Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 199, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 August 1920 — IUGGLING NAMES IN HUNGARY [ARTICLE]

IUGGLING NAMES IN HUNGARY

Writer Ie Mystified as te Why Mag. yarn Should Use So TopsyTurvy a System. JI la a mystery why the Magyars always write their names hind side to, or front aide back, so to apeak. Kenneth L, Roberts writes in the Sat urday Evening Post A Hungarian who signs himself Klrnlfy Beta is rsaily Bela Kiralfy. Ah American who signs his name Harry J. Wimpus Is at once known to all Hungarians as Mr. Harry, and any telegrams which are received for Mr. Wimpus are put in the unclaimed rack, because Mr. Wimpus has become Mr. Hany and to unrecognised by any other name. Thus, Beta Kun is always referred to by the Magyars as Kun Beta; and if Irvin Cobb should go to Budapest to live he would have to call hhnoNf Cobb Irvin or be classed down in the ruck with the unknown Jones John and Smith Samuel and Brown Charles. What (Hoaoure the Magyars get out of fooltag themselves into thinking that Maeboth was written by Shakespeare Wib Uam, and that the character Schofield Penrod was created by Tarhtagton Booth da. Quite beyond the cotnprw rnslon of the average comprehendsr. might add to the beauty of the wellknown ballad “Old Black Joe” if It wore Magyarised into “Old Joe Black”; but I doubt it