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Show However convenient a universal language might be, the schemea having hav-ing this object in view have never met with much encouragement. There are in the world some three thousand language?, and not one can be done away with except by slaughtering tbe people who speak it. Several languages, designed for uni" versa ity, and as many schemes for teaching them, have been arranged, but so far no progress has been made. The latest is by a Rueeian named Gjjewski, who receutly set forth in a lecture in Pari the beauties and excellencies of his proposed pro-posed system. It i rather a di;euu raging rag-ing (act that although the lecluie wna well advertised it succeeded in drawing draw-ing together an audience of only fire persons. Gajewaki's plan is to abolish none of the languages now in use. Each nation of people is to keep its own, but instead of loing a great deal of time studying several foreu tongues, one only shall he studied a simple, universal language invented by M. Gajewski. Only three thous and two hundred words are used, and the construction of these is so simple that the universal language can be readily acquired by the dullest students. A universal languace is hardly more probable or more prAC ticable than a universal government, and one will be brought about na eoon as tbe other. |