Travelling Directions
Anon
Genre: | Notes, Drollery |
Subjects: | Navigation, Magnetism, Race |
Suggests that a Scotsman is like a compass needle in that he is an 'infallible' point to steer by and always 'goes South' as much as the needle 'goes North'. Observes: 'He is the magnetic attraction reversed'. | |
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