[5] EXPLANATION OF ARITHMETICAL SIGNS AND CHARACTERS.
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[5] EXPLANATION OF ARITHMETICAL SIGNS AND CHARACTERS.
EQUALITY.
"WHO ARE YOU?"
= Equality. The sign of equality: as, "A living beggar is better than a dead king;" or both being dead, are equal to each other.
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— Minus, less. The sign of subtraction; as, for instance, an elopement to Gretna; or, a knocking-down argument by the way-side, — minus ticker. Take from — from take.
A PLURALIST.
+ Plus, or more. The sign of addition; as, 3 livings + to 1 = 4; or, 5 millions of new taxes + to 48 = 53.
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THE SACRED HALTAR.
× Multiplied by. The sign of multiplication: as, "The sun breeds maggots in a dead dog."—See Shakspeare. Or, "Money makes money."—See Franklin. Or, Anti-Malthus.—See Ireland.
DIVIDING THE CHINESE, A CUTTING JOKE.
÷ Divided by. The sign of division. Example [8] 1. The Whigs.—2. The Church. A house divided against itself. Division of property; the lion's share, &c.
SIGNS OF PROPORTION.
Is to: so is:: As Lord B—— is to Bishop P——, so is a blue musquito to a planter's nose.
As Sir R—— I—— is to J—— H——, so is a pair of donkey's-ears to a barber's-block.
As Tommy Duncombe is to Lord Stanley, so is shrimp-sauce to a boiled turbot.
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THE POOR CURATE. THE BISHOP.