Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-01-12

most distinguished OF his friends
to be present and witness the
dissection Of an enormous alli-
gator which he had secured.
The dissection was q matter of deep
interest to all. After this followed
social chat upon scientific sub
jects, end then came dinner, to
which the company sat down with
sharpened appetites, falling to with
a will.
How do you like the sonp?' asked
the professor, addressing q man
who had eaten two platesfnl.
'Excellently well. 1t is good.
Turtle, 10 it not p
The professor shook his head.
1t has peculiar taste,' SAID an
other; mot exactly like turtle
'Allalligators have, replied Buck
land; the cayman particularly so.
1t was really q cayman which dis
sected this morning, and having a
notion to try how a soup would
taste
BY this time there was a general
route of the guests, and most of
them were pale and sick.
See the power Of Imagination ?
said auckland. IF had told him
it was turtle, or :errapin, or any
thing else admitted to the approved
cuisine of modern society, they
would have pronounced it excellent,
and their digestion would not have
been disturbed. Such is the men,
tai power over the physical.
But was it not an alligator p
asked a lady of the company.
Not at all. 1t was as fine q
Calls head as ever wore a coronet.'
answered Buckland quietly.
Montague, in his Essays men
tions two cases of the force of imag-
ination, one of which was comical,
the other tragical.
A woman fancied she had swal.
lowed pin in q crust of bread, and
complained Of intolerable pain in
her throat. The doctor could de-
.:.4 10 sgallin0- or OF y, ,sign of O
pin, and was convfncsT ss... -snv
pain was imaginary. He caused
her to vomit, aud then contrived to
throw crooked pin into the basin.
The woman no sooner saw this than
she was relieved entirely of her suf-
fering.
A gentleman who had company
for dinner, three or four days after
told some of them. for a joke, that
one of the dishes of which they had
partaken was cat-pie. A young
lady who had been at the feast was
at once seized with q violent horror.
Vomiting and fever ensued, and no
means could be found to save her
life. She died of imaginary pie.
Here is an illustration of the
power of imagination, which, at the
same time pokes little fun at the
'blue-glass' cure.
A Sacramentan, who had heard
and read a great deal about the
blue-glass cure, concluded that he
would try the specific for his rheu-
matism. He accordingly procured
half dozen panes, inserted them
in the window Of his bathroom,
and took a 'sun-bath,' according to
the prescribed formula, for three
successive days. His wife had been
away from home, and when she re-
turned, she was delighted to hear
that the new cure had done her
husband a wondrous amount OF
good. He was eager to have her
see the new window and she felt
considerable curiosity on the SUBJ
ject herself, but on entering the
bathroom she burst into ft oil
laughter, which was explained q
moment later by her ejaculation,
That's your mazarine blue-glass
Why. goosey, that isn't blue; that's
greenp He is reported as not feel
ing so well now.
Another singular illustration Of
the power Of the imagination, which
Bodies forth
The form Of things unknown"
was recently exhibited by q rich
farmer, Of Reading, Pa. Mr.. E.
was stout and healthy. He is in
the habit of wearing constantly ons
suit Of clothes. until he wears il
out. One day Mr.. E. was startled
he smelt very offensive odor, and
imagined that it came from hi
ears, or mouth. or pores of his skin
He was frightened, for he though
the odor indicated that ne was sink,