THE AMERICAN CREDO
§1
That the philoprogenitive instinct in rabbits is so intense that the alliance of two normally assiduous rabbits is productive of 265 offspring in one year.
§2
That there are hundreds of letters in the Dead Letter Office whose failure to arrive at their intended destinations was instrumental in separating as many lovers.
§3
That the Italian who sells bananas on a push-cart always takes the bananas home at night and sleeps with them under his bed.
§4
That a man's stability in the community and reliability in business may be measured by the number of children he has.