AND OTHER CONTRIBUTIONS TO HUMAN KNOWLEDGE

BY STEPHEN LEACOCK

AUTHOR OF "NONSENSE NOVELS," "LITERARY : : : LAPSES," "SUNSHINE SKETCHES," ETC. : : :

ILLUSTRATED BY A. H. FISH

NEW YORK: JOHN LANE COMPANY LONDON: JOHN LANE, THE BODLEY HEAD TORONTO: BELL & COCKBURN. MCMXIII

Copyright, 1913, by THE CROWELL PUBLISHING COMPANY Copyright, 1913, by THE CENTURY COMPANY Copyright, 1913, by JOHN LANE COMPANY