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Show AN IDEA PURELY ENGLISH. Dr. Barnardo. the Iuulon philanthropist philan-thropist who dieel recently, used to toll the following story: "At the door of oil" of the boys' honied was a mat with the words. 'Wipe your feet.' one day as Dr. Barnardo was entering the house he saw a new boy removing his shoes and stockings and wiping his feet on the mat. He had taken the Instructions in a literal sense." The doctor would add gravely: "The anecdote reminds one of the notices nt American doors, 'wipe your gums,' referring to the ga-lashes ga-lashes universally worn in winter." Kansas City Tinus. |