That when a drunken man falls he never hurts himself.
§271
That all Chinese laundrymen sprinkle their laundry by taking a mouthful of water and squirting it out at their wash in a fine spray; and that, whatever the cost of living to a white man, the Chinese laundryman always lives on eight cents a day.
§272
That if one fixes a savage beast with one's eye, the beast will remain rooted to the spot and presently slink away.
§273
That if one eats cucumbers and then goes in swimming, one will be seized with a cramp.
§274
That hiccoughs may be stopped by counting slowly up to one hundred.