Conversation, n.: A vocal competition in which the one who is catching his breath is called the listener.

A nutritious substance supplied by a bountiful Providence for the fattening of the poor.

J, n. A consonant in English, but some nations use it as a vowel . . . from a Latin verb, "jacere", "to throw," because when a stone is thrown at a dog the dog's tail assumes that shape.

Miss, n. A title which we brand unmarried women to indicate that they are in the market.

APHORISM, n. Predigested wisdom.

MAN, n. An animal so lost in rapturous contemplation of what he thinks he is as to overlook what he indubitably ought to be.

Nothing is more logical than persecution. Religious tolerance is a kind of infidelity.