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In the foreword the editorial staff thanks their readers, who financially support the magazine and appreciate their jokes and drawings.
The editorial staff underlines the importance of a spontaneous laugh and they express their intention not to achieve world fame, but to continue their publications as they have done until now.
The front cover represents a high cliff and a pebbled beach by the sea with a house and mountains in the distance.
All the illustrations and writings are by Nicholas Hans.
Introduction: The magazine starts by stating the imminent collapse of the young government saying this catastrophe is provoked by the jealousy of some men rather than from internal dissents.
The author anticipates the creation of an enlightened elected power establishment like in French and English (speaking) language lectures and lessons.
The new system includes the separation of each task. For example like in a publishing house where one office collects daily publication while the press represents the internal, full creativity and is the pounding heart of this little society. Nicholas Hans compares the old and the potential new system with the ideals of Plato and Thomas Moore.
At the end he asks Professor Gelerter to send a special article in regard to the question of envious men and ideals.
Pepsin, Trypsin and Peristalsis: The paragraph starts with a metaphor of the stomach as the centre of both our organism and the centre of our interests and thoughts in order to achieve happiness.
To reflect the content of the page the author draw on the top and bottom of the page a few fruits and vegetables (cherries, watermelons, cucumbers and tomatoes). The stomach is the basis not only of our physical life but also of our spiritual. This creates a close connection between the future and the present stomach i.e the old and new systems. No one disputes that so having a good stomach not only reflects good health and feelings, but also happiness. Gelerter adds that to be a happy person one should take care of ones stomach and always keep it healthy and not attacked by catarrh and acids. Gastric juices are created from salted acids (pepsin and trypsin) and many others antitoxic acids with strong flavours leading to an unproportioned combination shown in the digestion. If you eat acid milk or and add salad with cucumbers, the combination with lactobacillus acid will trigger a reaction on the part of pepsin and trypsin. The ensuing impulse will be an intensified peristalsis and the ultimate expulsion of the organism of this uncomfortable combination. Sarcastically, Gelerter underlines the repercussions of this combination on the tragic facial expression of the person saying that therefore it is important to focus on the health our stomach to avoid unwanted consequences.
Farewell Song of Harif-Bei and Aphorisms on the Principle of Wisdom: The magazine continues with the poem Farewell Song of Harif-Bei in memory of his imprisonment and his subsequent exile.
Nicholas Hans writes five Aphorisms on the Principle of Wisdom for example, to have dinner on time it is better go to the kitchen early.
Hans refers to a series of incidents regarding terrorist groups operations which come from a minority part of the population as a destabilising factor for society between the old and new social systems.
Both pages are topped with images of the sea, cliffs and a beach. A boat sailing is seen sailing in the distance with mountains as a background.
The penultimate page is fully dedicated to a drawing depicting 5 figures (3 males and 2 females) working and relaxing on a porch with arcades in byzantine style.
The porch opens to a view of a garden and gate close to the mountains. The caption at the bottom of the drawing writes "Wednesday".
The very last page is composed by a game of rebuses numbered from 1 to 4. Among the clues there are both sentences and hand-drawn images.
The back of the magazine leaves an open question to the readers. The back page depicts a full-page size red question mark with written beneath "Our Future"?.
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