In view of recent postings on enabling, it seemed reasonable to examine the Gnome literature in order to determine if it contains any instructive information about this topic. A small body of knowledge does exist. The following brief account may provide some insight: "If the male gnome is badly wounded that he cannot move, he calls on other gnomes for assistance by whistling a staccato tune . . . This special signal is used only in emergencies. Gnomes never cry 'wolf' The gnomes who hear the wounded gnome's signal rush to his aid . . . If the condition remains urgent, then the 'transportation of emergency cases' phase is put into operation. One of the gnome orderlies rushes out in search of a hen pheasant, whistling a special tone used only for this purpose. . . " 

NEXT: Because Gnomes are generally creatures of comfort, it is to be expected that their quarters are well equipped. We are currently amassing information on the Gnome's Loo. A surprising large body of detailed information is available on the Gnome's Loo, and this will be shared just as soon as it is properly edited. 

And that, my friends, is a Gnome Fact!

Source of this Information:  One of the chief sources of information is Wilhelm J. Wunderlich's bulky treatsie De Hominibus Parvissimis (Concerning the Wee People) published in in 1580. That information has been included in the book by Wil Nuygen (writer) and Rien Poortvliet's (illustrator) entitled Gnomes (Harry N. Abrams, Publisher, 1977) from which most, but not all, of these Gnome Facts are taken.