p. 16 | A Wicked Thing by Editor

Pacific Press Publishing Company · Oakland, California · Feb 20, 1896

A Wicked Thing.

By Editor

A reprinter of one of the English competitors of the Standard Dictionary, published by Funk & Wagnalls Co., New York, has perpetrated a wicked wrong against that most excellent work. It is generally known that an unabridged dictionary must place in its vocabulary and define certain words which would be considered indelicate in common conversation. These words were reduced to the minimum number in the Standard, yet eighteen such words, all doubtless that could be found, have been collated, printed with their definition, and circulated among teachers, school trustees, and parents throughout the country, to prejudice minds against the Standard. The attempt is wicked, and reveals the last resort of a low rival. For all that a convenient dictionary ought to be in all things, in our humble opinion the Standard has no equal. A man or woman who should attempt to palm off upon the public such a circular would be an enemy to youth and children. If such a thing should come to our readers, we hope it may be treated as it deserves.