COMIC ARITHMETIC
Arithmetic is the art or science of computing bj numbers. It is national, political, military, and commercial. It is of the highest importance to the community ; because it pre-eminently teaches us to take care of Number I. Our ministers succeed according to their knowledge of the science of numbers. Witness the skilful management of majorities of the lower house. He who understands the true art of Addition, Subtraction, Multiplication^ and Division, as here laid down, will not be considered a mere cipher in tlie world; but will, in all probability, make a considerable /^wre ; and in the figurative words of Horace, be "Dives agris dives positis in foenore nummis." Let us, therefore, under the guidance and protection of that god of honest men, the light-heeled and light-fingered Mercury, be diligent so to add to our store by subtracting from the stores of others, that we may add to our importance. Let us so multiply our resources, by encouraging dimsion among our contemporaries, that we may see their reduction in the perfection of our own practice.
Arithmetic is the art or science of computing
bj numbers. It is national, political, military,
and commercial. It is of the highest importance
to the community ; because it pre-eminently
teaches us to take care of Number I. Our ministers
succeed according to their knowledge of the
science of numbers. Witness the skilful management
of majorities of the lower house.
He who understands the true art of Addition,
Subtraction, Multiplication^ and Division, as here
laid down, will not be considered a mere cipher in
tlie world; but will, in all probability, make a
considerable /^wre ; and in the figurative words of
Horace, be "Dives agris dives positis in foenore
nummis."
Let us, therefore, under the guidance and protection
of that god of honest men, the light-heeled
and light-fingered Mercury, be diligent so to add
to our store by subtracting from the stores of
others, that we may add to our importance. Let
us so multiply our resources, by encouraging dimsion
among our contemporaries, that we may see
their reduction in the perfection of our own practice.
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120 FIGURES FOR THE MILLION.<br />
6. Attend the jawy jobations of Exeter hall, as<br />
a "flowery speaker," and advocate various Jew,<br />
Gipsy, Voluntary Church, Anti-pseudo-baptistical<br />
Societies,<br />
till you are black in the face.<br />
7. Join the Society for the Diffusion of Useless<br />
Knowledge, the Donkey Protecting Society, and<br />
other congenial " Institutes."<br />
8. Build a chapel, and bribe a congregation to<br />
come to it. Become a teetotaller; be a betwixt<br />
and betweenish, half-and-half, out-and-out radical.<br />
Defeat the imposition of a Church rate— rave<br />
against the taxes— pledge yourself to support<br />
triangular parliaments, universal suffering—blindfold<br />
voting—and confusion to all order.<br />
And thus get in, get in,<br />
By clamour, bawl, and shout<br />
To tax ""em then begin ;<br />
Oh then get out, get out.<br />
Get in, get in, get in.<br />
Give place to sneak and lout,<br />
And don't forget your kin ;<br />
Oh then get out, get out.
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