Volume 105, July 8th 1893
edited by Sir Francis Burnand
THE HEALTH SEEKER'S VADE MECUM.
(Revised up to Date.)
Question. Is it good for the health to keep awake?
Answer. Certainly not; as sleep is most necessary to the body's repose.
Q. Then should one go to sleep?
A. No; for it must in the end be injurious to the mind.
Q. Is walking a good thing?
A. Certainly not; as it may lead to cramp.
Q. Is resting to be recommended?
A. Oh no; for exercise is absolutely a necessity.
Q. Is riding permissible?
A. Not when the wood pavement produces the new sore throat.
Q. Should we eat?
A. No; for everything is adulterated.
Q. Should we drink?
A. No; liquor is injurious.
Q. Should we starve?
A. No; meals are really needful.
Q. Is it safe to stay at home?
A. No; because change of air is most beneficial to everyone.
Q. Is it advisable to go abroad?
A. Not at all; many epidemics are reported to be rife everywhere on the other side of the channel.
Q. Is it good to live?
A. Scarcely; because illness is worse than death.
Q. Is it good to die?
A. Probably; everything else is a failure, so no doubt this, too, is a grand mistake.
TO CRICKETERS.
"OUT! FIRST BALL! A CATCH!!"