Although the Nile has such a fishy reputation that stories from that
source are generally taken _cum grano salis_, or profanely characterised
(see Cicero) as "_Nihil Tam incredible_," the above statement in
relation to the Nylghau will not be seriously disputed by any well
informed naturalist.

The general aspect of the Rhinoceros is that of a hog in armor on a
grand scale. The males of the genus are called bulls, but they are more
like boars, with the tusk inverted and transferred by Rhino-plastic
process to the nose. When enraged, the animal exalts its horn and
trumpets like a locomotive, whereupon it is advisable to give it the
right of way, as to face the music would be dangerous.

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SIC SEMPER E PLURIBUS, ETC.

Oh, Star-spangled Banner! once emblem of glory,
And guardian of freedom and justice and law,
How bright in the annals of war was thy story!
_Sic semper e pluribus unum go bragh!_

Time was when the nations beheld thee and trembled,
Though now they assure us they don't care a straw
For wrath which they say is but poorly dissembled;
_Sic semper e pluribus unum go bragh!_

They _know_ our best ships are dismantled or rotten,
_We_ know that they'll soon be abolished by law,
And FARRAGUT'S triumphs are nearly forgotten;