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Sec.336 That while it may be possible, in every individual case of spiritualist communication with the dead, to prove fraud by the medium, the accumulated effect of such communications is to demonstrate the immortality of the soul. Sec.337 That an Italian who earns and saves $1,000 in America can take the money home, invest it in an estate, and live like a rich man thereafter. Sec.338 That all Mormons, despite the laws against it, still practise polygamy, and that they have agents all over the world recruiting cuties for their harems. Sec.339 That when a man goes to a photographer's to have his picture taken, the knowledge that he is having his picture taken always makes him very self-conscious, thus causing him to assume an expression which results in the photograph being an inaccurate likeness. Sec.340 That if the lower line on the palm of one's hand is a long one, it is a sign that one is going to live to a ripe old age. Sec.341 That Italian counts, before the war, always used to make their expenses when they came to America by acting as wine agents. Sec.342 That a Russian peasant, in the days of the czar, drank two quarts of vodka a day. Sec.343 That a German farmer can raise more produce on one acre of land than an American can raise on a hundred. Sec.344 That a boil on the neck purifies the blood and is worth $1,000. Sec.345 That whenever a Frenchman comes home unexpectedly, some friend of the family makes a quick sneak out of the back door. Sec.346 That every negro servant girl spends at least half of her wages on preparations for taking the kink out of her hair. Sec.347 That the licorice candy sold in cheap candy stores is made of old rubber boots. Sec.348 That if a boy is given all he wants to drink at home he will not drink when he is away from home. Sec.349 That the second-class passengers on a trans-Atlantic steamship always have more fun than the first-class passengers. Sec.350 That a drunken man always pronounces every "s" as "sh." Sec.351 That champagne will prevent seasickness. Sec.352 That thin wrists and slender ankles are unmistakable signs of aristocratic breeding. Sec.353 That when one asks a girl to go canoeing she always brings along a bright red or yellow sofa cushion. Sec.354 That when a woman buys cigars for a man she always judges the quality of the cigars by
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