The Belding banner-news., 1922-03-15
NO MORE FISH
STORIES OR SICK
GRAND MOTHERS
AFTER u s e OF SCOPOLAMIN
GETS TO BE GENERAL
THROUGHOUT COUNTRY

If George Washington were alive
today, and stood beside the fallen
cherry tree, he might say something
bit different from the words ira
dition credits him with.
You can picture Georges dad say
ing, George, nah boy, note that
the cherry tree has been chopped
down. Who did it,"
Georges 1922 reply might be.
81 did it, dad. | can not tell lie.
I've been scopolamined."
Scopolamin = that the thing.
There is a chance that it is going
to put an end to lieing in every part
of the world served by medical sci
last week from Dallas, Texas.
Experiments with scopolamin were
made upon two prisoners in the Dali
las county Jail. Hypodermic injec-
tions of the serum were given to
Ed. Smith, accused of homicide, and
w. S. Scrivener, vonvicted of rob-
bing a postoffice. Mury Hughes, dis
trict attorney, announced that the
serum apparently paraiyzed the
mans will to lie
The men then were questioned at
length after the serum was inject
ed
"Our questions were answered
truthfully, as far as we know, the
district attorney is quoted as say
ing, "Test questions were included,
answers to which we knew. These
questions were interspersed with
others intended to prove the guilt or
innocence of the prisoners.
AS a result of the examination.
Mr.. Hughes indicated that the hon.
dropped. Scrivener was not ques
toned about the post Office robbery,
because his case is now before a
higher court. However, Scrivener
gave the officials much information
about other robberies, the district
attorney said. This information he
previously had withheld
The possibilities of scopolamin
serum might fill one with joy. They
might also prompt one to keep right
on walking after the auto that
brings in the "boozeY. 1t all de-
pends.
Suppose, now, that scopolamined
husband arose from the dinner table
Thursday evening, hemmed and
hawed bit. and then started to edge
over toward the clothes closet.
"Your lodge night, / suppose, Al
BERT" the wife would say, using that
tone of patient suffering which seems
to add. 'I've stood it six years, now
and | suppose if it ever would XII.
4 ~
Albert would stand still and slut
ter moment, and then the old
scopolamin would get in its dirty
work"
"No, Gertrude, he would respond
taking the count in his struggle with
the truth serum. "l am going out to
play stud poker four or five hours,
or as long as my money lasts, and
l expect to help lick up batch of
home brew"
You can see that scopolamin would
either make or break home right
there.
If our country were 100 per cent
scopolamined, imagine the startling
changes!
The justice of peace would say to
the bride, "Do you promise to love
honor and obey"
"Not on your eye, / DON'T" she
would reply. That's old stuff. 1t
don't 90 in these times when WON
ans free"
A campaign oration: "Fellow cl-
tizen, it's no pleasure for me to APP
pear before you today. Fact is, i
don't like the idea of begging votes
from a lot of boobs. But my cam
paign manager told me the opposi-
ton had some pretty good men
working here, and he thought | had
better come down and hand out the
bunk to offset their efforts. Ii
started telling you what ! thought
about National legislative problems
you probably wouldn't know what
I'm talking about anyway, so what's
The use? All l need to say Is that
think | can trade votes better than
tl. gent who's running against me,
SO YOU better climb aboard and back
winner, particularly if you have
any strong ideas as to who should
be postmaster of this town after L
get in Office"
Address of the counsel for the de-
tense in Recorders court: Gentle
men of the jury, know this lad
whom l represent stuck up a gro
Gerry and slugged the owner. He isn't
entitled to any sympathy and socie-
ty would be best served if you put
him away for a stretch of 5 or lO
years. You see it costs to keep up
an Office and support family. SO,
when this fellow slipped me a fat
retainer suppose it was part OF
the money he stole-I thought 1t
would be to my interest to befrend
him. Do your worst gentlemen;
the defendant is guilty"
Bride serving her first biscuits at
breakfast:
"How are they dear?"
Young husband, gnawing at one:
"Well, if | ever dropped one on the
floor. it would crash right through
To the basement. After this bake
with flour and keep the cement out
of them"
Introductory remarks of famous
after dinner speaker. Mr.. Chairman
aod oantIanoen of the ButtOn Hole