New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-11-08
TIE TALK or THE DAY.

A physician tells 1.-THE Cincinnati Times-S,ar"
that the widespread fear Of disease Is largely
groundless Everything" he says, 'is full OF
germs or crusted with them, but every germ IS
not harmful Every disease germ on the body does
not produce a disease. IL II did there would not
be a person the face of the earth tomorrow
People lived before disease germs were known ana
were as healthy as they are to-day. They HVeu
as carefully we do-perhaps more so. We cam
not avoid contact with disease germs. but we can
do what is better, strengthen the body 50 that II
resists them easily lion can a flea. Some
scientists pretend to deplore lack OF precauion
people take against germs. 1t is simply because
the people see, despite theories that every germ
doesn't produce sickness any more than every man
Is n murderer Every man may possibly be one
but we would not be justified in going armed on
that account"
Sarcastic Sster-"I wonder how Europeans come
10 persist in that idea that bands of savages fire.
auent New-York?" asked the athletic young man..
the visitors to this country have heard IA football
team giving the college yell."-CWashington Star.
A well-known caricaturist says that he fire.
ouently gets "face-tired" "As l draw" he ex-
plains "unconsciously my face assumes the ex-
preston of the people am trying to represent in
u distorted way. and result. at the end OF
couple of hours | find myself compelled TO rest
not my eyes nor my hands but my face. | do
this either by lying down or by going out on the
street with the determination of spending my
time in looking at things ana not at People, LOT
| find | study their faces at the expense of my
own | take a keen delight In my work. and that
IS the reason l suppose that l am so sympathetic
with it,"
Not Pleasant to Remember. -Waiter-You for
get my service. sir.
Angry Patron-Well I'm In luck IL can.-(Chi-
cago Record
THE Chicago Tines (Dem) reads the last
ditch" Southern Senator's a very sharp lecture. H.
It says, the country has weared Of these ancient
humbugs. blatant and boastfu takers who seem
to know nothing OF the genius OF the Republic
which survived despite their efforts to destroy IT,
IL Is small wonder. The fellows belong 10 a past
age A generation which is all business and cares
nothing for rhetorical cant has no patience with
the grandiose charlatans that are forever willing
10 die In the last ditch. but forever postponing the
discovery OF the precise location OF that ultimate
excavation"
The celebrated Slgnora Howlinski was in the
middle Of her solo when little Johnny Fizzletop, re-
ferrlng to the conductor OF the orchestra, asked:
why does that man hit at the woman with his
stick" -
We'll then what does she hoer for?"-
yankee Blade.
name OF a college settlement In connection with
Harvard. for the benefit of workingmen Ii gives
to them the privileges OF the university for % cents
a month. "Thc Harvard professors. says The
Boston Herald" deeply Interested In this move
ment and nearly fifty OF the best men In the uni
versty have volunteered their services for the sea-
son instructors In the evening college which
has been established at Cambridgeport for the