That blind general lost his sight by the process of abacination.

Having last considered amphibious reptiles, in treating of snakes we will first describe some of the species that make their home chiefly in the water, among which we find only a single species, the moccasin, that is venomous, and another, the anaconda, that is otherwise formidable.

The eyebrows alone would have driven a manscaper absolutely nuts.

(Although the conditions are rather different, the generosity of the offer certainly pales by comparison with the Eurailpass now available to tourists from North and South America at $125 (£44 13s.), which allows two months' unlimited first class travel throughout the railway systems of thirteen countries—….)