MISCELLANEA.
" Young man, do you ever drink ?" asked a mild-looking man, accosting Jones. '' Well, yes, thank you, as it's a cold morning I don't mind," replied Jones, removing his quid of tobacco. " Don't do it any more," rejoined the mild man, "or you will eventually be
A challenge has been sent by the Atlanta Boat Club of New York to the London Rowing Club to row a four-oared race on the
Thames, from Putney to Mortlake. The challenge has been accepted, and the race will take place in the end of June or beginning of July. As the challenge leaves the question of coxswains conditional, it is thought that the London Rowing Club will decide not to hamper themselves with one. The Danbury (Connecticut) News says : A young lady in a neighbouring town has taken up -dentistry for a living. All the gentlemen patronise her. When she puts her arm round the neck of a patient and caresses his jaw for the offending member, the sensation is about as nice as they make 'em. One young gentleman has become infatuated with her ; consequently he hasn't a tooth in. his head. She has pulled every blessed one of them, and made him two new sets, and pulled them. She is now at work on his father's saw. He holds the saw.
A correspondent writes to an exchange : " On cold nights, when I have not sufficient bedding over me, especially at hotels, where we cannot always get just what we want, I adopt a very simple plan ; let me recommend it to others. Throw off one or two of the top covers from the bed, then get two or three large newspapers —one very large one will do —spread them on the bed, and replace the cover. The result will be a warm and comfortable night, without any perceptible increase in the weight of the bedding. Again, for a cold ride on boat, coach, or a long walk, against the wind, place a spread newspaper over your chest before you button up your overcoat, and you will not become chilled through. Nothing can be cheaper, and as far as it goes, nothing more efficient.''
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Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 135, 11 June 1872, Page 6
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