CLOCK, n. A machine of great moral value to man, allaying his concern for the future by reminding him what a lot of time remains to him.

A popular writer writes about what people think. A wise writer offers them something to think about.

A bird in the hand is worth what it will bring.

Hippogriff, n. An animal (now extinct) which was half horse and half griffin. The griffin was itself a compound creature, half lion and half eagle. The hippogriff was actually, therefore, only one-quarter eagle, which is two dollars and fifty cents in gold. The study of zoology is full of surprises.

JOSS-STICKS- Small sticks burned by the Chinese in their pagan tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion.

Sabbath - a weekly festival having its origin in the fact that God made the world in six days and was arrested on the seventh.

Education, n.: That which discloses to the wise and disguises from the foolish their lack of understanding.