The brother of a scientist went to a bookshop to buy a present. He told the clerk he wanted some kind of a volume dealing with natural history to give to his brother, a zoologist. Could he recommend one? The clerk glanced over the shelves with a knowing air. At last he pulled down a book. “This would interest him,” he remarked. “It is by one of our host authors.” “Let me sqe it,” said the purchaser. The clerk handed it to him. On the back, in large letters, was the word “Anthology.” “All about ants," commented the clerk.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 26, 28 December 1910, Page 54
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99Untitled New Zealand Graphic, Volume XLV, Issue 26, 28 December 1910, Page 54
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