3.  When the parents of a large family, who do their duty manfully by calling you in about twice a week, and from whom therefore you derive a not inconsiderable proportion of your income, object to have an infant vaccinated at the proper time, because they erroneously consider it to be unfit for the operation, which would you feel inclined to strain—­friendship, or the law?

4.  Do you believe in Influenza?

5.  Have you ever seen a Microbe?

6.  “In the multitude of visits there is safety.”  Comment on this declaration.  How many visits do you think a common catarrh will support?  Give reasons.

7.  What is the etiquette about Red Lamps?

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“HORSE AND ‘RYDER’".—­Last week, on the 15th, as was reported in the Globe, and elsewhere, “a humble crossing-sweeper,” named RYDER, stopped a runaway cab-horse (a great rarity this, too) just as he was about to descend headlong the steps of the Duke of York’s column, and so saved the two passengers, who, we hope, in consideration of what he has done for their lives, have settled something hansom upon him for his life.  If not, the proposition is here made, and after the prop comes the RYDER.

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GHOSTLY COUNSEL.—­Prizes are being offered for “Good Ghost Stories.”  This may mean Stories of Good Ghosts; but supplying the hyphen and supposing that the requirement is for “Good Ghost-stories,” then Mr. Punch makes a present of a good title to any sanguine amateur who may compete.  Let him call his story, “A Ghost of a Chance.”  And Mr. Punch wishes he may get it!

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PENNY FOOLISH.—­Somebody has published a penny A B C of Theosophy.  To the appeal of this Occult A B C the enlightened public will probably be D E F.

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“QUI DORT, DINE,” ET “QUI DINE, DORT.”—­A man who “goes nap” at dinner, is pretty safe to go nap immediately after it.

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ONLY FANCY!

(FROM MR. PUNCH’S OWN HUMOURISTS.)

It is not generally known that the Emperor of RUSSIA visited London the other day on his way to Paris, where he is to hold an important secret conference with the President of the Republic and M. BLOWITZ.  His Imperial Majesty’s disguise was complete, consisting as it did of an aquiline nose of considerable size, and a secondhand gaberdine of primitive cut.  He visited the principal Music Halls of the Metropolis and left by the last train for Surbiton, where his private yacht was in waiting to convey him to Marseilles, and so on to Paris by the new French canal system.

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