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Show THAT'S A FACT "Little Venice" Is nsme so met ms riven to A rendu I. Norway, on account of Its situation. "WolIManrf" was a name occasionally riven to Ireland. In the time of King William III. l-17n:i. owlna- to a billet bi-llet then prevalent, that moires s bound. ed there. i e e Grain, as a coloring matter. Is the dye from the roccua or kermes Insect, sad "tnfrain Is a brer tat Ion of the phraae. 'dyed lit ajrain." Shakespeare uses the phraae In The Comedy of Error a." act II., ac. S. where In a reply to an observation of Antfpholua. That a a fault that water will mend." Promt replied, "So sir, 'tis In gra'n; Noah's flood would not do It." The name calomel, which means "beautiful black,' was ortainally given to the Kthiopa mineral or black sul-phuret sul-phuret of mercury. It was sfterwaro applied la eat. by Sir Thomaa May-erne, May-erne, to the chloride of mercury,, in honor of a favorite Xeicro servant whom he employed to prepare It. As calomel s a white powder, tha name is aawrely a Jocular niUnain. |