About this book
Bill Nye was a famous American humor columnist in the middle 1800's. He said "We can never be a nation of snobs so long as we are willing to poke fun at ourselves." And he did exactly that in hundreds of newspaper columns that were later collected into books. This is a selection of just 35 of the most humorous, wry and downright funny cogitations of his, written of course in the somewhat convoluted style common in the 19th century which just adds to their flavor in my opinion. The selection process was rigorous: only those that made me laugh, giggle or snort are included. (Summary by phil Chenevert)
Chapters (35)
101 - Directions
202 - My School Days
303 - Habits of a Literary Man
404 - Archemides
505 - Anatomy
606 - Hours With Great Men
707 - B. Franklin, deceased
808 - Life Insurance as A Health Restorer
909 - The Opium Habit
1010 - Twombley's Tale
1111 - On Cyclones
1212 - Verona
1313 - A Great Upheaval
1414 - In Acknowledgment
1515 - Spinal Meningitis.
1616 - The Sun
1717 - The Stars
1818 - A Thrilling Experience
1919 - The Wail of a Wife
2020 - My Lecture Abroad
2121 - The Miner at Home
2222 - Christopher Columbus
2323 - The Amateur Carpenter
2424 - The Average Hen
2525 - My Experience as an Agriculturist
2626 - "Done It A-Purpose"
2727 - Mush and Melody
2828 - History of Babylon
2929 - The Bite of a Mad Dog
3030 - About Geology
3131 - Nero
3232 - The Cow-Boy
3333 - Stirring Incidents at a Fire
3434 - The Little Barefoot Boy
3535 - "I Spy."

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