Waterbury Democrat., 1902-04-05
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Some Stray Leaves from Reporters
 Note Book.

Some Stray Leaves from Reporters
 Note Book
 A doctor is authority Tor the story that a mother of four young men who are well known about the city in q cer- tain semi-professional way was vac cinated in d peculiar manner. The young men were vaccinated because they had to be or lose their joos Ill some factory, Having some knowledge of treating vaccination she dressed their arms regularly. One day she no- ticed pimple coming on her face, ana having the natural anxiety of her sex about good looks, she got rid or 'ne small eruption by beheading it with her fingers. Having only little While before been treating her sons arms, some of the vaccine must have re- mained on her fingers. for she trans ferred the vaccination to her face, which is now swollen to the size of T circus balloon, but the woman thinks it's the size of a circus tent.
 Only the legal mind can detect diff ference between bargain and purchase. To the ordinary mind there is not the slightest difference and even among the legal fraternity there is some dis pute as to there being a difference. T he legal mind defines bargain thus: If say that is fine load of hay; how much do you want for it? the owner makes reply which appears to strike me favorably, yet. do not say definite " that 1 will buy it. There is more talk about the load of hay, and still there is no understanding between us. But ii l say, that is fine load of hay, and finally agree to buy it, and direct the owner to take it to my barn, that is a purchase, whereas the first con versation is merely a bargain. The lay mind will say that this is the pln- nacle of quibbling mere shift to get out of q corner. but there is that differ ence nevertheless between making purchase and bargaining.
 clerk in one of the local ..ctels was invited to, drink by a friend the other evening. The clerk is very stout and apparently brimful of good humor His friend was very tall. while the clerk is very short. It had been q long time between drinks for the clerk and his friend laughingly they went down to the bar. Anticipation in the mind Of the clerk was at full tide. It is not every man who invites the clerk to drink. In due time they reached the bar and their drinks were put up thereon. Well. here's lookin' at ve," said the clerk. Like a flash of lightning from the customary smiling sky the clerk received a whack on the face that not only knocked him all to pieces but sent his trimming glass to the ceiling And it was his friend who had struck him. The drink was like the kiss of the seriptural traitor. He had q deep grudge against the clerk and the only way in which he said it could be satis- fled was to take him off his guard and then let go. In the city court the next morning it was shown that the grudge was merely fancied; the clerk has never injured the man or anyone belonging to him. How many cases of this kind there are in the world.
 This question of hygiene in public establishments appears to be going to the extreme of foolishness. While the board of education were examining the sample chairs and desks for the new schools, tue other evening, question was raised as to whether the straight or the curved back chair is the best. Some one maintained that it has been discovered that the chair with the back which reaches under ones arms is very injurious to the system. I do not re- call now which system was mentioned, whether the mental. physical or nerv- ous- Anyway, it was held to be ill., furious to one of them-the kind cf chair that has been in use since the days of Noah's ark. Just think of it. On the other hand, it was also keld that the round backed chair was also injurious because it embraced the re- gions of the lungs and therefore pre- vented natural breathing. Wouldn't that jar you? Some one else contend ed that the straight backed chair gave one pains in the back. was uncomfort- able. and so on. Maybe piano stools will be bought instead.