SCARABAEUS, n. The sacred beetle of the ancient Egyptians, allied to our familiar "tumble-bug." It was supposed to symbolize immortality, the fact that God knew why giving it its peculiar sanctity.

A total abstainer is one who abstains from everything but abstention, and especially from inactivity in the affairs of others.

Alien - an American sovereign in his probationary state.

Intolerance is natural and logical, for in every dissenting opinion lies an assumption of superior wisdom.

EJECTION, n. An approved remedy for the disease of garrulity. It is also much used in cases of extreme poverty.

SYCOPHANT- One who approaches Greatness on his belly so that he may not be commanded to turn and be kicked. He is sometimes an editor.

The best kind of onion soup is the simplest kind.