ODDS AND ENDS

New Zealand Tablet, Volume 08, 8 October 1908, Page 38

ODDS AND ENDS

Bombay's population is the most crowded of any 'in- the world. There is one house with 691 inhabitants, and another, with 663.

' I like to hear my husband whistle ; it shows that he is happy. '

*Is that a sign? Why, my husband whistled yesterday when I showed him my dressmaker's bill, but I am "certain he was not happy.'

A teacher was instructing a very juvenile class about animals. She fully explained what an extinct animal was, and asked if anyone in the class could name one. Little Johnny jumped up and said: 'Please, miss, I can.' 'Well, Johnny, tell us,' encouraged the teacher. ' Dicky, our canary,' replied Johnny, 'the cat 'stincted him.'

Tommy : ' Pa, what is an equinox?'" Pa : ' Why, cr — it is — ahem ! For goodness sake, Tommy, don't you know anything about mythology at all? An equinox was a fabled animal, half horse, half cow. Its name is derived^ from' the words "equine" and "ox.". It does seem as if these public schools don't. 'teach children anything .nowadays !' .