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 7 Q What is the coldeft part of a dog ? A His nofe. Q What is the coldeft part of a man? A His knees Q What is the coldeft part of a wontan, A The back part of her body Q What is the reafon that thofe three partf of men women and dogs are coldeft ? A Fabulous hiftorians fay that there was three little holes in Noah’s arks and that the dog ftapt his nofe in one, and another the man put his knee in it ; and the third and biggeft hole, the woman bang’d her backfide into it; and thefe parts beimg expofed to the cold blaft, makes them cold ever fince Q What remedy does the man take, for warming his cold knees ? A He holds them towards the fire: and when in bed, draws his fhirt down over them Q What does the women do, to warm their cold parts ? A The married women warm their backfide about to the goodman’s belly: Virgins, and thofe going mad for mer-