^'^Mar'\i^5^''^'}^oUs  on  Pronunciation  and  Orthography,  103 
that  such  barbarous  Latin  grammar  and  such  wretched  spelling  should 
be  disseminated  from  this  locality. 
Althaea,  often  written  althea.  There  is  authority  for  both  forms, 
but  althaea  is  preferred,  as  more  in  consonance  with  the  derivation  from 
^ AXdata^  and  also  on  account  of  being  in  accordance  with  the  German 
and  the  United  States  Pharmacopoeias. 
Apparatus  (ap-pa-ra^-tus),  frequently  pronounced  ap-pa-nt'-tus,  tor 
which  there  seems  to  be  no  authority. 
Arabic  (a'-ra-bic),  very  often  erroneously  pronounced  with  the  accent 
on  the  penultimate  syllable,  a-ra^-bic. 
Boil  (furuncle),  frequently  called  hile.  This  was  formerly  correct, 
but  has  now  become  obsolete  among  good  speakers. 
Cacao,  much  oftener  written  and  pronounced  cocoa  or  coco.  Although 
authorities  for  all  these  forms  may  be  adduced,  it  will  be  infinitely  better 
to  adhere  rigidly  to  the  word  as  given  by  the  Pharmacopoeia,  cacao,  so 
as  to  avoid  confusion  with  the  products  of  Cocos  nucifera  and  Ery- 
throxylon  coca. 
Calcimine  (China  clay).  Every  painter  who  inscribes  the  word  on 
his  sign-board,  appears  to  consider  himself  fully  entitled  to  spell  it 
entirely  according  to  the  dictates  of  his  individual  fancy,  and,  as  a  nat- 
ural consequence,  some  of  the  most  grotesque  variations  are  m.et  with. 
Although  a  few  of  the  Dictionaries  give  kalsomine^  derived  perhaps 
from  the  Chinese  kao-l'ing^  I  find  it  difficult  to  reconcile  the  term  with 
any  other  derivation  than  that  from  calx^  calcis.  If  this  should  prove 
to  be  its  origin,  it  will  tend  to  confirm  the  form  calcimine,  which  is 
used  in  most  of  the  trade-lists  at  present. 
Caraway,  sometimes  written  carraway^  particularly  in  some  of  the 
New  York  lists.  Johnson  gives  carraway,  but  the  other  Dictionaries 
agree  on  caraway,  derived  from  the  Arabic  karawya^  perhaps  through 
the  Spanish  alcarahiieya. 
Carbolic  (car-boF-ic),  often  sounded  car-bdl-ic. 
Centaury,  very  frequently  written  and  pronounced  century.^  in  open 
defiance  to  its  derivation  from  KkvTaupoQ. 
Diarrhoea.  An  evident  stumbling-block  to  the  geniuses  who  feel 
impelled  to  invent  panegyrics  for  their  quack  nostrums. 
Diphtheria,  sometimes  written  diptheria. 
Eczema  (ek'-ze-ma),  more  frequently  pronounced  ec-zc^-ma. 
Foenum-graecum,  in  Latin,  and  fenugreek,  in  English,  written  in 
almost  every  possible  manner  rather  than  the  proper  one. 
Glauber's  salts,  more  frequently  met  with  as  Glaubers'  salts. 
