VARIETIES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 1911, 20 April 1874, Page 4

VARIETIES.

A phrenologist told a man that be had combativeness largely developed, and that he wa« of a quarrelsome disposition — " That isn't bo," said the man angrily ; "and, if you repeat it, I'll knock you down I" For ventilation open your windows at top and bottom. The fresh air rushes in one way, while the foul makes its exit at the other. This is letting in your friend, and driving out your enemy. A gushing but ungramnmtical editor says: — " We have received a basket of fine grapes from our friend , for which he will please accept our compliments, some of which are nearly an inch in circumference." During a recent freshet in Connecticut a Waterbury editor telegraphed another at the scene of iiction, " bend me full particulars of the flood." The answer came, " You will find them in Genesis." Hasty words, like random arrows, often liit a mark they never shot at. At Mull, a messenger having requested a London clergyman to announce "If Dr was among his audience, he was urgently wanted," the clergyman added from sympathy. " aad may God have mercy on the poor patient!" The ■ioctor, in a rage, demanded and received a humble apology. Books and Beer. — At a meeting of the students of the literary society in connection with St. Andrew's university the other eveuing, the debate was whether Bonn's translations or Baas' beer are the greater benefactors to students. The subject called forth a lively discussion, and at the close the meeting decided in favour of the beer by the casting vote of the chairmiin. Our correspondent mentions that the debate was just prior to the dispersion for Christmas liol days. At the l<ist great meeting about Women's Rights, a lady who spokes id: — " A gen'leman once told her that it was quite clear that it was not intended for women to speak in public because of their voice. That was absurd, for Mr Glaisher hud stated that iv a balloon a man's voice cou'd be heard a mile, a woman's could be heard two miles. (Loud laughter.) One waa continually bearing what had been termed the peace and the war argument, it might he true ihat women could not go out as soldiers, but this was an argument that always reminded her that Dr Watts, who was no mean authority, wished to confine fighting to dogs. (Kenewed laughter.) She claimed the vote for women householders who were paj ing their rates and taxe?, on the ground of their common humanity. It all just came to this— either men wpre infallible or women had no souls." (Loud laughter.)