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Show Proof Positive. Frog Was There to Back Up Aojcrtlon of Doctor. Many years ago Dr. Woodward, founder of tho Woodward Institute at Qulncy, Mass., was much annoyed - a wealthy maiden lady who was very positive she had swallowed swal-lowed a young frog nnd that it was growing In her stomach. After many attempts to disillusion her. the doctor resorted to a stratagem, strata-gem, He procured a medium-sized frog, and placing It in his pocket, visited vis-ited the patient nnd Informed her that he proposed to remove the rrog. He Rdmlnlstered a powerful emetic. Ho then produced the frog, nnd she was very happy, and kept the frog as n souvenir. In less than a week he liatj an urgent ur-gent call from tho lady, who tearfully Informed him that tho frog had left one of Its family in her stomach He took tho frog, placed him on a table, anil with his microscope exnmlncd him lung and attentively. At last, with n sigh of relief, he exclaimed; "Madam, you are mistaken; tho frog Is a he one." Exchange. |