Part 12 (1/2)

--197

That the penitentiaries of the United States contain a great number of hapless prisoners possessed of a genuine gift for poetry.

--198

That if a cat gets into a room where a baby is sleeping, the cat will suck the baby's breath and kill it.

--199

That all men named Clarence, Claude or Percy are sissies.

--200

That a street car conductor steals every fifth nickel.

--201

That the security of a bank is to be estimated in proportion to the solidity of the bank building.

--202

That seventy-five per cent of all taxicab drivers have at one time or another been in Sing Sing.

--203

That one can buy a fine suit of clothes in London for twelve dollars.

--204

That the chicken salad served in restaurants is always made of veal.

--205

That a play without a bed in it never makes any money in Paris.

--206

That Conan Doyle would have made a wonderful detective.

--207