PROBOSCIS, n. The rudimentary organ of an elephant which serves him in place of the knife-and-fork that Evolution has as yet denied him. For purposes of humor it is popularly called a trunk.

Distress: A disease incurred by exposure to the prosperity of a friend.

GRAVE, n. A place in which the dead are laid to await the coming of the medical student.

A penny saved is a penny to squander.

Boundary, n. In political geography, an imaginary line between two nations, separating the imaginary rights of one from the imaginary rights of another.

RUSSIAN, n. A person with a Caucasian body and a Mongolian soul. A Tartar Emetic.

SORCERY, n. The ancient prototype and forerunner of political influence. It was, however, deemed less respectable and sometimes was punished by torture and death.