Salt Lake Telegram | 1928-07-02 | Page 7 | This Human Nature of Ours

I I 1 T is Human Nature of Ours r I Q HUMAN nature is a mighty peculiar thing A New York gentleman tired of life tife flung himself into the East rIver A police potice- man inaz came along and threw him a rope The suicide refused to grab it and prepared prepared pre pre- pared to sink to his watery grave Then the cop was smitten by a genuine insl inspiration ration Drawing his gun he pointed it at atthe atthe the man in the water and yelled Grab of that rope you or Ill I'll shoot you Th The half drowned man startled seized the rope and was putted pulled ashore You can figure that one out for yourself Va az the cop a masterly student of psychology ogy Or was he supremely dumb so dumb that the man in the water in sheer respect for uch monumental stupidity allowed him him- himi i sel to be saved Its Itis an interesting question There are v varied ned ways of preventing a amali I mali from ending his life tife Threatening to kilt kill him if he doesn't stop is a new one I