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Wellington Independent, Volume XXVI, Issue 3203, 19 May 1871, Page 3

An American paper gives tho following receipt for going mad : — Be an editor ; lot the printer's devil be waiting for copy ; sit down to write ivn article, and get a few sentences dove ; then let an acquaintance drop in, and tell you gossips and stories of the town ; and let him sit, and sit, and sit. Very speedily you will bo raving mad. A fellow who had never enjoyed the pleasure of being coaxed out of his money by a pair of bright eyes swimming in tears, and consequently feels angry with those who have, cruelly remarks, 'As people sprinkle the floors they sweep them before so wives sprinkle their husbands with tears in order to sweep cash out of their pockets.' Loafers — Different nations have different kinds of loafers. The Italian spends his time in sleeping ; The Turkish loafer in dreaming ; the Spanish, in praying j the French in laughing, ; the English, in swearing, the Russian, in gambling ; the Hungarian, in smoking ; The German in drinking ; and the American in talking politics. Why does the washing come homo on a Saturday P Because it's tho close (clothes) of the week,