IXION. A king of Thessaly, who for his sins was broken on a wheel.

And men have been going broke on "the wheel" ever since.

LOTUS EATERS. A gang of ancient vegetarians, who chewed leaves and
went to sleep.

Now succeeded by a club of New Yorkers, who chew the rag and keep
awake.

MERCURY. A celestial messenger-boy, who wore wings on his shoes
and knew how "to get there" in a hurry.

Now they all wear hobbles, and never exceed the speed limit in a
public thoroughfare.

MIDAS. A Greek king, who had the power of turning into gold all
that he touched.

That's nothing! There are plenty of men to-day who always get gold
whoever they touch.

SAPPHO. A love-lorn poetess, who, failing to win the man she first
loved, cured herself by jumping into the Mediterranean.

She probably acted on the old advice, "There's plenty more fish in
the sea!"

TANTALUS. A proud king, who suffered in Hades the agonies of
hunger and thirst, with food and drink always in sight, but always