969. The Chemical Barometer
Take a long narrow bottle, such as an old-fashioned Eau-de-Cologne bottle, and put into it two and a half drachms of camphor, and eleven drachms of spirit of wine; when the camphor is dissolved, which it will readily do by slight agitation, add the following mixture:—Take water, nine drachms; nitrate of potash (saltpetre), thirty-eight grains; and muriate of ammonia (sal ammoniæ), thirty-eight grains. Dissolve these salts in the water prior to mixing with the camphorated spirit; then shake the whole well together. Cork the bottle well, and wax the top, but afterwards make a very small aperture in the cork with a red-hot needle. The bottle may then be hung up, or placed in any stationary position. By observing the different appearances which the materials assume, as the weather changes, it becomes an excellent prognosticator of a coming storm or of fine weather.
970. Signification of Names
971. Christian Names of Men
| name | origin | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron | Hebrew | a mountain, or lofty |
| Abel | Hebrew | vanity |
| Abraham | Hebrew | the father of many |
| Absalom | Hebrew | the father of peace |
| Adam | Hebrew | red earth |
| Adolphus | Saxon | happiness and help |
| Adrian | Latin | one who helps |
| Alan | Celtic | harmony; or Slavonic, a hound |
| Albert | Saxon | all bright |
| Alexander | Greek | a helper of men |
| Alfred | Saxon | all peace |
| Alonzo | form of [Alphonso], q. v. | |
| [Alphonso] | German | ready or willing |
| Ambrose | Greek | immortal |
| Amos | Hebrew | a burden |
| Andrew | Greek | courageous |
| Anthony | Latin | flourishing |
| Archibald | German | a bold observer |
| Arnold | German | a maintainer of honour |
| Arthur | British | a strong man |
| Augustus / Augustin | Latin | venerable, grand |
| Baldwin | German | a bold winner |
| Bardulph | German | a famous helper |
| Barnaby | Hebrew | a prophet's son |
| Bartholemew | Hebrew | the son of him who made the waters to rise |
| Beaumont | French | a pretty mount |
| Bede | Saxon | prayer |
| Benjamin | Hebrew | the son of a right hand |
| Bennet | Latin | blessed |
| Bernard | German | bear's heart. |
| Bertram | German | fair, illustrious |
| Bertrand | German | bright raven |
| Boniface | Latin | a well-doer |
| Brian | French | having a thundering voice |
| Cadwallader | British | valiant in war |
| Cæsar | Latin | adorned with hair |
| Caleb | Hebrew | a dog |
| [Cecil] | Latin | dim-sighted |
| Charles | German | noble-spirited |
| Christopher | Greek | bearing Christ |
| Clement | Latin | mild-tempered |
| Conrad | German | able counsel |
| Constantine | Latin | resolute |
| Cornelius | Latin | meaning uncertain |
| Crispin | Latin | having curled locks |
| Cuthbert | Saxon | known famously |
| Dan | Hebrew | judgment |
| Daniel | Hebrew | God is judge |
| [David] | Hebrew | well-beloved |
| Denis | Greek | belonging to the god of wine. |
| Douglas | Gaelic | dark grey |
| Duncan | Saxon | brown chief |
| Dunstant | Saxon | most high |
| Edgar | Saxon | happy honour |
| Edmund | Saxon | happy peace |
| Edward | Saxon | happy keeper |
| Edwin | Saxon | happy conqueror |
| Egbert | Saxon | ever bright |
| Elijah | Hebrew | God the Lord |
| Elisha | Hebrew | the salvation of God |
| Emmanuel | Hebrew | God with us. |
| Enoch | Hebrew | dedicated |
| Ephraim | Hebrew | fruitful |
| Erasmus | Greek | lovely, worthy to be loved |
| Ernest | Greek | earnest, serious |
| Esau | Hebrew | hairy |
| Eugene | Greek | nobly descended |
| Eustace | Greek | standing firm. |
| Evan or Ivan | British | he same as [John] |
| Everard | German | well reported |
| Ezekiel | Hebrew | the strength of God. |
| Felix | Latin | happy |
| Ferdinand | German | pure peace |
| Fergus | Saxon | manly strength |
| Francis | German | free |
| Frederic | German | rich peace |
| Gabriel | Hebrew | the strength of God |
| Geoffrey | German | joyful |
| George | Greek | a husbandman |
| Gerard | Saxon | all towardliness. |
| Gideon | Hebrew | a breaker |
| Gilbert | Saxon | bright as gold |
| Giles | Greek | a little goat |
| Godard | German | a godly disposition |
| Godfrey | German | God's peace |
| Godwin | German | victorious in God |
| Griffith | British | having great faith |
| Guy | French | a leader |
| Hannibal | Punic | a gracious lord |
| Harold | Saxon | a champion |
| Hector | Greek | a stout defender |
| [Henry] | German | a rich lord |
| Herbert | German | a bright lord |
| Hercules | Greek | the glory of Hera, or Juno |
| Hezekiah | Hebrew | cleaving to the Lord |
| Horace / Horatio | Latin / Italian | worthy to be beheld |
| Howel | British | sound or whole |
| Hubert | German | a bright colour |
| Hugh | Dutch | high, lofty |
| Humphrey | German | domestic peace |
| Ignatius | Latin | fiery |
| Ingram | German | of angelic purity |
| Isaac | Hebrew | laughter |
| Jabez | Hebrew | one who causes pain |
| Jacob | Hebrew | a supplanter |
| James / Jacques | Hebrew / French | beguiling |
| Joab | Hebrew | fatherhood |
| Job | Hebrew | sorrowing |
| Joel | Hebrew | acquiescing |
| [John] | Hebrew | the grace of the Lord. |
| Jonah | Hebrew | a dove |
| Jonathon | Hebrew | the gift of the Lord |
| Joscelin | German | just |
| Joseph | Hebrew | addition |
| Joshua | Hebrew | a Saviour |
| Josiah / Josais | Hebrew | the fire of the Lord |
| Julius | Latin | soft-haired |
| Lambert | Saxon | a fair lamb |
| Lancelot | Spanish | a little lance |
| Laurence | Latin | crowned with laurels |
| Lazarus | Hebrew | destitute of help |
| Leonard | German | like a lion |
| Leopold | German | defending the people |
| Lewis / [Louis] | French | the defender of the people |
| Lionel | Latin | a little lion |
| Llewellin | British | like a lion |
| Llewellyn | Celtic | lightning |
| [Lucius] | Latin | shining |
| Luke | Greek | a wood or grove |
| Manfred | German | great peace |
| Mark | Latin | a hammer |
| Martin | Latin | martial |
| Matthew | Hebrew | a gift or present. |
| Maurice | Latin | sprung of a Moor |
| Meredith | British | the roaring of the sea |
| Michael | Hebrew | who is like God? |
| Morgan | British | a mariner |
| Moses | Hebrew | drawn out |
| Nathaniel | Hebrew | the gift of God |
| Neal | French | somewhat black |
| [Nicholas] | Greek | victorious over the people |
| Noel | French | belonging to one's nativity |
| Norman | French | one born in Normandy |
| Obadiah | Hebrew | the servant of the Lord |
| Oliver | Latin | an olive |
| Orlando | Italian | counsel for the land |
| Orson | Latin | a bear |
| Osmund | Saxon | house peace |
| Oswald | Saxon | ruler of a house |
| Owen | British | well-descended |
| Patrick | Latin | a nobleman |
| Paul | Latin | small, little |
| Paulinus | Latin | little Paul |
| Percival | French | a place in France |
| Percy | English | adaptation of "pierce eye" |
| Peregrine | Latin | outlandish |
| [Peter] | Greek | a rock or stone |
| [Philip] | Greek | a lover of horses |
| Ralph, contracted from Randolph, or Randal, or Ranulph | Saxon | pure help |
| Raymond | German | quiet peace |
| Reuben | Hebrew | the son of vision |
| Reynold | German | a lover of purity |
| Richard | Saxon | powerful |
| Robert | German | famous in counsel |
| Roderick | German | rich in fame |
| Roger | German | strong counsel |
| Roland / Rowland / Rollo | German | counsel for the land |
| Rufus | Latin | reddish |
| Samson | Hebrew | a little son |
| Samuel | Hebrew | heard by God |
| Saul | Hebrew | desired |
| Sebastian | Greek | to be reverenced |
| Seth | Hebrew | appointed |
| Silas | Latin | sylvan or living in the woods |
| Simeon | Hebrew | hearing |
| Simon | Hebrew | obedient |
| Solomon | Hebrew | peaceable |
| Stephen | Greek | a crown or garland |
| Swithin | Saxon | very high |
| Theobold | Saxon | bold over the people |
| Theodore | Greek | the gift of God |
| Theodosius | Greek | given of God |
| Theophilus | Greek | a lover of God |
| Thomas | Hebrew | a twin |
| Timothy | Greek | a fearer of God |
| Titus | Greek | meaning uncertain |
| Toby / Tobias | Hebrew | the goodness of the Lord |
| Valentine | Latin | powerful |
| Victor | Latin | conqueror |
| Vincent | Latin | conquering |
| Vivian | Latin | living |
| Walter | German | a conqueror |
| Walwin | German | a conqueror |
| Wilfred | Saxon | bold and peaceful |
| William | German | defending many |
| Zaccheus | Syriac | innocent |
| Zachary | Hebrew | remembering the Lord |
| Zebedee | Syriac | having an inheritance |
| Zechariah | Hebrew | remembered of the Lord |
| Zedekiah | Hebrew | the justice of the Lord |