Introduction.
Books with Unpronounceable Names.
Most Curious Book in the World.
A Long Lost Book Recovered.
The Bug Bible.
Illuminated Manuscript Bible.
The Mazarine Bible.
A Book without Words.
Wierix's Bible.
Gilt Beards.
Printed in Gold Letters.
Magnificent Latin Bible.
Interesting Manuscript Bibles.
The Vinegar Bible.
Queen Elizabeth's "Oone Gospell Booke."
Eliot's Indian Bible.
Silver Book.
Huge Copy of the Koran.
A Lost Book.
Book of Riddles.
Unique Library.
The New England Primer.
The Bedford Missal.
Lord Kingsborough's Mexico.
Imperishable Prison Literature.
Puffing their own Books.
Sibylline Books.
Prophetic Almanacs.
Diaries.
Literary Ingenuity.
Supposed to be a Genuine Island.
King of India's Library.
Palindromes.
Chronogram.
Instance of Remarkable Perseverance.
Alliterative Whims.
Alliterations carried to Absurd Excess.
Vacillating Newspapers.
Dr. Johnson's Blunders.
Blunders of Painters.
Thackeray's Geographical Blunders.
A Stupid Critic.
Crooked Coincidences.
The Bride of Abydos.
Grandiloquent Outbursts.
Dialect Rhyme.
In Search of a Rhyme.
Noted Anachronisms.
Diogenes and his Tub.
Slave Advertisements.
Sir John Moore not Buried at Night.
Cleopatra a Myth.
Abelard and Heloise.
Odd Titles of Old Books.
Title-Pages which Mislead.
A Carmelite Friar's Poem.
Striking Parallel Passages between Shakspeare and the Bible.
Curious Play Bill.
Boone's Spelling.
Vagaries of Spelling.
Singular Specimen of Orthography in the Sixteenth Century.
High-Sounding Prologue.
Inducements to Subscribers.
Composition During Sleep.
A Bill of Particulars.
Lilly's Predictions.
Puritan Surnames.
Curious Old Memorandum.
Double-Entendre.
Changes of Signification.
Don Quixote's Sheep.
The Oldest Ballad.
Two Certificates of Gretna-Green Marriages.
Swift's Latin Puns.
Rhyming Charter.
CAEsar's Wife must be above Suspicion.
Oddly Addressed Letters.
Amusements of some Learned Men.
Kant's Eccentricity.
Death Warrant of the Saviour.
Quaint Recipes.
Chronological Table of Remarkable Events.
Hymn in the Form of a Cross.
Curious Piece of Antiquity, on the Crucifixion of our Saviour and the two Thieves.
Copy of a Letter written by Cardinal Richelieu to the French Ambassador at Rome.
Passage through the Isthmus of Panama, Suggested Three Hundred Years Ago.
A False Conclusion.
Posies from Wedding Rings.
Private Expenses of Charles II.
First Brick House in Philadelphia.
The Pillory in Philadelphia.
One Hundred Years too Soon.
The Manner of Watchmen Imitating the Clock at Herrnhuth, in Germany.
Household Rules in the Sixteenth Century.
Hindoo Oaths.
Saturday a Fatal Day to the Royal Family of England.
Edicts Against Fiddlers.
John O'Gaunt's Will.
Eccentric Will.
Curious Custom at Strasbourg.
Tooth-Picks.
Phantom Menageries.
Curious Law.
Curious Historical Coincidence.
Born within the Sound of Bow Bells.
Refreshments for the Pulpit.
Birthdays.
Toppling Flower Pots.
Electioneering in 1640.
Monks Ordered to Shave.
Odd Bill for Repairs.
Antiquity of Riddles.
Cashing Lottery Prizes.
Lottery for Women in India.
Ancient Lottery.
Child Played For.
Lotteries.
Babes in the Wood.
A Little Bird Told Me.
Dead Drunk for Twopence.
How the Prophecy of the Destruction of Bath came About.
Drop-Letter Retort.
Dean Swift's Marriage Ceremony.
Pious Guide-Posts.
A Bogus Dragon.
Donation to a Fair.
Confectionery Decorations.
Superscription to a Letter.
In Search of a Looking-Glass.
Bleeding for Nothing.
An Astonished Lawyer.
Duels Fought by Clergymen.
A Singular Coincidence.
Tavern Screens.
Ancient Antipathy to Red Hair.
Lightning-Prints.
No Buttons but Brass Buttons.
Curious Signs in New York.
Recipes from Albertus Magnus.
Infamous Nankeen.
The Military Salute.
Book-keeping in Norway.
Curious Post-Office.
Inordinate Self-Esteem.
He's a Brick.
Punch and Judy in 1669.
Offending Barbers.
Primitive Tavern Signs.
Watch-Papers.
Echo Verse.
Signature of the Cross.
Simply on Account of her Name.
Richelieu's Boast.
Curious Parallel.
Earliest Clocks.
Famous Astronomical Clock.
Clock that Strikes Thirteen.
Westminster Clock.
Wonderful Clock.
Vocal Clock.
Harrison's Clock.
A Cat-Clock.
Curious Time-Piece.
Clock Presented to Charlemagne.
Delicate Machinery.
Ancient Dials.
Skull Watches.
Book-Shaped Watch.
Cruciform Watch.
Miniature Time-Piece.
Resurrection Watch.
Borrowing Watches.
Striking Watches.
Too Many Watches.
Wearing Two Watches.
Minute Mechanisms.
Wonderful Lock.
Roman Stamp.
Talisman of Charlemagne.
The Black Stone at Mecca.
The Portland Vase.
Martin Luther's Tankard.
Brass Medal of the Saviour.
Friar Bacon's Brazen Head.
Crucifix of Columbus.
Scipio's Shield.
Horn of Oldenburg.
Nebuchadnezzar's Golden Mask.
Iron Crown of Lombardy.
The Sacro Catino.
Curious Lantern.
Carrara's Toilet Box.
Executioner's Sword.
Luck of Eden-hall.
Bernini's Bust of Charles I.
Burn's Snuff-box.
Statue of Memnon.
The Head of Orpheus.
Wonderful Automata.
Temple of the Sun.
Tomb of Darius.
Temples the First Museums.
Wesley's Plate.
Grace Knives.
"The company is mixed."—Byron
BY
FRANK H. STAUFFER
PHILADELPHIA:
DAVID McKAY, PUBLISHER,
610 SOUTH WASHINGTON SQUARE.
Copyright, 1882, by F. H. STAUFFER
Oddities and wonders.
Intiquities and blunders.
Omens dire, mystic fire,
Strange customs, cranks and freaks,
With philosophy in streaks.
