Rensselaer Republican, Volume 23, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 7 May 1891 — Old World Names. [ARTICLE]

Old World Names.

Siberia signifies thirsty or dry. Corsica signifies a woody place. Scylla signifies the whirlpool of destruction. Sicily signifies the land or country of grapes, Sardinia signifies footsteps of men, which it resembles. Rhodes signifies serpents or dr» gons, which are produced there in abundance. Syracuse denotes bad flavor, sc called from the unwholesome marsi upon which it stood. The English of Caledonia is a high hill. This was a rugged, mountainous province in Scotland."’" **"'7'"”” Gaul, the ancient name of France, signifies yellow-haired, as yellow haii characterized its inhabitants. Africa signifies a land of corn oi ears. It was celebrated for its abundance of corn and all sorts oi grain. . Asia signifies between or in the middle, from the fact that geographers place it between Europe and. Africa. Hibernia is utmost or last habitation, for beyond this to the westward the Phoenicians never extended their voyages. Italy signifies a country of pitch, from its yielding great quantities ol black pitch. Calabria received its name from the same characteristic..