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Show An exchange remarks that scientists have dlscovcied that one cubic centimeter centi-meter of Ice cieani contains 7,000,000 germs. Well, well, this much mooted question has been settled at last, has It? The general public has wrestled with this scientific problem for centuries cen-turies and this discovery will certainly come as welcome news. The question has been not whether the cream really contained germs, bub how many. Now, the young man and his best girl .as they sit opposite each other at the ice cream parlor can count up the number of germs they aro absorbing into their systems as they get on the outside of numberless dishes of the frozen luxuiy, rather than indulge in small gossip. If there arc 7,000,000 germs in a cubic centimeter, there arc probably not less than 60,000,000 In the average dish ofcieam. If the young man cats two dishes and the young lady thiee, which Is usually the proportion, the two will havo taken Into their system as many as 315,000,ooo,gcrms. Think of that, will you, a petite little creature with a waist but "0 Inches aiound cairylng with her two-thiids of 315,000,000 genus. This is amazing, and the discovery dis-covery certainly opens a great field for speculation. Tho Ice cream trado is sine to take a boom now , for where Is the ambitious young who will not haveadeslie to asccitaln Just bow-many bow-many Icecream germs a human system can contain. Possibly there may bo a championship contest between Ice creamlsts, and such a contest would have an advantage over a yacht lace, for It could take place wliether the wind Is right or not. And It Is unlikely that this system of computation computa-tion with Ice cieam accompaniment may be Introduced Into our schools. As a mental stimulus, the proposition could never have a rival. It Is tiuly grand to contemplate the possibilities of this discovery, for asyet this wonderful won-derful scientist has not put a damper on us by asset ting that these getms are harmful. We are left to believe that the Ice cream germs aie peaceable peace-able little fellows that say their prayets regulaily and always mind mamma. Really thouL'h.our cutloslty is as gieat as a woman's Why didn't this dlscoveier tells us what tho getms look like? Do they icsemble miniatuio toad fiogs, or are they In the irituro of centipedes, caterpillars or grub worms. In view of the fact that we ate eating such enormous quantities quanti-ties and will probably continuo to eat them why shouldn't we know just exactly Just what to look for when we cast our optics on the Ice cream. Tho developments seem to be incident to this wonderful discovery will be watched with unabated Interest, and we here suggest that this scientist should be crowned with laurel. |
