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A Needless Labour The Self-Made Monkey A Flourishing Industry “ARE the industries of this country in a flourishing condition?” asked a Traveller from a Foreign Land of the first man he met in America. “Splendid!” said the Man. “I have more orders than I can fill.” “What is your business?” the Traveller from a Foreign Land inquired. The Man replied, “I make boxing-gloves for the tongues of pugilists.” Contents A Needless Labour The Self-Made Monkey

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A Flourishing Industry “ARE the industries of this country in a flourishing condition?” asked a Traveller from a Foreign Land of the first man he met in America. “Splendid!” said the Man. “I have more orders than I can fill.” “What is your business?” the Traveller from a Foreign Land inquired. The Man replied, “I make boxing-gloves for the tongues of pugilists.”

Contents A Needless Labour The Self-Made Monkey

A Flourishing Industry

“ARE the industries of this country in a flourishing condition?” asked a Traveller from a Foreign Land of the first man he met in America.

“Splendid!” said the Man. “I have more orders than I can fill.”

“What is your business?” the Traveller from a Foreign Land inquired.

The Man replied, “I make boxing-gloves for the tongues of pugilists.”

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  • Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
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  • Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
  • The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales