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Show TCflMB MEAN LITTLE. NsniM or Afllctts In liaan !' Tl I'arry .MWcooeeolloii. The following are a few inlalakea term, which mean anything but what they aecm to mean Cayenne pepper, for Instance, la prepared not from a pepper plant, but from rapilcum, Jem-aalcin Jem-aalcin artichoke do not come from Jerusalem. Tho plant la not a natlra of tho Holy land. Turkeys do not come from Turkey Tho bird la a na-t na-t ve of America. Camel's hair brushes aro made from tho soft, bushy tall of the common squirrel. Unman silver la not sliver at all, but an alloy of various vari-ous baser metals, which waa Invented In China and used there for centurlM, An Injustice la done to (lermany In calling the cheap, but useful, wooden-cased wooden-cased clocks sho has so long produced pro-duced Dutch Tho mistake arises from tho Herman word for German "Ileutach " Cork iega are not constructed con-structed of cork neither did they enmo from tho city of that name. Tha, usual material for n cork leg Is weeping weep-ing willow, covered with rnwhlde. Peo-plo Peo-plo with or without cork Iega sometimes some-times pride themselves they aro wearing wear-ing porpoise bide boots. So-called, porpoise, hldo Is In reality tho akin of' the whlto whale. Irish atew la not Irish, but an English dish; and Turkish Turk-ish baths did not originate In Turkey, but In Itusila. Cleopatra's needle baa nothing to do with Cleopatra, but waa set up about 1,000 yeara befure that lady waa born. |
