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Show A Pump Adventure. A little son of Mr. John Koch, on State strcct.iuct with an accident which Bhould be a warning to all boys in the future. It seems that the little fellow went to the pump at the market place, and very foolishly touohed his tongue lo the iron handle, to ascertain, we presume, if it was oold. Of course the result was not only extremely, but fearfully painful. pain-ful. The tongue, being very moist and warm, and iron being a good conductor of heat, the moisture and heat wero immediately withdrawn from the former by the cold handle, and it froze tight. Tho little fellow endeavored en-deavored to withdraw his tongue, but but could not. Several gentlemen went to his rescue, but it required the most careful handling to loosen the boy's organ of taste from tho iron. They ejected saliva upon the handle, and rubbed it with their hands fully five minutes before they succeeded, and then apiece of the skin of the tongue, about the size of a nickel, was left on tho handle, leaving the surface of the tongue where it had come in contact with the handle as white as though it had been scared with a red-hot iron. During the time the boy was fast be gave vent to his excruciating agony in loud and continuous screams. Aio Albany LrJgn: |
