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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78 FIGURES FOR THE MILLION.<br />
the " Church Catechism," which taught us not only<br />
to "fear God and honour the King," but to be '' true<br />
and just in all our dealings."<br />
The " fast and loose,"<br />
" free and easy" system of " liberality," shuts the<br />
Creed and the Catechism out of half our schools<br />
and worldliness teaches in its place the creed of<br />
Mammon. Instead of being taught to worship<br />
God, we are taught to worship money. Instead of<br />
honouring the Queen, we are told to bow down to<br />
the '^golden image''' which trade has set up; we no<br />
longer consult our conscience, but our pocket ;<br />
for<br />
principle we read interest—for piety, pelf.<br />
In illustration of this, the following " cut and<br />
dry" "'Change Catechism," which fell<br />
from the<br />
pocket of a Latitudinarian bill-broker, is subjoined,<br />
as affording the best examples of the Rule<br />
of Interest,<br />
QUESTION AND ANSWER.<br />
Q. My good child, tell me what you believe in ?<br />
A. Money.<br />
Q. What is money ?<br />
A. The all-ruling and all-powerful ; the fountain<br />
of worldly wisdom and power.
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