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Show CAUSTIC HUMOR OF GALILEO. Used In Demolishing Argument Made by Brother Scientist. In a recently published biography of Galileo some stories are told of the caustic humor of that bold investigator. investigat-or. Lotarlo Sara!, a writer on science, having said th-t the Babylonians used to cook eggs by whirling them in a sling, Galileo replied: "The cause of euch an bffect Is very remoto from that to which it is attributed and to And tho truo 'causo I stall reason thus: "If an effect doe not follow with us which followed with others at another time It Is because In our experiments ex-periments something is wanting which was the causo of the former success; and it only ono thing is wanting to as that ono thing Is tho' truo cause. Now we have cigs and filings and strong men to wmrl them, and yet they will not becomo cooked; nay, It tnoy wero hot at first they moro quick ly become cold; nnd since nothing is wanting to us but to bo Babylonian It follows that being Babylonians Is the true causo why thp eggs became cocked and not to tho friction of the air, which is what 1 wish to prove." Consumption Curable. The established fact that consumption consump-tion Is a proventablo disease, when treated in time, cannot bo too strongly strong-ly Impressed upon the public. A Boston Bos-ton physician writing to a medical Journal observes that tho press reaches thousands wbero bulletins Issued Is-sued by boards of health only reach hundreds, and Its services should be enlisted in urging upon ail tho Importance Im-portance of seeking medical advice in case of a continued cough. Tho best time to regulato the disease Is before tho system Is much disturbed by It, a quick cure being often accomplished at such tlnes, Boston Globe. Costume Conducive to Health. When tho Fraser Highlanders landed land-ed In North America In 1757 It was proposed to change tho dress on account ac-count of tho cold winters and hot summers. sum-mers. Tho officers successfully opposed op-posed this, and wero .ultimately Justified Justi-fied by the Highlanders being the healthiest soldiers of tho army. In the campaign In Holland In 1794 some regiments lost as many as 300 from disease but the Black Watch, which had 300 recruits In Its ranks, had only twenty-fivo casualties. Including the killed In battle. 8econd Thoughts. Deacon C. had an IrUh girl who was decidedly verdant. The Deacon was building a woodhouso on ground which enclosed a well. "And, shure," said his servant, "are ye goln' to move the well?" Observing a smile on his face, she added: "Ah! what a big fool I bo. Shuro Ivlry drop of water would run out moving It!" |