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Show His Own Idea. Walter Wyman. surgeon general ot the United States publlo health service, serv-ice, uns at one tlmo visited by the then prluclp.il representative of Tammany Tam-many In congress, Whllo waiting for some papers to be brought to his dosk relative to the subject of the congressman's congress-man's visit, tho surgeon general sought to draw his visitor's attention to the Importance and effectiveness of the public health work of the service by banding him a rather largo bound volume vol-ume containing public health reports for the year Just ended. Upon the arrival of tho expected papers, Dr. Wyman turned again to his visitor, naturally expecting soroo encouraging comment. To bU surprise be found the representative of America's foremost fore-most commonwealth balancing tho unopened un-opened volume upon his palm. Meeting Meet-ing the tnterrogatlvo glance of tho surgeon sur-geon general, be solemnly romarged: "Great cott, general! If you Irop-ped Irop-ped that on a man It would kill htm, wouUn't It!" m |