The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1916-12-14

ten per cent philharmonic acid"
Il never eat SOUP" gurgled Uncle
Greg. because it's waste of good
space"
The doctor said nothing more, but
quietly surrounded his soup.
When the fish was served the doc
tor danced over his plate with his fork
and said, "llydrostotic acid with here
and there symptoms OF manganese
germs ana few sulphide microbes
Uncle Gregory pushed his plate back
with a sigh that was pitiful to hear.
Peaches was now so nervous that
her hands were doing a shaker dust,
and there was a big pink spot on
each cheek.
The others at the table, with the
exception of nervous old Uncle Greg
DRY, paid not the slightest attention to
Doctor Busyface.
Even Uncle Peter threw away his
germ fear after the clam episode, and
took a long chance with everything
from soup to nuts.
Next We haG some turkey with
mashed potatoes, green peas and
asparagus tips.
When Uncle Gregory saw all this
his face broke out in "a smile, and we
could see his appetite roll up it's
sleeves.
ain this" the doctor began again.
holding up a turkey wing on his FORK,
''in this we have cOld-stOrage tur-
key which has been treated with OK
allie acid and chloride of potassium
to keep it in Il shivering state"
Pardon me, Doctor" exclaimed
Peaches Indignantly, but it isn't II
cold-storage turkey, because it was
sent nae as present by some friends
on Long Island only this morning"
Possibly" went on Caterpillar
Charlie, possibly my hurried diagnosis
was at fault, but we can never be sure
about these things, because here, Oh
the elbow of the wingy find traces OF
calisthenic acid over the membranes.
mo, thank you" said Uncle Greg
DRY, 81 never eat turkey, it gives mt
the heartburn" And the poor ole
guy struck such a note of hunger thai
1 wanted to throw that doctor out OF
the window.
BY this time several others at tn,
table were becoming more of less i'm
pressed, and the dinner party was be
ginning to assume the cheerful as
pect of meeting of martyrs an hou
before the arena opened.
"Please pass me some mashed pc
tatoes," whispered Uncle Gregor,
after the pangs of hunger had heater
him to the ropes.
Here we find" croaked the doc
tor, raising forkful of mashed pc
tatoes, here we find one of the mos
evil effects of food adulteration. Thi
potato was grown in the fall of tn
year 1889, but it has been washed i
alum water to give it the appearance
of being modern, while its eyes hav
been treated with belladonna to max
= them bright and snappy."
5 Uncle Gregory groaned patheticall,
} and the rest of us, out of poktenes
tried to look interested, but only SUI
ceeded in looking seasick.
2 When the ice cream and cake wer
Y brought on Doctor Smotherjoy drov
his spoon down deep into the chOc'
, late and vanilla mixed and sal,
5 Here is a pltiful Illustration of whi
y dishonest tradesmen viii do fC
| money. Here we find that some {
! this ice cream was pale originate
but it was treated with aniline dye
: give it this chocolate effect, and the
q baked in the sun to deceive the ey
n On the other hand, we find this Vi
I nilla was originally dark and forbi
ding, but it has been treated with pc
oxide of hydrogen to make it more I
!, a blonde"
n Pardon me, DOCTOR snappt
= Peaches, her teeth chattering with ne
q vousness, but this ice cream WI
+ made in our kitchen by our own coo