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Show I ' , 'I LAUGH TURNED ON SURGEON. t ' ' ' His Effort to Impress Students Was a ' j Distinct Failure. . i : A famous Gorman Burgeon, a pom- s I, i POus man, who loved to impress his "' ' ; ? patients and students with his impor- 1 '' l J tnncc, was lecturing to his students " ;' I ono day when a worklngman entered "J; '4 t'10 rom- Tho surgeon stopped him 'w' ' j by a gesture and ordered his class r J . to look at him. "Now, Mr. X," ho said ! '. ' vt- rj to one of tho students, "what Is tho ,';'( matter with this man? From hero ' ,' " ; you should bo ablo to mako a correct t- ' ; diagnosis simply by looking at tho ' , man's faco, his bearing nnd tho con- ; ', tour of his head." Mr. X, Mr. Y and . , Mr. 55 having failed to mako any dl- , ' ngnosls whatsoovor, tho professor tri umphantly declared: "You ought to soo at tho. first glanco that tho man Is deaf nnd dumb." IIo forgot to mention men-tion that ho himself had frequently ' scon tho patient. Then tho patient ' spoko up: "No, your excellency, it Is my brother who Is deaf and dumb. But ho looks very much like mo." |