The Coolidge examiner., 1932-11-04
Fable of Soul Food
and Other Kinds
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BY GEORGE ADE
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went out to Runceville to de-
liver a Lecture on The Modern
Drama" with which he was IA
miliar. having attended the Theater
twice. Season before last Follow
ing a sacred Custom. the Club un-
der whose Auspices he was TO hold
forth billeted him on Mr.. and Mrs.
Nadleigh, who were the Sacred
White Antelope of the Village. be-
cause Mr. Wadleigh had invented
a Farm Gate which brought in so
much Currency that for several
Years he had been compelled to
wear a Collar.
The Wadleighs had pressed
brick Mansion with a driveway
curving up to the Port Cochere and
IL was said TO be furnished regard
less.
Prof. Ginkus was assigned to a
Guest Chamber altogether too love
ly To be used for Sleeping Purposes.
II had Ribbons run through Every
thing and there must have been 6
or s Mattresses on the Bed. Also
three kinds Of Talcum Powder:
Violet. Extreme Violet and Sicken-
ing Violet.
When he appeared for Dinner II
was his Hope that they would slip
him a Lettuce Sandwich and a Cup
Of Weak Tea as he always wished
to lecture on an Empty Stomach.
preferably his own. But the Wad-
leighs were not going to miss such
an Opening. They had invited In
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Harper. of the
state Bank. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. w.
Griggs. of the Emporium Depart
ment Store. and Miss Gertie Bloom
or. who was unmarried and about
80 Years late on the Schedule.
The serrled Ranks of Knives.
Forks. Spoons. Nail-Files. Nut Picks
and Other Utensils Indicated only
too plainly that they were going to
throw themselves and try TO fix
Prof Ginkus so that he wouldn't be
able To lecture for a Week.
He inwardly resolved TO lad Off
on the Chuck and put in the Time
getting Opinions from those inhu-
entail Men and Women on the re-
vision of Church Discipline, the
teaching of Evolution in the Pub
lie Schools. the failure of Home
Training in the Control of adoles-
cent Apaches and other such time
ly Topics
The Gorge was ushered in by
Combination known as the Dyspep-
ties Delight. consisting of buttered
and salted Nuts. volcanized Caviar
and Green Olives stuffed with Tor
pedoes. Presently the regular Menu
and the Intellectual Feast were
started off with:
Cream Of Tomato Soup.
Mrs. Wadleigh said she never
knew whether to serve Thick Soup
or Thin Soup because some like
One and some like the Other. Per-
sonally. she preferred a Puree al
though Dr. Kennedy had told her 1t
was fattening. To which Mrs.
Harper replied that she had tried
a Soup at a Hotel In New York,
during the Automobile Show. and
II was the best she ever tasted but
she couldn't remember the Name.
Mr. Harper said he thought II be-
gan with n "P." So, having that
all settled. nothing was heard for
several Minutes except the soft
pedal Inhalation which cannot be
entirely mufrled. even in the most
Polite Society.
Baked White Fish With Cucumbers.
Miss Bloomer wondered whether
she had better tackle the Fish. She
had heard so much lately about
ptomaine but, of course. probably
it would he all right If the Fish
were fresh. Mr.. Griggs said he
thought they would be safe because
Lake Superior was only about 500
Miles away This led Mr.. Wadleigh
10 tell about his Cousin Homer, in
ChillicOthe. who couldn't eat Sea
Food or anything that lived in the
Water without becoming as sick as
a Pup. So Mrs. Wadleigh said she
had a Sister who got Rash, all
over. when she ate Strawberries.
She couldn't understand it at all
but Mr.. Griggs helped to clear
Things up by saying that he had
often heard his Father say that
when he (Father) was a Boy it was
generally supposed that Tomatoes
were poisonous. whereas it is now
agreed. in the Medical Profession,
that nothing could be more benef-
cial to the Liver. He said he never
turned down Fish but he was leery
of Cucumbers. Some could eat
them and Others couldn't That
had been his Observa. ION. He had
n brother. Jesse, who used to go
right out in the Patch and take
them Raw. without Salt or Any
thing. Mr. Harper said that yes,
Some People were that way. They
seemed to agree with him better If
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