The American Credo Part 8

--117

That the meters on taxicabs are covertly manipulated by the chauffeurs by means of wires hidden under the latters' seats.

--118

That Lillian Russell is as beautiful today as she was thirty-five years ago.

--119

That if a young woman can hold a lighted match in her fingers until it completely burns up, it is a sign that her young man really loves her.

--120

That if a young woman accidentally puts on her lingerie wrong side out, it is a sign that she will be married before the end of the year.

--121

That if a bride wears an old garter with her new finery, she will have a happy married life.

--122

That a sudden chill is a sign that somebody is walking over one's grave.

--123

That some ign.o.ble Italian is at the bottom of every Dorothy Arnold _fugax_.

--124

That a tarantula will not crawl over a piece of rope.

--125

That millionaires always go to sleep at the opera.

--126

That Paderewski can get all the pianos he wants for nothing.

--127

That a bloodhound never makes a mistake.

--128

That celery is good for the nerves.

--129

That the jokes in _Punch_ are never funny.

--130

That the Mohammedans are heathens.

--131

That a sudden shock may cause the hair to turn grey over night.

--132

That the farmer is an honest man, and greatly imposed upon.

--133

That all the antique furniture sold in America is made in Grand Rapids, Mich., and that the holes testifying to its age are made either with gimlets or by trained worms.

--134

That if a dog is fond of a man it is an infallible sign that the man is a good sort, and one to be trusted.

--135

That blondes are flightier than brunettes.

--136

That a nurse, however ugly, always looks beautiful to the sick man.