Show Full of Meaning Youths Companion There are few more expressive phrases than some which pass current among primitive races Henri Mager a member of the French council for the government of the colonies transcribes a few expressions expres-sions used by natives in Madagascar which seem to deserve a wider Vogue Speaking of an egotist they say He knows two for himself and not one for anybody else He is like the cock that sings at night they say of the unlimited talker while of the everlasting borrower they remark His mouth Is his stitiffbo When a mare conducts his affairs well a native will tell you He swims without noise or If he seeks the Impossible Ho wants the bird on the wing To render the idea of a little a Malagasy Mala-gasy will point to the ground and soy Like the water In the holes made byav chlckenTa feet and If he wishes to describe de-scribe a person who Is content with moa exate comfcrtu he will put It thus He behaves likes a hound munchlnfr Hies |