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Show WORD OF UNKNOWN ORIGIN Scholars Can Only Quess as to Whtnc Cams ths Nam Gosths Called Satan. Prom time to time there hns been considerable dispute concerning the origin of the word "Mephlstopheles." Rome very Mznrre explanations had hern propounded before the time of Ooeflie. who wns himself forced to own to the iniHi 'iin niter, In a lei ter if November 20, 1 S.t : "I ennt'o five tiny definite nnsner fo t' e it!-s"nii ""I i-ncf ( nines the nproe ili'vot'lu'lf"?' " Ac-f!n -! t!'l"TV It WJf R hybri! ;,(. -d ..)) f:iM,,..,fVn ,.f I nifVfi n n i fii'i'cl ! 'i'i-); itrrr-,! 2 In'! In nrin-lier !; -t .rn!(i.:y v n ! I tlrely !r-,.i i v d"l.loiw fj,-; .- I nicj.l.i" t-! .hil'is, "!,. vim limw nt I'H I the IMit." (iii"l':e i:i! n e'r'. .f m-'irr ! i n'. hrevlnfeil form. 'M-mI t ;. suited tlie e't"ni-'ri f liis i"ctiM 1 may lie rtfneiiliereii that tMv nit'i ti Inrly Ir-lftirct S-li'iiuTi'-niir, h wrote In h! pmnpliiet, "On Hip Mm' dor of the f ionium I.i:n.'ii:i:c :" "Tlie fooi;.-.h di!iv for lirevliy SO fur lid to cut olT even tie iloxif: tnll hy w rltin'4 'Meiihlsto' for 'Mc,;. topheles.' " . |