Bassetts Scrap Book, Vol 5, No 3
Articles in this issue
- p. 1
A seasonal editorial inviting readers to take to their bicycles and enjoy the finest riding month of the year.
- p. 5
A playful calculation of the speed Hiawatha would need to travel based on the distances covered in Longfellow's famous poem.
- p. 5
A satirical poem mocking the spelling reform movement by demonstrating how simplified spellings can produce comic results.
- p. 6
A Q&A item offering a concise definition of the then-emerging academic discipline of sociology.
- p. 7
A brief explanation of the Jewish dietary laws governing kosher food preparation for the benefit of general readers.
- p. 7
A historical note on the origins of nonsense verse, crediting the eighteenth-century actor Samuel Foote as a pioneer of the form.