MONUMENT, n. A structure intended to commemorate something which either needs no commemoration or cannot be commemorated.

Kiss. n. A word invented by the poets as a rhyme for "bliss".

BATH, n. A kind of mystic ceremony substituted for religious worship, with what spiritual efficacy has not been determined.

JOSS-STICKS- Small sticks burned by the Chinese in their pagan tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion.

SATIRE, n. An obsolete kind of literary composition in which the vices and follies of the author's enemies were expounded with imperfect tenderness.

PIGMY, n. One of a tribe of very small men found by ancient travelers in many parts of the world, but by modern in Central Africa only. The Pigmies are so called to distinguish them from the bulkier Caucasians - who are Hogmies.

Conservative, n: A statesman who is enamored of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal who wishes to replace them with others.