To the Bailor' of the "Nonmi-Cutma Datiy News?
'Sui,—Your correspondent Narura: ussr suggests that 1 should explain, the difference between the above; and 1, Being the best litre 'Explainer' the World, have much pleasure in, do-Ing 80.
Many. years ago, before. ifuséolint arrived, and even before a man named Nero became. the most. talked-of Maestro. inthe; world; the, Romans Invented a word quorum, meaning gold: 80 If you were a small Roman playing the garden inthe. days,:1 speaking. of, and "you saw. a" bright iden bird: going by, you salt."Vide, ide, there fles'an Atireolus avis..." or Words to that effect); andi tt your Uitle "playmate: came back with: a smart One, such as "Caesar assum jam forte..." (or words to, tht effec you'gave him a poke in the, snoot and Zalled ita day, But that, was not the fend of It, The French got old of the word tater and, being very: learn~ People, they decided! to. make things diMeult: by spelling "it ariot, and since they have'a: happy. knack love that word) of cutting things down—notel would. refer to the. bird as' then, just to make things. even: more lime ult they telescoped the word into loriot", and if you live in France you mist eall'the bird by that name even {o this-day. But even that is not the end of the story, 'There. are some Greadful people known as. Omitholox Wists i very nearly spelt them Aunithologists, but that would have been 'Too Hot) and they. insist' on Ibeling evdryalng soenrting. tthe lat spelt provided you Uorrt "go" back before the days of'@ 'Swedish Gent named Carl yon Line, who' wrote under the name of Line hocus; and as he spelt the Gold with fan OR there can be no further'argu= ment: it 4s hopeless. to argue with Ornithologists, anyway, But, Best Beloved, even that is not'the end of the story. In our queer language we have a Word Aureole which means, kind of golden light round the body: Its often used for. a similar light, oF und the head—but that thie ques to the head only it should. be called a Nimbus. And this really' brings-me to the end of the story, The main point I am-al about (which. we might Just a3 well spell Cauronation) and the full effect of this will not be felt until Thursday moraing. Thus, if you wake. with What I generally known asa Fat Head, you will know It Is merely a Nimbus; and you may then nip into, ihe "nearest chemists and have a better remain In a horizontal position and send for the Doctor: or better stil, if you have not yet managed to get home to the wife, ring up. the flees of the North-Chiba Daily Net fand ask for ME—bectuse 1 am food at Explaining Things, Shanghai, May 11,
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