That the only things farmers read are government documents and patent-medicine almanacs.

§411

That if one's ear itches it is a sign that some one is talking of one.

§412

That Italian children, immediately they leave the cradle, are sewed into their underclothes, and that they never get a bath thereafter until they are confirmed.

§413

That all Catholic priests are very hearty eaters, and have good wine cellars.

§414

That politics in America would be improved by turning all the public offices over to business men.

§415