The Washington times., 1911-01-18
Andrew and ImOgene
By Roe Fulkerson.

uC HAcHEwi Kachoo! Ku-
chew sneezed Imogens.
Her handkerchief aIternated
between her streaming eyes
and her nose.
"Uhhuh," Jibed Andrew. "I told you
about wearing low shoes and silk stock
ings in the winter time, but you
wouldn't listen to me. and now Your
head is all stopped up!'
"Staubed up?" said Imogene, "staubed
UP? I wish I knew something that
would staub up my doze! have been
sneezing all day! Id was not the low
shoes. thought
What did 1t then?'' asked Andrew.
II went up to the Monday Evening
Club to hear DR.. Evans lecture on fresh
air and the roomb was so hot and the
windows SO tightly closed that I dook
cold when 1 comb soud in the airi
Cachoo! Kachewr'
Tell me more about it," laughed An
drew.
WELL" resumed Imogene, taking her
handkerchief off of her mouth and nose
and wiping her eyes with it, you see
he used to be keGps: in a. ZOO In Chi
cago, and oud ther: they had an cpl
demic OBJ tuberculosis among the mon
keys, and all died eXcebd six, and he
took the six and PIT them 'oud in the
rain and the hail and the snow, oud
where the wiltery winds do blow as
the song says-kachoo!-and they didn't
die. Kachooi
Then he tried the same thing on
some school children-a whole room full
OBJ them He took them oud doors in a
snowstorm and made them study there.
and they didn't die, either! KachooI
"And dow he's come here to WASH
ington to see II he can kill US! Kachoo!
He wants to break all the windows,
pud oud all the fires, and let the fresh
air into all the schools, departments.
streed cars and fibe-cent theaters, and
SAYS II people will only listen to him
they will never hab colds or any sort
OBJ difficulty OBJ the breathing abarratus!
| KachooI Kachoo!'
You evidently didn't listen," laughed
Andrew.
"Yes I did. too" she shifted, indig-
nantly. 81 would have enjoyed 1t bedder,
| though if there had been some vendi-
| lation. There were lots OBJ people you
dow there. Mr.. Charlie Nesbit was
there; l noticed him particularly, for his
| collar was all melted down. Mr.. oliver
Newman was there tanning Mr.. Louis
! wilIige."
Yes" interrupted Andrew, Il can ur-
| derstand their being at a fresh air
meeting. They were both left out IN the
cold at a recent election and would be
used TO the frost
| We'll, anyhow" said Imogene, Doc
| tor Evans wands to dry 1t on the de-
partment clerks and school children
here in Washington. Kachoo"
"I see," smiled Andrew. "he looks on
our weII-fIled Government departments
and schools with the same unholy glee
that lights UP the face of vivisection-
ist looking at a dog pound"'
He says II we listen to him We will
ney er have pneumonia or phthisis, or
any other of those diseases that are so
much easier to hab than they are to
spell. Kachoo! Kachoo, Kachoo!'
II wonder If the economy committee
didn't send for him TO save coal bills in
the departments suggested Andrew.
| No" said she. Most OF the people
there seened to be doctors and It may
! be that business is dull in local medical
! circles and they want to introduce his
plans in the schools and departments to
heIb them oud. Kachoo! Kachoo! Don't
you think there is something in this
cold air theory OF DR.. Evans, Andrew
KachOo"'
"Oh yes,'' he smiled. Il suppose they
pay him
"I just lobe these scientific Iegures. -
she said. Il want you to go with me to
one next weeg Kachoor'
What's it about?'' he asked.
Ids a lecture on appendicitis"
NO, thanks replied Andrew with
emphasis No organ recitals for
mine