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Show What "Expire" Means. "After the morning bath take a deep breath, retain It aa long as possible, pos-sible, then slowly expire"." Such Is tho advice given by a professor of physical physi-cal developmont, according to tho Drltlsh Modlcat Journal. The use ot "expire" In Its literal sense of breathing breath-ing put (Inspiration and expiration togcthor constitute respiration) Inevitably In-evitably produces a quaint effect now, as when we read Izaak Walton's ob-servaMonthat ob-servaMonthat "If thq Innlrlng or expiring ex-piring organ ot any animal be stopt. It suddonly dies." Tho Romans undoubtedly un-doubtedly spoke of ' breathing out" the breath of life Instead of "dying." by way ot euphemism, J11U as they Bald "vtxlt" (he has lived) Instead ot "he Is dead." In all languages the reluctance frankly to say "dead" or "die" appears Hence such words and phrases as "pass away," "decease," "demise," "tho departed," "defunct." "the late," "no more," "If anything should happen to me." London Chronicle. |