The partisan strife in which the people of the country are permitted to periodically engage does not tend to the development of ugly traits of character, but merely discloses those that preexist.

Brain: an apparatus with which we think that we think. Mind, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain.

Life - a spiritual pickle preserving the body from decay.

ARSENIC, n. A kind of cosmetic greatly affected by the ladies, whom it greatly affects in turn.

THEOSOPHY, n. An ancient faith having all the certitude of religion and all the mystery of science.

EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time as the judicial department shall be pleased to pronounce them invalid and of no effect.

Laughter, n. An interior convulsion, producing a distortion of the features and accompanied by inarticulate noises. It is infectious and, though intermittent, incurable.