Police, N. An Armed Force For Protection

Antipathy, N. The Sentiment Inspired By One's Friend's Friend.

Appeal. In Law, To Put The Dice Into The Box For Another Throw.

Observatory, N. A Place Where Astronomers Conjecture Away The Guesses Of Their Predecessors.

Wheat, N. A Cereal From Which A Tolerably Good Whisky Can Be Made; . . . Also For Bread. The French Are Said To Eat More Bread "per Capita" Of Population Than Any Other People, Which Is Natural, For Only They Know How To Make The Stuff Palatable.

Prehistoric, Adj. Belonging To An Early Period And A Museum. Antedating The Art And Practice Of Perpetuating Falsehood.