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Show A Natural Slip. Prof, Knight of St. Andrew's university, uni-versity, In a volume of personal recollections, recol-lections, tells a story concerning Prof, Henderson, who filled tho chair of Pathology in Edinburgh university for twenty-seven years, "When his colleague, Prof. Trail, the Encyclopaedia Brltanntca editor, one day objected to a candidate for graduation (who was a natlvo of Ceylon) Cey-lon) on the ground of fal spelling, Trail said: "Why ho actually spelt exceed with ono "0." ' 'Oh,' replied Henderson, In a moment, 'you should remember that ho camo from tho land of tho Slngalesc!'" Tho Joke, wo aro told, saved tho candidate. |