Omaha daily bee., 1910-08-21
ODD ACCIDENTS THAT PAY
Curious Items from the Business
Ledger of Accident Insur-
ance Company.

Last years claim register Of an accident
insurance company reveals compensation
for dog and cat bites. stings from insects
and poisonous plants and the jolts that
follow treading on banana and orange peel.
Among other curiosities there was the case
OF the architect who, running along. came
in contact with a friends hat brim. 1t
caused confusion Of the left eyeball. and
his two eyes subsequently brlmmed with
gratitude when a covering check for $50 ar
rived But what Of the English tailor who
came against the handle of barrel organ
left standing in a dark road? His ribs
were bruised, and the company paid up
to the tune of $25.
Sequence Of ideas here involves easy steps
to the pastime of dancing. Terpsichorean
gyrations appear to have been somewhat
costly last year, A clerk when tripping
the light fantastic toe. collded with other
dancers, got kicked, and had his shin badly
bruised. An architect slipped and fell while
dancing, and injured his left arm; and a
brewer, in making a sudden effort while
swinging at lancers displaced a bone in
his left wrist. Suitable sums commensurate
with the benefits covered under the exist
ing policies were handed over after the
ball"
burnt when opening a box of matches
which exploded; while an insurance official
had both hands scalded through his extin-
gushing a burning comb in his daughters
hair Then a corn merchant was unfor-
tunate enough when cleaning his pipe to
run the cleaner into his finger at the side
of the nail; blood poisoning followed. All
| three came through the fires of affliction
and verify had their reward-from an in
surance policy point of view.
All work and no play may make Jack
dull boy, but play is often a fruitful
source of claims. retired school inspec
| tor suffered considerably from an injury
to his shin, occasioned by a boys HOOP
merely swerving and rounding into him
Seventy-five dollars was paid by the Of
flee; and one-third that figure fell to the
butcher who had his right thumb sprained
and his eye bruised through having tripped
| over a wire maHcously stretched across
the pavement. Juvenile practical jokers
please note.
| Ones bedroom might surely be expected
to be the last place where mankind would
come "a cropper." Not so, however, judg-
ing by the claim register. A farmer, when
undressing, fell and sustained a confused
wound to his scalp. To him $225 was paid
| DelOTo ne lelG Tic DeuTOOH. ne
/ of a hot water bag in bed scalded the
right ankle of a shipowner and his bill
of lading totaled $3.50. An army officer,
when lacing his boot on a chair, overbal-
anced himself. fell, and sprained his right
wrist and arm. The displacement that en-
sued made him rank for $40 compensation
Popular fallacy has 1t that a knife cuts
love, but it does more than that At all
events, the company mad its exchequer cut
down by $50 by meeting the claim of a
doctor who, when opening a clasp knife
cut his right forefinger, which caused sup.
Duration OF the flexor tendon, necessitatine
the opening of the palm of the hand. Be-
yond a doubt, Home. sweet home" has
risks little 6reamt Of with all our philoso-
ply. One further example may serve &c
drive the truth home. A dyer rising sud.
denly from chair unfortunately twisted
his leg and sprained his left knee. The
payment of $160 in the circumstances was
a dire necessity.
Accidents at all kinds Of sports were
duly registered, but one lasting impression
] was formed-that golf is not so harmless
pastime as it would appear to be. Here
for instance. are three claims taken at
random: A solicitor, when golfing, STRUCK