Loquacity, n. A disorder which renders the sufferer unable to curb his tongue when you wish to talk.

Vote: the instrument and symbol of a freeman's power to make a fool of himself and a wreck of his country.

Happiness: an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another.

MAGNETISM, n. Something acting upon a magnet. The two definitions immediately foregoing are condensed from the works of one thousand eminent scientists, who have illuminated the subject with a great white light, to the inexpressible advancement of human knowledge.

Heaven lies about us in our infancy and the world begins lying about us pretty soon afterward.

OLD, adj. In that stage of usefulness which is not inconsistent with general inefficiency, as an "old man". Discredited by lapse of time and offensive to the popular taste, as an "old" book.

Love, n. A temporary insanity curable by marriage or by removal of the patient from the influences under which he incurred the disorder. This disease, like caries and many other ailments, is prevalent only among civilized races living under artificial conditions; barbarous nations breathing pure air and eating simple food enjoy immunity from its ravages. It is sometimes fatal, but more frequently to the physician than to the patient.