Waterbury Democrat., 1902-09-13
AS YOU LIKE IT
A Few Stray Leaves From Report
 far'S Natn Tnnty


 CTS Note Book.
 During the past week a teacher in one of the local schools asked a class of children the question, "Where is Connecticut?" Instantly the hand of a bright appearing boy in rear seat was raised and the boy kept shaking it impatient to answer the question. The teacher, confident that the child knew the answer of the question, At length called on him, but was aston lshed when he replied that "Connecti- cut was in Maine.'
 The spectacle of Waterbury police officer talking with deaf and dumb visitors was one of the things that attracted some attention on the public streets during the past week. A couple of inmates of deaf and dumb institution were calling upon friends here and happened to miss their bear ings and appealed to Officer McCarthy for information. The trio stood at the corner of Bank and Grand streets and it was amusing to see the fingers of the three men saw the afr. The officer gave them such information as they desired and then indulged in
  things in general They were very much pleased with the skiilful manner i'll which the guardian of the peace manipulated his fingers and said that one would travel many miles before he would find another man in his position who possessed SO thor ough knowledge of the means of communicating with people who can not utter a syllable or hear a sound.
 
 Somepeople have an erroneous idea of the extension of the postal system as advocated by the Hon Mr Cowles of Farmington, and in use in many coun- tries of the old world. A man who pretendedt to be very much in earnest, put who evidently spoke in jest, was talking about the matter last night, and ridiculed the proposition to send bar relS of flour and other things of that character through the mail He want eel to know if one had an empty barrel to send to Tom Kelly's store would the pOStman take care of it? and then declared that if such law should go Into effect all the present employees of the postottice would have to retire and make room for giants. No doubt the gentleman was aware that in case Mir CoWles should succeed in bringing about the postal changes he is so much interested in such articles as he re- Ierred to would be handled by the pos tal department in the same manner as they now are by express companies. It would be good job for the people. but or course the express companies would iose heavily on the game, and proba- DIV tnls IS the great obstacle in the way or getting the government to make move in that direction.
 
 The As You Like It man is very mush pleased to notice that the lofe James Meagher's restorative for per- sons who got nearly asphyxiated with gas had not died with him. 1t was used Thursday afternoon on man with the usual good effect and it worked so successfnlly many not aware of how and by whom it was introduced into Waterbury regarded it as something known to none outside the medical profession. So far as can be learned MT Meagher was the first to introduce milk as a restorative in such cases in this town and 1t is said that there is nothing better. Years ago homework girl on North Main street went to bed leaving the gas es- caping, but fortunately some one found her in time to save her life. Dr North and one of the priests at the Immaculate Conception church were called, and both agreed that the pa tient was beyond alI hope. Some one who had heard of Jim Meagher's cure suggested that 1t be tried. pr North laughed at it. but finally decided to use it, adding that it would do no harm auvmav Tshp Yni1I< raf1adv xfnc administered and the patient soon re- viyed. When the excitement was over Dr North pronounced it invaluable in such cases and from that time on it was the only medicine he recommend ed when called to attend people who had inhaled an overdose of gas.