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Show Odd Place for Serpent. In Alsaco recently a four-year-old child, tho daughtor of a worklngman, bocamo vory 111 ono day, but speedily recovered, and for somo days afterward after-ward dismayed her parents by eating a good doal moro than a child of that ago is wont to eat. Instead, however, of growing fntter, tho girl grew thinner, nnd doctors, who wero summoned to attend her, wcro unablo to explain why tho food did her no good. Finally tho rlddlo was sohed, for a serpent about twenty Inches In length Issued ono morning from tho child's mouth. Tho serpent was killed and sent to tho University of Strasburg, and since then tho little ono has enjoyed ex-collont ex-collont health. It is supposed that tho child swallowed tho serpent whllo drinking somo impuro water. |