The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-19
SLIPS OF AN OXFORD DON
NITNTOR or SPOONERISMS
CDI. ROOSETELrS HOST.


speaner Rablrs Almost atampea
ou, In Paris EnEIaRdS FIrSt CFop
q Radium Prire e Meat GslaE IN
IN Europe The oldest Rose nee.
r.>no, June the heads oi four
O,.r.I c.'sge~ gave receptions Ia honor
,fllr . ssyelt One Of than was AZ
NJ U.l.ge. where the Colonies host
"a. rho famous Dr.. SpOoner Who has
,.-n rr he English language the term
-s1HuuTr,m
q d.. doubtful. perhaps, Il tho quaint
rra Doctor has perpetTated one % the
,s.nl. mNlns 20 which his name has
bs.r uygn. bat generations % under
rra.ls.a. nave sHerciaed their ingenuity
In aHuclung examples. Most people
AZ .ar. time or other have unWittingly
maze a spoonsris,n, but she New College
d.r supposed 10 maRA them all day
Ing
q s.run-rism consists % the transpO-
.u - the initial letters u two or more
v.ri. 20 tls same sentence Some ~
t.s unu kuown examples attributed to
,. head q New College are supposed to
lave .ra made al table Or Ia the college
.ans
Nrp vhnn he wanted some stewed
l:..at. sad TO have electrified q luncheon
.r.v " asking lady - pA.s han the
.r 'al. Those Who know he doctor
rr'd .nlH--tand a. once that h was
r..- Hra1g for the hga. please
h.'. sam" luncheon he 10 said % have
.. .s 1aI ghbor TO have some Of this
..s rT pointing 20 an ornamental
H. '."a ely 10 chapel tits recorded
.s, -'ad out tho arst line % the
WV HYMN which starts Prom
ui. .cv mountains a. From
I..Is grr-ay mounfains.- and has
...n of inc wicked men whose words
ID ears ald spaTroWs
once Nhcn he was not ofiiciating In
Pie service be vas surprised to find some
-a 1ocupy,ng his pew In chapel. and ad-
t-e--rd him sternly with Are you aware
.. nat YOU ars occupswing my pies
Ons ~ the quaintest miElps put down
r I'm is perhaps a ph rass he once used
10 % sermon. Speaking % the vague.
't" mind. he said we oil know what
r..'o have a half warmed fab in rs
'aIe '-r dinner one night he sided into
20 room with the explanation that he had
.r'7 -hltchinE pasty snipe' Even
81 "a friend would take a moment or two
'-nslats this into snatching hasiy
rnn
% Hls poetcal description Of Il gypsy
component a. "a tipsy gent pitched
-r q 20 81 grease wa even more com
located 81 course be meant "A gypsy
INT pitched in a Erot Of peace His
anscriptinn n his baggage 10 q railway
Porter AZ two rags and a bug vas
uplsF.
There IL something forced. perhaps.
r bis definition ~ happy evening
~ reading quietly ~ the fireside. while
tsdear wife vas hitting the nose q his
l'r.- 1ne.
n SpOnner 10 an albinO With the weak
sgr' Characteristic Of the type. He IL
E.r undoubtedly somewhat absent
minded These two circumstances may
sr1uDt FOR a couple Of stories told Of him
u-.n are believed 90 be true
40 dinner one night he stuck his fork
-'. Adys hand. urbAnely remarking.
-Nv bread I think Once when SPEAK
r- 'r me n pair Of twins who we're
4srraiates az New College. he said
-im dressing you OF your brother'-
f.ara , s1nss doubt az 10 the truth %
r- easing a black hen down the High
..rsa. NJ oxford under the impression
'.'. college cap. which be was holding
q. . boz ran. had been blown "a by the
-. o. 10 easier 10 believe that he
..r.1 s CAret over some salt he had
f o. the 'ablecioth
.- and the Depart ment of the Seine
.l.. .a-a almost oompstsly cleansed
'~m ..n.s, writes Or MArtsl in Frsnoh
~.u. PAPER In 1879 only thirteen cases
r.. ar1-f"t With q registration q
N" f.g. compared With siS cases
ruI Digs registered ~ recently
co. Er' wears ago.
.e .,,' -iG years only four cases
.aa ."- notice among 0s.iOo owner
.". .r- ts.sn charge 81 by the police.
compared with is5 cases among -. 15s
-- . 'H" previous siK years. The rec
.-I..' 'Ha PasisIr Institute also justify
'.r .".a' that rabies 10 all but stamped
arl- and - vicinity
. 'm -, persons bitten by mad dogs
..- .-p-c'sd b BE- mad we're treated
.' moo Institute hut in 1919 only lOS we're
-..'-i HydrophobiA among human
eng .a. reooms very rare. the last
A'rer' na-e At the institute occurring
nlsr
tasa-Is only rAdium deposit. in the
..er a.'. nine. St Ives. Cornwall. has
'41"i '- first infnitsSinAl crop. Of Ap-
.H'SrAr-F 0ne-tW entiefh 81 N ounce
mo resent market rates this IL worth
~ " The Austrian Radium Bureau
VII. -. % -prt q corner In radium. hes
-'.s-s-t 'rr - acquisition
TO r.'.rn'snds from which u 10 eH-
.a. .ss 1o-n treated by new secret
a-s nsautsd by Sir William Ramsay
a. . '1.rarlry IN London. besides rA-
-.'. OBJ" nine Is producing quantities. u
..''. .' Oh" mineral In use Tor hardening
Tor -rdi o',hinEp fetched high
.''- 90 D." sale oi tho Theobald col
.''- a. GYi-kunst's ART rooms In SUIT
ar "0e Rsmbrandt IN To Act q
.faT.rz w=s bought by q Berlin dealer
.L 5 ~ his i a proof from The unfin-