Pullman Automatic Ventilators "SHUT THAT WINDOW" and write for Booklet No. 3 THE PULLMAN AUTOMATIC YORK, PA. THE LEXICOGRAPHER'S EASY CHAIR In this column, to decide questions concerning the correct use of words, the Funk & Wagnalls Standard Dictionary is consulted as arbiter. "C. W."-Port of New York.-"Why are not the words supercilious and Theseus in your dictionary?" If "C. W." will look again he will find them there. For the first, supercilious, see page 1804, last line, col. 2. It is defined "Exhibiting haughty and careless contempt, as by the elevation of the eyebrows or supercilia," etc. Theseus may be found in the section devoted to proper names (p. 2334). He is a legendary hero of Attica; he slew the Minotaur, fought the Amazons, and carried off Hippolyta. "K. S. S.," Meridian, Miss.-"The Fall of Asgard" was written by J. S. Corbett. "O. L.," Robinson, Kan.-"(1) Whence is the expression 'Shy your castor into the ring' taken? (2) Is it correct to say Rev. Smith (without initials, or "Mr." between them)? (3) What are the natives of Madagascar called in English? (4) What do the words welching and yeggmen mean? (5) Sam Jones was spoken of as an evangel. Is this a correct use of the word? " (1) We do not know. (2) Reverend, abbreviated Rev., as a title should, like Honorable, be preceded by the definite article, the phrase being adjectival ¶ Admit Fresh Air and Extract Foul Air without draught. ¶ Do not affect temperature of room. ¶ Do not admit dust, dirt or extraneous matter. ¶ Work day and night without cost of maintenance. ¶ Can be fitted to any window. Branch Offices: New York-180 Broadway Philadelphia—1120 Land Title Bldg. as, "the Reverend Thomas Jones"; or if the first name is not used, "The Reverend Mr. Jones." But "Rev. Jones" is harsh if not rude and should be avoided as inelegant. Bearing on the use of the word reverend A Layman in "The Church of Christ," says (p. 261): "We note . . . that reverend is never applied to man, not even to an apostle, bishop, elder, or minister, but to God only, and is used but once in the Bible Holy and reverend is his name' (Ps. cxi. 9). Therefore what right has any man to assume this title?" (3) The natives of Madagascar are in general Malagasy; in particular they are Hovas, Kimos, Sakalavas, Antankaras, Baras, Betsileos, etc. (4) Welching, more commonly spelt welshing, is a term used in horse-racing to designate the act of a book-maker or stake-holder who runs off the race course with the wagers without adjusting the bets. The term is said to have originated from a sharper named Welsh or Welch. A yeggman is a burglar who travels about the country blowing open safes as of post-offices, banks, etc. (5) The use of the word evangel to designate a bearer of good news is permissible. If Sam Jones was an evangelist, that is a preacher that traveled from place to place holding services, the term evangel was correctly applied to him. "J. K.," Montgomery, W. Va.-"Is it correct to use the forms 'th', 'rd', and 'nd' after abreviated ordinal numbers? Has there been any change in their use recently?'' Formerly the forms "th", "rd", and "nd" were commonly used, and while in recent times the form "th" is retained, "rd" and "nd" have been reduced to "d." Thus, to-day it is customary to write 2d and 3d for second and third. "N. B. T.," Duluth, Minn. "Why did Carlyle in his Essays write beautifulest, terriblest, etc., Why did he not use the comparative as we do now?" Beautifulest and terriblest were used by Carlyle as superlatives-the comparatives terminate in "-er." Carlyle was an iconoclast and probably thought language was made for man and not man for language, so he disregarded the grammatical rule. "O. C. 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