COMIC ARITHMETIC
Arithmetic is the art or science of computing bj numbers. It is national, political, military, and commercial. It is of the highest importance to the community ; because it pre-eminently teaches us to take care of Number I. Our ministers succeed according to their knowledge of the science of numbers. Witness the skilful management of majorities of the lower house. He who understands the true art of Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication^ and Division, as here laid down, will not be considered a mere cipher in tlie world; but will, in all probability, make a considerable /^wre ; and in the figurative words of Horace, be "Dives agris dives positis in foenore nummis." Let us, therefore, under the guidance and protection of that god of honest men, the light-heeled and light-fingered Mercury, be diligent so to add to our store by subtracting from the stores of others, that we may add to our importance. Let us so multiply our resources, by encouraging dimsion among our contemporaries, that we may see their reduction in the perfection of our own practice.
Arithmetic is the art or science of computing
bj numbers. It is national, political, military,
and commercial. It is of the highest importance
to the community ; because it pre-eminently
teaches us to take care of Number I. Our ministers
succeed according to their knowledge of the
science of numbers. Witness the skilful management
of majorities of the lower house.
He who understands the true art of Addition,
Subtraction, Multiplication^ and Division, as here
laid down, will not be considered a mere cipher in
tlie world; but will, in all probability, make a
considerable /^wre ; and in the figurative words of
Horace, be "Dives agris dives positis in foenore
nummis."
Let us, therefore, under the guidance and protection
of that god of honest men, the light-heeled
and light-fingered Mercury, be diligent so to add
to our store by subtracting from the stores of
others, that we may add to our importance. Let
us so multiply our resources, by encouraging dimsion
among our contemporaries, that we may see
their reduction in the perfection of our own practice.
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A Sliding Scale<br />
PAGK<br />
" Broken Down" 59<br />
Fractional Signs 60<br />
An Ancient and Modern Mug .<br />
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. 62<br />
Knocking down the Lot 71<br />
Done by Interest 72<br />
At a Premium and Discount 73<br />
Thi: Old and New Principle—both with Credit ... 74<br />
The Tin-der Passion 76<br />
Faith and Duty 77<br />
The Gallipot Crane 83<br />
The Carpenter Woodpkckeh 84<br />
The Red-tape Snipe 85<br />
The Heron 86<br />
A Decimal Figure 89<br />
A STRONG Tithe 90<br />
The Point of the Bayoni-.t 91<br />
Practising at Exeter Hall.— Hulla, Boys, Hulla .<br />
. 97<br />
Practising for the Ministry 102<br />
Practising for the Opera 104<br />
Discounting for a Man formerly 112<br />
Measuring by tije "Yard"—True fit 122<br />
Charles I.<br />
Assurance."<br />
a Block-head 140<br />
Mutual Assurance 150<br />
The World is kept up by Puff 177<br />
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