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The prudent husbandman, after having taken from his field all the straw that is there, rakes it over with a wooden rake and gets as much again. The wise chfld, after the lemonade jug is empty, takes the lemons from the bottom of it and squeezes them into a still larger brew. So does the sagadous author, after having sold his material to the magaadnes and been paid for it, dap it into book-covers and give it another squeeze. But in the present case the author is of a nice consdence and anxious to place responsibility where it is due. He therefore wishes to make all proper admowledgments to the editors of Vanity Fair The American Magasdne, The Popular Magazine, Life, Puck, The Century, Meihuens A nnual, and all others who are in any way implicated in the making of this book. Stephen Leacock. Mc Gill University, Montreal. Oct. (Typographical errors above are due to OCR software and don't occur in the book.) About the Publisher Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, History, Folklore and Mythology. Forgotten Books' Classic Reprint Series utilizes the latest technology to regenerate facsimiles of historically important writings. Careful attention has been made to accurately preserve the original format of each page whilst digitally enhancing the aged text. Read books online for free at www.forgottenbooks.org