(3.) “It should be favourable” to a long and angry correspondence in all the principal newspapers.

(4) “The contract should in general be construed according to the law of the country where made,” but certainly not in particular.

(5.) “That testimony cannot be given to vary, but may to explain a written contract,” save when someone suggests that this practice shall be reversed.

(6.) “He who employs an agent does it himself,” unless it is considered advisable to take an opposite view of the matter.

Parent and Child.—­“A father shall have the custody of his children,” except when they get beyond his control and defy his authority.

Landlord and Tenant.—­“A landlord has a right to receive his rent,” if the tenant does not spend the money on something else.

Husband and Wife.—­“A man has a right to the society of his wife.” when she does not prefer to give her company elsewhere.

Birthright of an Englishman. (Popular traditionally but strictly speaking supplementary.)—­“An Englishman’s house is his castle,” but only the pied a terre of the lawfully wedded sharer of his income.

OLD FATHER ANTIC.

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QUEER QUERIES.—­CLIMATE OF THE BRITISH ISLES.—­As the Gulf Stream produces such an effect on the English climate, would it not be feasible to add to the heat of the water in some way—­say, by erecting powerful furnaces somewhere on the south coast of Florida, or by turning the lava from a volcano in the neighbourhood of the Gulf into the sea?  I am not a man of science, but I should be glad to hear your opinion of the scheme.—­SUFFERER FROM COLD.

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