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Show Undertaker Had Best of Bid for Business Thomas A. Dwer, president of th New York Itotary club, said at a banquet : "There's such a thing, after all, a carrying business methods too far. "A business man sent for the doctor. doc-tor. The doctor looked him over and said : " 'You're pretty sick, sir, )ut I believe be-lieve I can cure you.' "'What will you charge, doc? groaned the business man, 'fur a full cure?' "'Well,' said the doctor, 'it's rather Irregular to estimate in this way, but I'm ready to cure you for ?i!'Al.' "The business man shook his head weakly on tha pillow. Then he managed man-aged with great ditliculty to articulate articu-late : "'You'll nave to shade that price-considerable, price-considerable, doc. I got a darn sight better bid from the undertaker.'" |