(_Revised up to Date._)
_Question._ Is it good for the health to keep awake?
_Answer._ Certainly not; as sleep is most necessary to the body's
repose.
_Q._ Then should one go to sleep?
_A._ No; for it must in the end be injurious to the mind.
_Q._ Is walking a good thing?
_A._ Certainly not; as it may lead to cramp.
_Q._ Is resting to be recommended?
_A._ Oh no; for exercise is absolutely a necessity.
_Q._ Is riding permissible?
_A._ Not when the wood pavement produces the new sore throat.
_Q._ Should we eat?
_A._ No; for everything is adulterated.
_Q._ Should we drink?
_A._ No; liquor is injurious.
_Q._ Should we starve?
_A._ No; meals are really needful.
_Q._ Is it safe to stay at home?
_A._ No; because change of air is most beneficial to everyone.
_Q._ Is it advisable to go abroad?
_A._ Not at all; many epidemics are reported to be rife everywhere on
the other side of the channel.
_Q._ Is it good to live?
_A._ Scarcely; because illness is worse than death.
_Q._ Is it good to die?
_A._ Probably; everything else is a failure, so no doubt this, too, is
a grand mistake.
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[Illustration: TO CRICKETERS.
"OUT! FIRST BALL! A CATCH!!"]
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