Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1906-07-26
ODD INSURANCE.
Projection 10 BE Had against All Kinds
NJ ont of The WAY Risks,

In these days, said the manager of
II leading insurance company, 1t Is no
cxaggcration to say that you can Insure
against any conceivable contingency
from twins to trachcv,omy; in fact, IL
would take n very clever man to imagine
any possible risk that you can't pro-
tcct yourself against if you are willing
to pay the requisite premium.
1t is fairly common knowledge that
great musicians, like kubclik and
Padcrcwski. insure their hands against
accidents that might disable them. sing
crs insure their throats, athletes their
limbs, and 90 on, no single part of the
body which Is a source OF profit beins
overlooked; while if you are tea faster,
YOU can cover tho risk of losing the deli
cacy OF your palate, and perfume ex-
| pert can similarly protect his sense of
smell.
There are companies which mako a
speciality of nsuring against loss Of
sight, says the London Tit-Bits, so that
you may contemplate even blindness
with comparative oqunnimty. In Ger
many a child can he insured against
ophthalmal up to the age of S5 by an an
| nual payment of sixpcnce only. If the
Insurers sight fails and he has to wear
! glasses, they are provided free, with
treatment, as long as he lives. Bald
ness and loss of teeth can equally be
provided against. At Grimsby fishing
nets are insured against loss or damage;
| there Is company -vhch confines its
operations to the Insurance OF cut glass
and chinaware: and you can easily guard
Yourself against loss from burst pipes in
winter.
Ono company guarantees public house
licenses and makes good thing out of
it, some big brewers paying as much
las Ct 900 year in premiums. and largo
sums are often paid when licenses are
lost: and quite recently to illustrate the
range of modern insurance, a beard ten
feet long was insured for e1oo at pre-
MUM of / per cent.
Quite apart from risks OF what may
he called an ordinary nature. from loss
Of employment to loss or n limb, there
is an extraordinary variety of risks
against which the underwriters will pro-
tc,t Won for n suitable consideration
Suppose, for instance, n man after maxi
ling his will in your favor or leaving You
Il fat legacy becomes insane, they will
insure You against the contingency of
his recovering his sanity and cutting YOU
out Of his last testament. If you have
heo,, left a legacy on condition that you
should marry n certain Iady or chahse
your religion by paying the stipulated
premium YOU Will be assured or an equal
amount If the lady won't have you. or
If on consideration You prefer 10 rem" IL
single, or If You decide TO SUCK 10 your
faith.
If you want to SOIL your mousse ana
the title deeds nave gone aStraF Hno
cant be found You can secure n Poh'y
AS substitute Tor inc uu'' so 'h"t
YOU are relieved or all furthor rcspon-
sibilitv similarly, II you nave arranged
for garden party ana rear 'h9t Il WEI
day will irNolVe You IN loss You can
have your expenses Euaranteed' so th'''
as far as your pocket IS corcerned' you
can smile at faiInS paromoter' ana
equally, of course, FARMER can protect
his corps against uhtlhd weather
suppose. again, You are hcIr 10 a pache-
lor uncle and are i'nriul mat ne may
marry ana You may no s"Pp|'hteu
can insure against Such an un"'S''"oI'
contingency, so that' whether n" wed'
or not, You viii not he penny 'Ao poor
or; or If you are engaged 10 Il eIrl VIII
a nice little dowrE nave TO uo"pt E"l
! could protect Eourscif against u''