56. PRESS PARODIES
An American paper published the following:—
There was a young damsel, oh, bless her!
It cost very little to dress her;
She was sweet as a rose
In her everyday clothes,
But had no young man to caress her.
Next day this parody appeared in a rival paper:—
There was a young ......, oh, bless her!
It cost very little to dress her;
Some ........... and .....
About Thanksgiving time,
And they ... the last bit from the ........
Can you fill in the missing words?
No. LXXII.—HEXAGONAL ILLUSIONS
If we look with one eye only, or with eyes half-closed, at these groups of circular dots, they assume the appearance familiar to us in honeycomb. This is an effect of the contrast and opposition of the black and white in the sensation of the retina.