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Show A PLEASANT POSSIBILITY. A memlier of the faculty of the Columbian Co-lumbian Medical college at Washington Is particularly fond of taking his students stu-dents unawares in his "quizzes." - Te one, a student, it would not be uncharitable un-charitable to call a faullard, the professor profes-sor sold one day: "What quantity constitutes a dose of ?" giving the technical name of cro- totr oil. "A teaspoonful," was the answer. The Instructor made no comment; find the student soon realized that he had made a mistake. After a quarter of an hour had elapsed he said: "Professor, I should like to change my reply to that question." "I'm afraid it's too late. Mr. Blank." responded the professor, looking at his watch. "Your patient has been dead fourteen minutes." Collier's. |