RADIUM, n. A mineral that gives off heat and stimulates the organ that a scientist is a fool with.

EMOTION, n. A prostrating disease caused by a determination of the heart to the head. It is sometimes accompanied by a copious discharge of hydrated chloride of sodium from the eyes.

NOVEL, n. A short story padded.

HAND, n. A singular instrument worn at the end of the human arm and commonly thrust into somebody's pocket.

COMMENDATION n. The tribute that we pay to achievements that resembles but do not equal our own.

Belladonna, n.: In Italian a beautiful lady; in English a deadly poison. A striking example of the essential identity of the two tongues.

MONAD, n. The ultimate, indivisible unit of matter (see Molecule). The monad has body without bulk, and mind without manifestation - containing all the powers and possibilities needful to his evolution into a German philosopher . .