Among a number of prohibitions for the Sabbath the following seems truly ludicrous, and may not be generally known: A new married man may bed with his wife, though she be still a virgin, yet he must not enjoy the rights of love, though she is his lawful wife, because the rabbins have forbid 'tearing' on the Sabbath.

A Jew husband may be divorced from his wife for the three following reasons: 1 — If she has got a stinking breath, and concealed it from him before she was married. 2 — If they have been married ten years, and she never proved with child. 3 — If he can prove her guilty of adultery.

It is believed that the reason why a divorce can be obtained on account of barrenness in a woman is, that the intent of marriage is not fulfilled, it being to increase and multiply.

The rabbins will not allow it lawful for man and wife to act together by day light, or candle light, but order that it must be done in darkness, with the curtains drawn. They add, that any man making water with his nakedness towards the bed, will be reduced to poverty.

THE LOVERS DESIRE

You hate me, dear girl; say no more you love, If I must only know what is above;

To kiss your lips and hands, these are but toys, They're torments unto lovers, and not joys.

I hate the wanton folly of a kiss,

If not a passage to a further bliss.

Men seek treasures in women, and if so,

You must give leave to let them dig below The barren face of earth; since Nature's art, Hath hid such pleasures in her secret part.

Why then so coy? Perhaps you would be wed, Before you'd lose your precious maidenhead;