SUSPICIOUS SYMPTOMS.
A minister who was perhaps not too careful in bis habits was induced by his friends to take the teetotal pledge. His health appeared to suffer, and his doctor ordered him to take ono glass of punch daily.
"Oh I" said he," I dure not. Peggy, my old housekeeper, would tell the whole parish."
"When do you shave?" the doctor asked.
"In. the morning." " Then," said the doctor, "shavo at night; and when Peggy brings you up your hot water, you can take your glass of punch just before going to bed." The minister afterwards appeared to improve in health and spirits. The doctor mot Pe«gy soon after, and said: "I'm glad to hear, Peggy, that your master is better." V- " Indeed, sir, he's bolor, but his brain's affected ; there's something wrung wi' his mind." "How?" r _" Why, doctor, he used to shavo at night before going to bed, hut now ho shaves in the mom, lie shaves before dinner, he shaves after dinner, the shaves at night-he's aye shavin'."
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Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1025, 17 March 1882, Page 2
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172SUSPICIOUS SYMPTOMS. Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1025, 17 March 1882, Page 2
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