An orthoeraphy fake. THAT'S all not q MANURE
one. There 10 such q beast. though not quite Q
rat. and he does coast down the Californian land
scape with his own tall for . sled, and hts sliding
places are easily recognizable In out OF the way
hooks OF the Coast Range from northern California
70 British Columbia. The Indians call the animal
o. Tai. s1udidI and shoDI: but the white
people have enormously called 10 sewe1ei, which
made OF the animals pclt. The sewellel. under
which name It will be found in dictionaries, is known
W sc'ence % nep'ooon u'u WV ~" n".yo.,
sccoidins 70 tne species. sna ~ .S.mS INC .n,.
70 the beaver. They are very shy little folk OF
the lamp places In the mountains. rarely seen
but numerically trapped by the Indians for their
meat and fur.
What does the browntaii moth DO TO produce
the .orownssn ,.cn ,n !, rVS..SS' y o,oJuo1
nerson, Thst Ia. does she condition of the blood
have any bearing In the matter Of catching IT.
ill" SrssLk'
. The distress caused by the browntsii moth Is
due 10 no poisonous secretion from the caterpillar.
but is entirely mechanical. The hairs OF the
caterpillar arc very brittle and sbundantiy bsrbed.
90 that the slightest contact with the animal Is
travel under the skin. II Is not even necessary
~ S.nS's N. cs,ern,li,Y 70 ret m, injection: 10
70 nenur, . ~ y 70 ~
even . fence over which I, has crswled is sufficient
70 start the itch; when the caterpiIIars are abundant
the Irritating hairs may even be windborne on