The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1898-06-07
HIS LEG is STILL GROWING.
1t Gets Longer and Longer, and He Cant
r.

Stop 1t.
A man out at Rogers park broke his
leg few months ago, and in the setting
the doctor made some mistake, or else
the patient was at fault, for when it set
the bone joined improperly, and when
the man came to walk he found that
one leg was several inches shorter than
it should be. He was naturally very
much Inconvenience and bemoaned the
fact that he was to be cripple for life.
One day while he was alone at the
house woman book eanvasser was adj
mitted. After she had failed to sell him
what she had she asked him what the
matter was. He told her and said that
he feared he would be cripple for life.
"HumphP' said the woman. "There
is no need of that now since Christian
science is doing SO much"
81 have heard a great deal about
Christian science" said the man, "but
never heard that it could cure trou-
BILE like mine"
"Why not?' asked the woman. "It
is doing greater things than that every
day. You would better go see healer. y
"But there is none here, replied the
man.
"Well, " said the woman, "I'm some.
thing of healer myself. l can't stay
here, but I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll
give You the absent treatment You just
stay where you are, and I'll cure your
short leg" And she went away.
The man smiled, but he thought there
might be something in it after all. So
he began to have faith in the healer. In
few days, however, he had almost for
gotten all about it and joked with his
wife about the matter. At the end of
two weeks he arose to a standing posi-
ton and discovered to his great aston
ishment that his short leg was nearly
as long as the other He was delighted.
THAT woman was all right, he said
to his wife, "and / have done her a
great injustice in smiling in my disbe-
lief. F" In fortnight more both legs
were of equal length. He left his room
for the first time in several months and
went to business. He proudly showed
his leg to all his friends and told every
one of the marvellous means by which
be recovered. Everything went we'll
for time, but presently the man made
the astonishing discovery that the cured
J limb was still growing. In another two
weeks it was fully two inches longer
than the one which had not been broken
and that it was the well leg on which
he now limped.
This naturally worried him very
much. You see, there was no telling
where it would end. Then be recollect-
ed, too, that he had no idea who the
healer was, or where he could find her.
He could not even remember the name
of the book she was trying to sell. And
that is how the matter now stands. The
mans leg is still growing. That woman
is still gadding around the country sell
ing books and giving him the absent
treatment. If he does find her, she will
have to begin ON the other leg, and even
then the man will only be fit for the
dime museum. The mans faith in the
new science is still unbroken, but he
feels that the healers should be securely
anchored and kept within certain
/ bounds. Chicago Chronicle.
A Stunned Coal Hole.
Down on South Clark street. about
100 feet north of Madison, there is on
the west side of the street coal hole
shaped like a coffin. Originally the
opening was not different from any other
coal hole. 1t was of ordinary size, and
was closed with a hexagonal cover.
Then large piece Of the stone wac
broken off the sidewalk, charging the
hole to great extent. When the stone
was replaced by sheet of iron, the
hexagonal opening was elongated, so
that the shape of a coffin was formed.
Then the pedestrians along South Clark
street had their troubles
1t is asserted that attention was first
called to the ominous hole in the side
walk when man had his leg sprained
by misstep on the cover. A number Of
persons witnessed the accident, and at
the same time noted the peculiar shape
of the cover. 1t was not long before ev-
eIyb9dy seemed to be aware of the cas-
ketlike figure. Now, any sne who
watches the crowds that daily pass
along Clark street, near Madison, will
be attracted by their actions when they
walk near the coal hole. All the men
keep safe distance from the awe in
spring object, while the women care
fully raise their skirts as they walk
shyly away from the cover. To the cas-
ual observer these peculiar antics are I'M
explainable, but the men and women
the coffin shaped cover are too wise to
place themselves in the power of "tPe
evil eye. - Chicago Inter Ocean