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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116 FIGURES FOR THE MILLION.<br />
Then in the legal mesh and web of cunning Mr. Sly,<br />
The client now was fairly caught as any little fly<br />
And round him twined all legal quirks, and briefs a dozen<br />
quire.<br />
Writ, declaration, cognovit, bail, habeas, praemunire.<br />
" You've lost the cause " ! the client cried—" the loss to you,<br />
not me."<br />
"Hum, ha—but stop a bit," said Sly— "stop, stop, and we<br />
shall see."<br />
The lawyer mended now his web, and thread by thread he<br />
lengthened<br />
Made closer every mesh and hole, and every comer<br />
strengthened.<br />
" The cause is lost, and you must pay—/ bargained if<br />
J gained it<br />
You cannot think on other terms that I<br />
could have sustained<br />
it."<br />
So round the hapless wretch he threw a law cord strong and<br />
goodi<br />
And thus he held it, hard and fast, and sucked his client's<br />
blood.<br />
GETTING INVOLVED, OR IN DEBT.<br />
The ways of getting into debt are multiform.<br />
To<br />
be inwhed is patriotic, fashionable, genteel, and sentimental.<br />
To pay is xulgar, inconvenient, and unpopular.
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