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BASSETT'S SCRAP BOOK

SCRAPS OF INFORMATION.

"He that does not know those things which are of use and necessity for him to know is but an ignorant man, whatever he may know besides."—Tillotson.


Sociology.—What is Sociology?

Ans.—Sociology is the science which investigates the laws of forces which regulate human society in all its grades, existing and historical, savage and civilized; or the science which treats of the general structure of society, the laws of its development and the progress of actual civilization. Comte was the first to treat the subject from a scientific point of view. He was followed by Guetelet and Herbert Spencer.


Alphabetical Sentence.—How runs the sentence that has all the letters of the alphabet in it?

Ans.—There are several. It is claimed that Ezra vii., 2, has all the letters. Look it up and you will find that the letters are duplicated many times and that there is no J; but I and J were the same letters when the Bible was translated.

Here is a good one:—Quiz, Jack; thy frowns vex.—G. D. Plumb.

Another:—John P. Brady gave me a black-walnut box of quite small size.

Another, without proper names:—Pack my box with five dozen liquor jugs.


Nonsense.—"So she went into the garden to cut