WHEAT, n. A cereal from which a tolerably good whisky can be made; . . . also for bread. The French are said to eat more bread "per capita" of population than any other people, which is natural, for only they know how to make the stuff palatable.

MOUTH, n. In man, the gateway to the soul; in woman, the outlet of the heart.

MONSIGNOR- A high ecclesiastical title, of which the Founder of our religion overlooked the advantages.

BODY-SNATCHER, n. A robber of grave-worms. One who supplies the young physicians with that with which the old physicians have supplied the undertaker.

Land: A part of the earth's surface, considered as property. The theory that land is property subject to private ownership and control is the foundation of modern society, and is eminently worthy of the superstructure.

PROPHECY, n. The art and practice of selling one's credibility for future delivery.

FIDDLE, n. An instrument to tickle human ears by friction of a horse's tail on the entrails of a cat.