On the hypothesis that an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, the Lampoon, editors are prepared to meet any emergency; distrustful alike of weather reports and all the laws of averages, they consider that the day of the Yale game, above all, is no time to take chances.
Each copy of the Lampoon sold at the game today is to be securely enveloped in an oil-cloth cover, and no amount of the downpour common to such occasions will be able to penetrate its waterproof armament.
"And the people scoffed at Noah" is the warning which appears boldly on the oilskins; but there is always a chance that the laugh may be turned on Lampy. The opinion that it will be was expressed last night by the forecaster at the Blue Hill Observatory.
The official forecast for today, according to the aforementioned establishment, is "Fair, with little change in temperature; moderate west winds."
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