AUSTRALIA, n. A country lying in the South Sea, whose industrial and commercial development has been unspeakably retarded by an unfortunate dispute among geographers as to whether it is a continent or an island.

Jealous, adj. Unduly concerned about the preservation of that which can be lost only if not worth keeping.

Christians and camels receive their burdens kneeling.

Admiration, n. Our polite recognition of another's resemblance to ourselves.

ADMINISTRATION, n. An ingenious abstraction in politics, designed to receive the kicks and cuffs due to the premier or president. A man of straw, proof against bad-egging and dead-catting.

An accident is an inevitable occurrence due to the actions of immutable natural laws.

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 . .