Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-01-27
EITHER BEAN Or H1TON-
The Freiheit Family Disagree, bat the Doct
Got the Case
San Erari,iSca, II

ilaG LS4AtLl FAMILY out the Iptt /
Got the Case
San Francisco Gail.
The question whether it was bean or
button was the subject of conjdyal po-
lemlcS in which Sigismund Freiheit and
his spouse were seriously involved last
Monday. While Dr.. johnson, the assist
ant secretary of the health board. was
sitting In his private Office with brother
physician, shey heard an energetic discus
sion IN German bet cen two persons on
the stairway outside. Presently the door
opened and man and his wife, both ap-
preaching middle age, entered. Tie
man had child IN his arms, and shared
| his wife's distress over something dread
full that had happened 30 it. Both started
IN at once TO present the case TO the kind
| hearted doctor.
20 at a time, please" said the doctor.
Yes, yes; 10 you just keep still, Nee
ma, said the man TO his wife. land | will
ell what is the matter. Why. YOU see.
this ohild got shoe button"
a bean" lnterrG pied his spouse.
No" you keep still, Meena," said the
husband, with considerable acerhity.
Doctor he got button in his nose"
NO, no, doctor" quickly broke in his
| Wifi; 1t Is not button, it is beam
"Meena, shouted the man, what are
you talking about? l say 1t was shoe-but-
| tun."
It wasn't button. doctor; it was
big blue beam" the woman replied With
yigor.
wv hat do you kick up this row in the
doctors Office for Meenas" said the man
IN anger. These women are all so stu
pid.'
"oh, you're stupid, sisismuud: Won
don't know anything" retorted his wife,
Doctor, l dou'U mind that fool: she
| don know COW from q hegu of cab
| bage.'
Come come, my good people," inter
! posed the dec or, don't quarrel over it
The c: I'D has got something upi,s nose,
! has it?" 'N'
y = doctor, button" said the MN.
! NO doctor, bean, immediately broke
from the woman, who was now thorouyhlv
aroused.
Well, bean or button; it must come
out" said the doctor.
'Yes, the button" saiG the man.
You lie Siglsmund; it's beam said
| the wife.
The doctor quelled the riot by asking
the parents to place the child in a chair,
and then laid out an array of about even
teen instruments, only one of which he
had any use for. Selecting bright, deli
cate hook with long shank, he advanced
toward the infantile patient.
whats that? What's that?" broke in
the father. Il never had such a thing
put into my body and l won't let such
things be put into the body of my off
! spring" and sei2ing the child in his arms
the couple left the Office.
As they were going down stairs the
! young one sneeZed, and out came the
bone of contentiOn-a little shoe button.
The father picked it up and rushed back
to the office.
There, doctor, didn't tell you it was
buttonsn
The woman thus being forced into ac-
| qulescence had nothing more to say, but
| the husband proceeded to explain to the
doctor how the button got up the child's
nose, and placing it IN his own nostril BY
way of illustration he gave sudden sniff
and up went the button into his nose. A
! spasmOdic effort TO blow it out failed il,
it's purpose, and the man now became
| alarmed for himself.
| ut must come out" said the doctor,
''or 1t will be likely to produce q cancer
GUS affection or cerebral inf animation"
whats that! My God! Take it out,
| doctor, take il oul!'
Once more the doctor produced his
hook, and IN moment landed the little
black button in the palm of his hand.
| Then he collected his fee, and the Fret
helt family departed, wiser and happier
| for having the question bean or but
! toh" settled.