Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1931-07-02
The Once Over
OUT or THE PAST


"a baby carriage has been placed In the smithson-
ian 1nstitute.-News Item3
Guide-on our left We have Exhibit J-7s4s. Infan-
tum gco-artalorum-known in the early days Of the
American continent As q baby carriage, II am not
mistaken.
Lady Sightseer Gin amazemenn-A baby carriagel
Guide-That was the name for II, I believe. I never
saw one myself. but I remember my sreat-grand-
mother speaking OF such a vehicle.
Lady Slghtseer (peerlng at it)-An my life I've
wanted to see one OF those things, and to think I
should find II now.
Her husband-What does he say II Is. dear?
Lady-He says It's a baby carriage. Artemus.
Husband (vaguely)-A what?
Lady-Baby carriage. B. for Bridgeport. A for An
sonia, B for Bridgeport again. Y for yodel, c for
callicpe. A for apple, two RS for radish. 7 FOR +.
Husband-Oh. a baby carriage: not really?
-Guide-Ihat's what 1t says In the catalogue, sir.
ss
Husband-Do you think it's authentic? I didn't
suppose there was one left In the country.
Guide-Its genuine. sir.
Lady-Wherever do YOU suppose they managed To
find such a thing?
Husband-I remember reading about one or those
archeologists or somebody digging one up in the East
some months back. They were looking for fossils. Could
this be i2
Guidc-very likely. sir. I'll read what It says on
the card here.
LADY, never thought I'd live to see such q won
derful relic.
Guide-(reading)-This curious vehicle was known
in the early days OF American civilization as q baby
carriage. 1t was at one time rather common to the
American home. According to historians, in fact,
there was a period In American life when nearly
every household had one. This one, a very rare speci-
men. came to the museum through the Wingate r.
Willetts Exploration Group. II is not a reproduction.
Lady-There was a woman way back In my family
who had a baby carriage once.
H~usband-What did she use II for7
LADY, believe the custom was 10 wheel a baby In
II.
~HusbaEd-What's a baby?
Lady, don't know positively. but understand they
were quite common in the ole days.
Husband-do guidel-Have they such a thing in
the museum
Guide-Not yet. sir. but I understand we're going to
put one in next month.
Husband-An American baby7
Guide-Oh. hardly that. sir
RELIEF
President Hoover has barred dial telephones from
the White House after a years trial. There are limits
even to what a President must stand for.
Yale has the skeleton Of a Brontosaurus 100. o00.o 900
years Cld. ana *. IS. L.. is cynlcal enough 10 WrlLe IN
and suggest that Ell could get the same general ef-
feet by stuffing some OF It's football strategy.
DO YOU REMEMBER
Away back when they didn't call a bathing suit a
swim frock7
"Shean To Try 16 La-wyers"-headline. Trying even
one lawyer IS generally experience enough for most
OF us.
'Pope 10 Race at Reno--headHne in New York
Telegraph. Just another bit OF mean propaganda by
Mussolini, no doubt.
Master Charles Augustus Lindbergh Is q year old
and must be a little backward. inasmuch as has as
yet made no attempt to fly the crib or cIy-se tie
nursery in a high chair.
Have you heard about the Reno Judge who was
crushed to death when he was caught under the
papers in the divorces granted by him in a single
afternoon?
Copyright. 1881, by The Associated Newspapers
Copyright. 1881. by The Associated Newspapers
Copyright 1891. BY The Associated Newspapers
Actress Better After Poisoning. in New
York Herald.
Telegram. Well. II could be 50.
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