[1] Small door or window, through which to receive night calls, etc.
[2] The art of embalming was known, and even practised by "servants,"
translated or called physicians, or sometimes apothecaries (or "by his
arts"), four thousand years ago. Jacob, Joseph, Asa, and others were
embalmed. The Egyptians were early versed in this art, which now is
almost, or entirely, lost.
[3] Dover's Powder.
[4] See Frontispiece.
[5] This illustrates our "Origin of Ghosts."
[6] An Irishman, who was once asked why the parents of Christ were obliged
to lodge in a stable on the night of the Saviour's birth, replied, "And
weren't the inns full of the crowd, who had gone up before to celebrate
Christmas?"
[7] The writer was fortunately born on Christmas (Sabbath) day. He hopes
the publishers will present his picture in this book to prove his
"fairness," and let the wisdom of these pages prove the remainder.
[8] The medical man in quest of a curiosity will be gratified by looking
on page 228 of Hastings' Surgery, where he will find the head and face of
a female engraved on the nude body of a male. I discovered it
accidentally, but how such an _error_ (?) could have occurred I cannot
say.
[9] Casa Wappy, a self-conferred, pet name of the little boy.
[10] ESQUIMAUX HOSPITALITY.--Dr. Kane relates that one day, worn out by
fatigue, he turned into an Esquimaux hut to get a little sleep. His
good-natured hostess covered him up with some of her own habiliments, and
gave him her baby for a pillow; which, Dr. Spooner says, was a living
illustration of the kindness of woman.
Transcriber's Notes:
Passages in italics are indicated by _italics_.
The original text includes the prescription symbol that is represented as
[R] in this text version.