All these he mixed together and formed a woman.”
This is widely accepted as an ancient Hindu legend and nobody would suffer very much for continuing to believe such to be the case, but a gentleman, in answer to a query the other day, completely destroys the foundations for this belief. He says: “The legend of the creation of woman is the creation in English of an English mind; its author is F. W. Bain, and it is to be found in his charming book, ‘A Digit of the Moon.’”
They Answered Him
He had only ten dollars left and thought he would have a tour on the railway. So he hied himself to a big ticket office where there was a host of booking clerks and inquired:
“Here! Can I go to Halifax for ten dollars?”
“No,” answered the booking clerk.
“Well, can I have a return to Montreal?”
“No,” replied the clerk again.
“Well, where can I go for ten dollars?” Then in a chorus they all answered him.