DON'T JUMP AT CONCLUSIONS
Chang Yin Tang, Chinese Minister to the United States, was warning a group of would-be interviewers against the danger of jumping at conclusions. 'Now,' said Chang, 'a friend of mine who has just returned from a hunting expedition in central Africa, told me of a most remarkable occurrence. His party was trekking through a heavily-wooded region when the cries of a number of birds attracted him to a bit of overgrown jungle. Peering within, he beheld a trunkless body.' But,' Mr. Chang,' interrupted one of his hearers, ' surely you mean a headless body.' My dear fellow,' retorted the smiling Chang, ' didn't I warn you not to jump at conclusions ? The body was that of an elephant.'
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New Zealand Tablet, 17 July 1913, Page 62
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