Democratic Sentinel, Volume 8, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 February 1884 — Juvenile Dictionary. [ARTICLE]

Juvenile Dictionary.

Bed Time—Shut-eye time. Dust—Mud with juice squeezed out. Fan—A tiling to brush warm off with. Fins—A fish’s wings. , Ice—Water* that stayed out in the cold and went to sleep. Nest Egg—The egg that the old hen measures to make new ones. Pig—A hog’s little boy. Salt—What makes your potato taste bad when you don’t put any on. Snoring—Letting off sleep. Stars—The moon’s eggs. Wakefulness—Eyes all the time coming unbuttoned. School-Boy Magazine.