Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1851-09-11

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not holler so as to alarm the college
| am not deaf. What is the usus
: dose in the Southlo
{ "Half pound for an infant, IN
: the quadrature Of the stomach's Gil
D Gle FOR grown negro"
"What are its specific effects upoI
the systemf''
} "The free use Of cofins, spit.box
es, mush-and-milk, and the invention
j Of new oaths with which they ours
the DOCTOR"
"What disease..is it usually giver
in7"
ain all. and some others, from
want of clean shirt TO the death
rattle" ua.
I "Right, sir, right" said the exami
ner, never doubling, from my apti
tude Of reply and perfect seriousness,
but that they were to the point.
"What are emetics?'
medicines, that a man who has
dined badly, and wants to conceal it,
should never take"
"What are the most certain?''
''The first cigar, the first quid, or a
spoiled OYSTER"
"What is their actionl'
"That Of money won at gambling:
going back the way it come, and ta-
king good deal more than it
brought"
"When should lobelia be givenl"
"At elections, where the people
are writing a man down as an ass,
and he wants to be brought up ahead
"What dose would you give it in?"
"lf the patient was likely TO leave
a rich widow, I'd certainly give
pound"
"When would you think an emetic
had acted sufficiently"
"When | was in doubt whether it
was the patients tongue or stomach
that was hanging out Of his mouth"
"What are purgativesl"
medicines, whose actions bear
the same relation to that OF emetics,
which the possums did TO the hollow
where the dog was waiting TO catch
them-they 60 the othey way"
Suppose your patient had a diar-
rhea, what medicine would you
givei"
"a quart of brandy, for it would
be sure 10 make him tight"
"What are the most dangerous
preparations OF lead!''
"Congressional speeches in WASH
ington, and buck-shot in the South
ern States"
"From what does the hive syrup
derive its namer'
"From the fact of bees living in
hives. and there being honey in it,"
"Right, sir! all right! You have
answered admirably. / see | must
vote Tor you. You can go, STRIP
and out | went.
"Three votesI Hurrahl Two
more, and I'm safe. Now for old
Pm sure of him." for
upon surgery was prepared, and
ny intimacy with that professor as
iured me he must be aware Of it, and
attribute the errors | might commit
o natural trepidation under the
He was a man of too much good S
ense 10 wheedIe or tool with, and ;
Notwithstanding my confidence in {
nv good preparations, and his ap- G
'reciation Of it, anticipated a terri {
lie time with him. q
Ny heart sank as | entered the
DOM. "Be seated, Mr.. Tensas.-
Beautiful weather for this season. (
lave an applet Here is an instru- f
nent for deligating the suOclavian n
rtery, that the maker has done me r
he honor to call after me. How do
ou like i'll think | must order a e
oxen. Do to give to acquaintan- I
es," ratified on the kind-harted pro- is
,Ssor, trying to reassure me, which il
e failed to do, for | regarded his ii
leasantry as somewhat akin TO the a
at sporting with its victim. "You il
ever shave, Tensas, | believel Ap- O
ropos, how old are youl" al
| jumped clear out of my seat at d.
he question. The Institution re- p
lired a candidate to be twenty-oDe, e,
-hich | was not, by several months. nj
sits rather late in the day to in, gl
lire that, professor" replied |, Ii
you should have asked that before So
paid for your ticket"
swell you are old enough TO be Sc
Zamined for your degree, l expect, m
you'll be rejected in all probabili-
,. How do you make chicken e:
'upl" ~
/ began to get nettled. Thinking ql
} was sporting with me upon my dl
nbarrassed condition: but glance e1
his face told me that he was, or fe
rongly pretended to be, in earnest. IA
"Prolessor M-,"f said, 81 came D,
ere, sir, to be examined upon sur m