Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, February 16, 1916

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VOL. 150.
February 16, 1916.
V.A.D. wardmaid , M.A. ( to kitchen-maid ). I'm really a University lecturer; but at a time like this we are all human beings.
Many early nestings are recorded as the result of the mild weather, and at least one occasional visitor ( Polonius bombifer ) has laid eggs in various parts of the country.
Says a learned correspondent of The Observer : There may be fundamental differences between observed phenomena without affecting the validity of a strict analogy; and after all an analogy is based upon presented similarities. It is sufficient if the sameness should apply to particular attributes or occurrences found by induction to have similar relationships or consequences. It looks, after all, as if some of our Museums wanted closing.
The popular parts of the Natural History Museum are to remain open, though it is still felt by the Government that, at a time when the practice of frugality is incumbent upon everybody, the spectacle of stuffed animals may tend to have a demoralising effect upon the young.
From The Evening News :—
Our Daily War-time Menu.
Fish Pie. Salt Beef. Turnips or Carrots. Baked Potatoes. Banana Pancake. Coffee.
This will gratify those who believed that our contemporary's diet consisted largely of brimstone.
It is reported from Holland that Germans there are refusing German notes. In the United States however they are still accepted at their face value.