Old jokes

Here’s a joke from Page 4 of the Nov. 10, 1829, Arkansas Gazette:

ANTI-SOCIETIES

The following are but a small number of the Anti-Societies recently formed or proposed.

■ Anti-dunning-a-man-to-death-society.

■ Anti-eating-too-much-society.

■ Anti-use-too-little-exercise-society.

■ Anti-snuff-and-chewing-tobacco-society.

■ Anti-ladies-lace-yourself-too-tight-society.

■ Anti-go-to-sleep-at-church-society.

■ Anti-going-to-sleep-with-a-candle-burning-society.

■ Anti-going-to-church-more-to-be-seen-than-withthe-intention-of-listening-to-or-profiting-by-the-admonitions-of-the-preacher-society.