BRANES.

Branes are a sort ov animal pulp, and by common konsent are suppozed tew

be the medium ov thought.

How enny boddy knows that the branes do the thinking, or are the

interpreters ov thought, iz more than i kan tell; and, for what i kno,

this theory may be one ov thoze remarkable diskoverys ov man which aint

so.

Theze subjeks are tew mutch for a man ov mi learning tew lift. I kant

prove any ov them, and i hav too mutch venerashun tew guess at them.

Branes are generally supozed tew be lokated in the hed, but

investigashun satisfys me that they are planted all over the boddy.

I find that a dansing master's are situated in hiz heels and toze, while

a fiddler's all center in hiz elbows.

Sum people's branes seem tew be placed in their hands and fingers, which

explains their grate genius for taking things which they kan reach.

I hav seen cases whare all the branes seemed tew kongregate in the

tounge; and once in a grate while they inhabit the ears, and then we hav

a good listener, but theze are seldum cases.

Sum times the branes ain't enny whare in partikular, but all over the

boddy in a minnit. These fellows are like a pissmire just before a hard

shower, in a big hurry, and alwus trieing tew go 4 different ways tew

once.

Thare seems tew be kases whare thare aint enny branes at all, but this

iz a mistake. I thought i had cum akrost one ov theze kind once, but

after watching the pashunt for an hour, and see him drink 5 horns ov

poor whiskey during the time, i had no trouble in telling whare hiz

branes all lay.

I hav finally cum tew the konclushun that branes, or sum thing else that

iz good tew think with, are excellent tew hav: but yu want tew keep yure

eye on them, and not let them phool away their time, nor yures neither.

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