RITUALISM, n. A Dutch Garden of God where He may walk in rectilinear freedom, keeping off the grass.

Epitaph: An inscription on a tomb showing that virtues acquired by death have a retroactive effect.

MONARCHICAL GOVERNMENT, n. Government.

EXECUTIVE, n. An officer of the Government, whose duty it is to enforce the wishes of the legislative power until such time as the judicial department shall be pleased to pronounce them invalid and of no effect.

Truth - An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance.

PICKANINNY, n. The young of the "Procyanthropos", or "Americanus dominans". It is small, black and charged with political fatalities.

VANITY, n. The tribute of a fool to the worth of the nearest ass.