A statesman who shakes the fruit trees of his neighbors - to dislodge the worms.

Introduction - a social ceremony invented by the devil for the gratification of his servants and the plaguing of his enemies.

PAIN, n. An uncomfortable frame of mind that may have a physical basis in something that is being done to the body, or may be purely mental, caused by the good fortune of another.

PALM, n. A species of tree . . . of which the familiar "itching palm" ("Palma hominis") is most widely distributed . . . . This noble vegetable exudes a kind of invisible gum, which may be detected by applying to the bark a piece of gold or silver.

The ghost is the outward and visible signs of an inward fear.

San Francisco is the place where most people were last seen

MERCY, n. An attribute beloved of detected offenders.