orbidden fruit? Because from it
springs a knowledge of good and evil.

What was four weeks old when Cain was born, and is not yet five? The
moon.

Who first introduced salt pork into the Navy? Noah, when he took Ham
into the ark.

Why was Noah obliged to stoop on entering the ark? Because, although
the ark was high, Noah was a higher ark (Hierarch).

In what place did the cock crow so loud that all the world heard him?
In the ark.

Which animal took most luggage into the ark, and which the least? The
elephant, who had his trunk; while the fox and the cock had only a
brush and a comb between them.

Who was the greatest financier of early times? Noah,--he floated his
stock when all the world was in liquidation.

Where did Noah strike the first nail in the ark? On the head.

What was Noah busy about in the ark? Preserving pairs.

Where did Noah keep his bees? In the Archives.

How do we know that Noah had beer in the ark? Because the kangaroo
went in with hops, and the bear was always _Bruin_.

What did the cat say when she looked out of the window of the ark? Is
that Ararat?

In what order did Noah come from the ark? He came forth.

When did Abraham sleep five in a bed? When he slept with his
forefathers.

Why did Joseph's brethren put him in the pit? They thought that it
was a good opening for the young man.

Where is the theater mentioned in the Bible? Where Joseph left the
family circle and went into the pit.

Who had the first free entrance into a theater? Joseph, when he got
into the pit for nothing.

What person in the Bible died a death that no one else ever died--and
a part of whose shroud is on every dining table? Lot's wife.

What did Lot do when his wife turned to salt? Got a fresh one.

What scene in the life of Moses, the lawgiver, reminds us of a
gladiatorial show at Rome? The bulrushes.

Why was Moses the wickedest man that ever lived? Because he broke all
the Ten Commandments at once.

Where are bank checks mentioned in the Bible? Pharaoh got a check on
the bank of the Red Sea--crossed by Moses and Co.

Why was Pharaoh's daughter like a broker? Because she drew a little
prophet from the rushes on the bank.

What was Pharaoh's chief objection to Moses? He found him more plague
than prophet.

How do we know that there was a panic in the early days of Moses?
Because there were rushes on the banks of the Nile, and Pharaoh's
daughter withdrew a valuable deposit.

Why do we ass