The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1897-05-07
CURE FOR SNORING.
How the Advice of Newspaper Far.
aEraph Was Used.


When the landlady asked the book
keeper in the second-story front room
II he would object to a roommate, he
said "he didn't think he'd mind it, just
so the other fellow didn't snore.I
The landlady promised. to be very
careful and question all callers closely
on that point. 1t was two weeks be-
fore she found any one whom she con-
sidered nice enough to share the room
with the bookkeeper. The newcomer
was dapper little fellow, who had
his trousers creased every other day.
and who was in all respects the quin-
tessence of cleanliness
The two young men got pretty we'll
acquainted the first evening and the
bookkeeper thought he should like his
companion immensely. Before morn
ing he changed his mind and knew he
should uespise him. The room mate
snored. 1t was not an infant snore,
but a fully developed, mighty snore,
such as he had never heard in all his
varied experience. He spoke about it
the next day.
"Snored, did I?' said the roommate.
"That's funny. Nobody ever told me
about it before
Maybe you never slept in the same
room with anybody
"Oh, yes, l have. lots of times. l tell
you. don't think it's natural for me
to do that. l think l did it last night
because I've got such a bad cold"
The bookkeeper accepted that eXpla-
nation and both men set to work to
cure the cold. AT the end of week
there wasn't trace of it, but the snor-
ing continued at a more lively rate
+ than ever. The bookkeeper complained
again. The roommate was very nice
about it. He said he was sorry and
II anybody would recommend anything
that was good for snoring he'd be will
ing to take it, no difference what it was.
That night the bookkeeper brought
home newspaper clipping which he
had run across in the course of the
day.
IF people who snore will take ta-
blespoonful of cayenne pepper and
tablespoonful of olive oil before retir-
ing, they will find the mixture a posi-
IiNS SuIc VI
That was the gist of the paragraph.
After dinner the bookkeeper went to
the drug store and bought a plentiful
supply of both ingredients.
Il tell you what it is,'' he said, when
he came back, ''if little of anything
is good, good deal ought to be still
better. Instead of taking two table
spoonsful of this stuff you ought to
double the dose"
The roommate dcmurred little, but
the other persisted, and after much
gasping and weeplrg the fiery mixture
was swallowed. rne roommate had
taken to the sofa several nights be-
fore that and the bookkeeper went to
bed and slept peacefully the whole
night through without being disturbed
by a single snore. The next morning
he arose, and looked at the silent form
on the bed.
Hello, old man, he said. "That
stuff worked like top, didn't it? Nary
a snore, eh?'
No answer.
Say" he went on, "are you still
asleep?"
The figure sat up then. It's face was
flushed it's eyes blodshot, and it's hair
rumpled.
Don't speak to me" it beloved. 81
hate you. I'm burning up. If the fur
mace of the Hebrew children were in
my stomach 1 couldn't be any hotter
than I am now. No, I'm not asleep.
I haven't been asleep all night. 1 never
expect to sleep again. No wonder I
didn't snore."