Garland Globe | 1907-03-09 | Page 6 | Origin of "Helpmeet" |

Type	issue
Date	1907-03-09
Paper	Garland Globe
Language	eng
City	Garland
County	Box Elder
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Article Title	Origin of "Helpmeet"
Type	article
Date	1907-03-09
Paper	Garland Globe
Language	eng
City	Garland
County	Box Elder
Page	6
OCR Text	Show Origin of "Helpmeet." "Helpmeet" has had n curious history his-tory which began with tho biblical account of tho creation, whon "tho Lord God said, It Is not good that tho man should bo alono; I will make him an help meet for him." That is to say, a nt assistant. But tho two words hovo become curiously combined combin-ed into a "helpmeet," and thoy aro constantly used as ono. Moreover, tho confusion Is Increased by the corruption cor-ruption of tho words Into "holp mato," nnd Mucaulay writes of tho waiting woman who was- "generally considered consider-ed ns the most Hiiltaule help ma to for a parson," 1
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