ORIGIN OF NAMES.

NZ Truth, Issue 570, 20 May 1916, Page 11

ORIGIN OF NAMES.

Tho origin of names which ore fnitiilinr Is often forgotten. Who amongst Iho youngsters know how wo got tho Ibrm "MacndamlHed-road?" Macadam has almost been forgotten, but his i\ait»o Hypm. And »o with "Mackintosh" —tho rain-proof garment, which hh.s proved so useful during {.ho present season. In tho "Courlor" of fifty yenra ago, reforenco i$ mad«j tp tho sufforJh^;s of our sseldlerg-in tho Crlrtiotn, aiut tho following nppcsirs; "Messrs, Mackintosh and Co.. of Manchester, have received a largo order for tho waterproofing material of which they aro the manufacturers, for .the. use of tho rirmy/ln tho Crimea, liaeh soUiieh It tit underetood, Ik to have v nlicet jinadti of this material to wrap round him t in addition to his blanket." So wo 'conUniio "MacklhtßHh"— and by tU6 fio we eohtlnuo CMm&i. tho tlMmetln Shirt ..