Why is the rumseller's trade a profitable one to follow? Because, by conducting it with good spirits, he has more bar-gains than most others, and all his drafts (draughts) are paid.
Why is the inside of everything mysterious? Because we can't make it out.
What is that which a woman frequently gives her lovely countenance to, yet never takes kindly? The small-pox.
Why is a bad gimlet like a prophesier of ill events? Because it is an auger-ill.
What is the strongest day? Sunday, because all of the others are "week" days.
What is the best way to make the hours go fast? Use the spur of the moment.
Why is the proprietor of a balloon like a phantom? Because he's an airy-naught (aëronaut).
Why is a fool in a high station like a man in a balloon? Because everybody appears little to him, and he appears little to everybody.
Why is an old coat like iron? Because it is a specimen of hard-ware.
Why is a leaky barrel like a coward? Because it runs.