CONSOLATION, n. The knowledge that a better man is more unfortunate than yourself.

Acquaintance: "A person whom we know well enough to borrow from, but not well enough to lend to. A degree of friendship called slight when its object is poor or obscure, and intimate when he is rich or famous.

Prescription: A physician's guess at what will best prolong the situation with least harm to the patient.

ART, n. This word has no definition. Its origin is related by the ingenious Father Gassalasca Jape as "One day a wag - what would the wretch be at? Shifted a letter of the cipher RAT, And said it was a god's name! . . ."

Immortality: A toy which people cry for, And on their knees apply for, Dispute, contend and lie for, And if allowed Would be right proud Eternally to die for.

GEOGRAPHER, n. A chap who can tell you offhand the difference between the outside of the world and the inside.

You cannot adopt politics as a profession and remain honest.