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GRIN AND BEAR IT 



At a recent lecture jiiven at tlie Metropolitan Museuni, Miss Duncan, 

 the lecturer, told of nieetinji; a Maori chief who had been visiting New 

 York and who described a trip to the Metropolitan Museum, which he 

 called the buildinjj "with its face turned toward the East," and a visit to 

 the American Museum. Of the latter he spoke as the building which 

 had in its "front hall" a number of "stones from Heaven." And he 

 asked: "What did the people of that building do that Heaven should 

 cast down stones u]ion it?" 



The Poet : "Oh, see the dancing snowflakes! " 



The Cynic : " H'm . They're practising for the snow-ball, I suppose. ' ' 



Two Scandinavian visitors asked one of the attendants to show them 

 the bears. The attendant conducted them to Mr. Beers. 



There is a tradition that a short time after Professor Bumpus be- 

 came Director of the Museum he made a trip through the basements of 

 the building, accompanied by an attendant who is still with us. On 

 coming to one .'section that was badly crowded with papers and other 

 rubbish. Professor Bumjnis said that he was afraid there was danger of 

 spontaneous combustion there. He was reassured by the attendant, 

 who told him. "that specimen isn't down here any more." 



The Original Mother-in-law Joke 



1st Cave-man: "Come here! Quick! A sabre-tooth tiger is about 

 to devour your mother-in-law!" 



2d Cave-man, indifferently: "What do I care what happens to a 

 sabre-tooth tiger?" 



One of our scientific staff gives the following explanation of the 

 origin of an adaptation: 



Said the gentle Pterodactjd 

 To the Plesiosaur one night, 



"M3" dear, your long and snaky neck 

 "Does give me such a fright!" 



