Ayer's American almanac, 1878 . ; And the gentians in themeadow; And the aster in the wood; Whenthe moon is lapped in vapor; And the night isfrosty cold — Then its Indian summer. How many legs has a calf, calling his tailone? Four. Calling his tail a leg does notmake it so. Gossip is putting two and two together, andmaking a total of five. Clergymen, like brakemen, do coupling. Shoes from human hide are said to be tight,though porous, and waterproof. The best arefrom skins of tramps, book agents, and light-ning-rod pedlers. A young man broke off an engagement be-cause his girl named her pet ca
Ayer's American almanac, 1878 . ; And the gentians in themeadow; And the aster in the wood; Whenthe moon is lapped in vapor; And the night isfrosty cold — Then its Indian summer. How many legs has a calf, calling his tailone? Four. Calling his tail a leg does notmake it so. Gossip is putting two and two together, andmaking a total of five. Clergymen, like brakemen, do coupling. Shoes from human hide are said to be tight,though porous, and waterproof. The best arefrom skins of tramps, book agents, and light-ning-rod pedlers. A young man broke off an engagement be-cause his girl named her pet calf alter him. Every man is, in a sense, three differentmen, — the man he thinks himself to be, theman other people think him to be, and theman he really is. To win at poker — either hold four aces ordont poke. A good deal depends on goodplaying, and good playing on a good deal. Mortification for folly outlasts grief for is more tenacious than conscience. A two-foot rule, — Keep your feet dry. Ayers Ague Ague, otherwise called Fever and Ague, Chillsand Fever, Intermittent Fever, and Swamp orMalarial Fever, is an affection consisting of asuccession of paroxysms, divided into threestages, — the first, or the cold stage; the second,or the hot stage; and the third, or the sweatingstage; and these vary much in severity. This disease arises from miasm emitted bymoist ground containing vegetable matter inprocess of decomposition. In woods, in junglesof reeds and grass, in rice-grounds, along themargin of rivers subject to overflow, frommeadow-land imperfectly drained, and gener-ally from wet soil in process of drying, thismiasmatic poison arises, and may be carried bythe wind to high ground, even at considerabledistances. The character of the poison is a morbificagent, the precise nature of which, notwith-standing extended researches, has not yet beendefinitely ascertained. Efforts to find an anti-dote, however, have been more successful, andremedies of vari
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