"Joss-sticks," The Cynic's Word Book (1906) - Bierce, Ambrose | WIST Quotations Quotations

JOSS-STICKS, n. Small sticks burned by the Chinese in their pagan tomfoolery, in imitation of certain sacred rites of our holy religion. Included in The Devil's Dictionary (1911). Originally published in the "Devil's Dictionary" column in the San...