[5] Apparently there was a Greek colony in the city.--The notes are by
the Editor.
[6] The O in Megaphon is long, representing the Greek omega. Quite
possibly the author’s use of the word is satirical.
[7] About three cents.
[8] The language of this first section bears a striking resemblance to
the beautiful translation, by Alexander Kerr, of a work called “The
Republic of Plato.”
[9] The ancient Greek manner of knocking for admission seems to have
survived.
[10] The theological terminology of antiquity clings to the narrator’s
language.
[11] Now called “rough-and-tumble”, or “catch-as-catch-can”.
[12] Meaning the hard glove.
[13] Socrates is in striking agreement with Fred Newton Scott, The
Undefended Gate, _English Journal_, January, 1914, p. 5.
[14] Socrates altered several terms as he read, probably for the sake
of humor. An examination of the original shows “kimono” for “chiton.”
[15] He evidently foresees the comic Sunday supplement.
[16] This means lager beer, which has never appealed to the Hellenes,
either now or in antiquity. The celebrated potologist Symposiastes
records his conviction (Opera XL, 3, 2) that barbarian, barley (from
which beer is made), bar (where it is sold), barrel, baron, and baroque
are all etymologically related.
[17] Can this mean tobacco?
[18] The elephant.
[19] He means pessimism, which is known to have existed before the term
came into use.