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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INTEREST, DISCOUNT, ETC. 73<br />
number of very simple persons, who have as large<br />
a green streak in them as a sage cheese, without<br />
its sagenessy are continually wondering that virtue<br />
and talent do not get all the " good things " of a<br />
vicious conununity. Punch forbid ! Is not virtue<br />
declared to be its ovm reward ?<br />
and as to talent,<br />
let a man be content with that It is a positive<br />
f)f<br />
monopoly to covet wit and money too.<br />
AT A PREMIUM AND DISCOUNT.<br />
To take care of our Interest is the great law of<br />
Nature, and is universally followed. Every one<br />
for himself, and Fate for us all, as the donkey said<br />
when he danced among the chickens, is as profound<br />
a maxim as the gnothi seauton of Plato.
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