-skw[=a]'mus, not skwaw'mus.

=Systole=--s[)i]s'to-le, not s[)i]s't[=o]le.

=Tinctura=--tinc-t[=u]'ra, not tinct'u-ra.

=Titanium=--ti-t[=a]'ni-um, not ti-t[)a]n'i-um.

=Trachea=--tra-k[=e]'a or tr[=a]'ke-a, not tr[)a]ck'e-a.

=Tremor=--tr[=e]'mor, not tr[)e]m'-or. Webster allows the latter
also.

=Trismus=--triss'mus, not tr[)i]z'mus.

=Umbilicus=--um-b[)i]-l[=i]'kus, according to Worcester, Thomas
and Dunglison. Webster gives um-bil'i-kus.

=Variola=--va-r[=i]'o-la, not va-ri-[=o]'la.

=Veratrum=--ve-r[=a]'trum, not ve-r[)a]t'rum.

=Vertebral=--v[)e]r'te-bral, not ver-t[=e]'bral.

=Virchow=--f[)i]r'ko, not vir'chow nor vir'kow.

=Zinci=--z[)i]n'si, not zink'[=i].

SENTENCES FOR PRACTICE.

The following extract is from the letter of a friend, to whom were
sent some of the advance pages of this work: "I am absolutely filled
with astonishment to see how many simple words I have been
mispronouncing all my life, and would have kept on mispronouncing to
the end of my days if my thoughts had not been directed to them. If I
were in your place I would end the book with a story in which all the
words would be used in the course of the narrative. I can imagine no
amusement more instructive or interesting than for a social party to
read in turns, under some penalty for each mistake."

I had myself conceived the idea of presenting the words untrammeled
with explanation of the orthoepy, or marks of accent; but the form was
not decided upon.

The effort to compose a narrative was abandoned after a fair trial;
for to have a plot and also bring the words in natural position would
require a large volume; otherwise, it made senseless jumble. In the
trial sentences given the objects are gained in small space. Those
objects are to allow readers to exercise the memory and test their
friends; and at the same time to use the words syntactically. It is
hoped that the reader will pardon any absurdities of context; as they
can not be avoided where one is compelled to use so many selected
words, and is obliged to force them into a small compass.

MELANGE.

The invalid came from _Bremen_ to America and hoped to be soon
_acclimated_, but was stricken down with a disease that was not
_amenable_ to treatment, although he had many physicians:
_allopathists_, _hydropathists_ and _homeopathists_. He said that the
aim of _allopathy_ was to po