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4。 Coaxing。 Kissing。 Champagne and turtle。 Red herrings and soda water。 Good advice。 Gardening。 Croquet。 Musical soirees。 Aunt Salty。 Mild tobacco。 The Saturday Review。 A carriage with outriders； etc。 etc。
After the modern method。 But that would not do。
And if he had but been a convict lunatic； and had shot at the Queen； killed all his creditors to avoid paying them； or indulged in any other little amiable eccentricity of that kind； they would have given him in addition …
The healthiest situation in England； on Easthampstead Plain。
Free run of Windsor Forest。
The TIMES every morning。
A double…barrelled gun and pointers； and leave to shoot three Wellington College boys a week （not more） in case black game was scarce。
But as he was neither mad enough nor bad enough to be allowed such luxuries； they grew desperate； and fell into bad ways； viz。 …
5。 Suffumigations of sulphur。 Herrwiggius his 〃Incomparable drink for madmen：〃
Only they could not find out what it was。
Suffumigation of the liver of the fish * * *
Only they had forgotten its name； so Dr。 Gray could not well procure them a specimen。
Metallic tractors。 Holloway's Ointment。 Electro…biology。 Valentine Greatrakes his Stroking Cure。 Spirit…rapping。 Holloway's Pills。 Table…turning。 Morison's Pills。 Homoeopathy。 Parr's Life Pills。 Mesmerism。 Pure Bosh。 Exorcisms； for which the read Maleus Maleficarum； Nideri Formicarium； Delrio； Wierus； etc。
But could not get one that mentioned water…babies。
Hydropathy。 Madame Rachel's Elixir of Youth。 The Poughkeepsie Seer his Prophecies。 The distilled liquor of addle eggs。 Pyropathy。
As successfully employed by the old inquisitors to cure the malady of thought； and now by the Persian Mollahs to cure that of rheumatism。
Geopathy； or burying him。 Atmopathy； or steaming him。 Sympathy； after the method of Basil Valentine his Triumph of Antimony； and Kenelm Digby his Weapon…salve； which some call a hair of the dog that bit him。 Hermopathy； or pouring mercury down his throat to move the animal spirits。 Meteoropathy； or going up to the moon to look for his lost wits； as Ruggiero did for Orlando Furioso's： only； having no hippogriff； they were forced to use a balloon； and； falling into the North Sea； were picked up by a Yarmouth herring…boat； and came home much the wiser； and all over scales。
Antipathy； or using him like 〃a man and a brother。〃
Apathy； or doing nothing at all。
With all other ipathies and opathies which Noodle has invented； and Foodle tried； since black…fellows chipped flints at Abbeville … which is a considerable time ago； to judge by the Great Exhibition。
But nothing would do； for he screamed and cried all day for a water…baby； to come and drive away the monsters； and of course they did not try to find one； because they did not believe in them； and were thinking of nothing but Bumpsterhausen's blue follicles； having； as usual； set the cart before the horse； and taken the effect for the cause。
So they were forced at last to let the poor professor ease his mind by writing a great book； exactly contrary to all his old opinions； in which he proved that the moon was made of green cheese； and that all the mites in it （which you may see sometimes quite plain through a telescope； if you will only keep the lens dirty enough； as Mr。 Weekes kept his voltaic battery） are nothing in the world but little babies； who are hatching and swarming up there in millions； ready to come down into this world whenever children want a new little brother or sister。
Which must be a mistake； for this one reason： that； there being no atmosphere round the moon （though some one or other says there is； at least on the other side； and that he has been round at the back of it to see； and found that the moon was just the shape of a Bath bun； and so wet that the man in the moon went about on Midsummer… day in Macintoshes and Cording's boots； spearing eels and sneezing）； that； therefore； I say； there being no atmosphere； there can be no evaporation； and therefore the dew…point can never fall below 71。5 degrees below zero of Fahrenheit： and； therefore； it cannot be cold enough there about four o'clock in the morning to condense the babies' mesenteric apophthegms into their left ventricles； and； therefore； they can never catch the hooping…cough； and if they do not have hooping…cough； they cannot be babies at all； and； therefore； there are no babies in the moon。 … Q。E。D。
Which may seem a roundabout reason； and so； perhaps； it is： but you will have heard worse ones in your time； and from better men than you are。
But one thing is certain； that； when the good old doctor got his book written； he felt considerably relieved from Bumpsterhausen's blue follicles； and a few things infinitely worse； to wit； from pride and vain…glory； and from blindness and hardness of heart； which are the true causes of Bumpsterhausen's blue follicles； and of a good many other ugly things besides。 Whereon the foul flood… water in his brains ran down； and cleared to a fine coffee colour； such as fish like to rise in； till very fine clean fresh…run fish did begin to rise in his brains； and he caught two or three of them （which is exceedingly fine sport； for brain rivers）； and anatomised them carefully； and never mentioned what he found out from them； except to little children； and became ever after a sadder and a wiser man； which is a very good thing to become； my dear little boy； even though one has to pay a heavy price for the blessing。
CHAPTER V
〃Stern Lawgiver！ yet thou dost wear The Godhead's most benignant grace； Nor know we anything so fair As is the smile upon thy face： Flowers laugh before thee on their beds And fragrance in thy footing treads； Thou dost preserve the stars from wrong； And the most ancient heavens； through Thee； are fresh and strong。〃
WORDSWORTH； Ode to Duty。
What became of little Tom？
He slipped away off the rocks into the water； as I said before。 But he could not help thinking of little Ellie。 He did not remember who she was； but he knew that she was a little girl； though she was a hundred times as big as he。 That is not surprising： size has nothing to do with kindred。 A tiny weed may be first cousin to a great tree； and a little dog like Vick knows that Lioness is a dog too； though she is twenty times larger than herself。 So Tom knew that Ellie was a little girl； and thought about her all that day； and longed to have had her to play with； but he had very soon to think of something else。 And here is the account of what happened to him； as it was published next morning； in the Water…proof Gazette； on the finest watered paper； for the use of the great fairy； Mrs。 Bedonebyasyoudid； who reads the news very carefully every morning； and especially the police cases； as you will hear very soon。
He was going along the rocks in three…fathom water； watching the pollock catch prawns； and the wrasses nibble barnacles off the rocks； shells and all； when he saw a round cage of green withes； and inside it； looking very much ashamed of himself； sat his friend the lobster； twiddling his horns； instead of thumbs。
〃What； have you been naughty； and have they put you in th