Peck's Compendium of Fun: Comprising the Choicest Gems of Wit, Humor, Sarcasm and Pathos of America's Favorite HumoristPeck, George W. (George Wilbur)
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Peck's Compendium of Fun: Comprising the Choicest Gems of Wit, Humor, Sarcasm and Pathos of America's Favorite Humorist
Peck, George W. (George Wilbur)
American wit and humor
Among the recent inventions is a pillow holder. It is explained that the
pillow holder is for the purpose of holding a pillow while the case is
being put on. We trust this new invention will not come into general use,
as there is no sight more beautiful to the eyes of man than to see a woman
hold a pillow in her teeth while she gently manipulates the pillow case
over it.
[Illustration: BOSSING THE PILLOW.]
We do not say that a woman is beautiful with her mouth full of pillows. No
one can ever accuse us of saying that, but there is something home-like
and old-fashioned about it that cannot be replaced by any invention.
We know that certain over fastidious women have long clamored for some new
method of putting on a pillow case, but these people have either lost
their teeth, or the new ones do not grasp the situation. They have tried
several new methods, such as blowing the pillow case up, and trying to get
it in before the wind got out, and they have tried to get the pillow in by
rolling up the pillow case until the bottom is reached, and then placing
the pillow on end and gently unrolling the pillow case, but all these
schemes have their drawbacks.
The old style of chewing one end of the pillow, and holding it the way a
retriever dog holds a duck, till the pillow case is on, and then
spanking the pillow a couple of times on each side, is the best, and it
gives the woman's jaws about the only rest they get during the day.
If any invention drives this old custom away from us, and we no more see
the matrons of our land with their hair full of feathers and their mouths
full of striped bed-ticking, we shall feel that one of the dearest of our
institutions has been ruthlessly torn from us, and the fabric of our
national supremacy has received a sad blow, and that our liberties are in
danger.
HUNTING DOGS.
They are making everything out of rubber now. A man has invented a hunting
dog that can be carried in the pocket. When you get in the field, all you
have to do is to blow the dog up, and start it to going. This will be a
great saving, as hunters will not have to pay baggage men a dollar for
tying their dogs to a trunk, when they go off hunting.
ENTERPRISING CHICAGO!
Chicago is to have a hotel built exclusively for men. Under no
circumstances will a woman be admitted into it. There are so many men who
go to Chicago, who are liable to wink at women at the table of the hotel,
before they know their own heart, to lead a different life, that this new
hotel, without temptation, has been decided upon. There will only be a few
old bald headed roosters and persons with red noses and sore eyes stopping
at the new hotel. A hotel without women would be almost as cheerful as a
reform school.
A MAD MINISTER.
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