Show LIMIT OF RED TAPE insatiable curiosity sent two five cent stamps to the patent office in washington says the wall street journal in payment for two copies of the patent report in which his bis curiosity might be satisfied he received in return mail a courteous letter from a treasury official announcing that no more copies of the patent paper were in existence the 10 cents in stamps the letter ter said had meanwhile been turned into the treasury in payment for something the treasury could not supply so it was held to the credit of mr curiosity and would be refunded to him on requisition L mr curiosity invested in another sheet lof of paper and envelope and a three cent and asked for a return of the 10 cents paid for goods the government could not supply then he received a form to be filled out the second bunch of stationery reaching reaching him under government frank and dutifully I 1 filled out the form required he aed used more stationery and another three cent stamp and finally received a warrant for 10 cents ants from the treasury involving more stationery and another frank v moral guess what government man argement for everything would mean |