Year: 1878

sons know that hot radiator is not a
good place whereon TO deposit candy and
other substances that are injuriously af-
fected by heat


There was a Connecticut lady from one
Of those interior villages Of the State
which have become celebrated for their
innocence and garden seeds. who. being
ignorant Of the dangerous nature Of heat
ed steam radiators, recently learned by
sad experience that they are devices Of
the Adversary. She had reached the
City OF Providence, r. J., on her way to
Boston, and was compelled to wait for
some time in the railway station for the ar
rival OF the Boston express. She was &C.
companied by her baby, valuable infant
OF about Is months Of age. and as she de-
sired to explore the recesses OF her trav-
eling-bag in search of the key Of trunk.
concerning which she had an awful fear
that she bad left il at home. she looked
about her for a place on which to tenn
porarily deposit he= baby. Her eye
caught large steam radiator with a
handsome marble top. which she mistook.
as she subsequently explained, for
"mantel piece Upon this delusiye
slab she deposited the baby. placing il in
a sitting position, and carefully proppiug
il up with bundles. aud then retired into
a corner where she could search her bag
in quiet


Instantly, that unhappy infant lifted
up its voice and howled. The mother
was annoyed az its untimely expression
OF dissatisfaction, but determined to let
il cry for a few moments until her search
should be completed. 10 took her about
five minutes TO find the desired key. and
she then was ready to give her attention
to her offspring. She addressed it in the
most winning Of nursery jargon. but il
declined to cease its wdiling Then she
iingled before its eyes her bunch Of keys,
and even went so far as TO suggest than
an examination Of the works Of her watch
might be granted to "A really good baby
who would sign pledge to abstain from
pins and collie in every form. This also
falling Of the desired effect, she offered
bribes in the shape Of candy and ginger
bread, all OF which were, TO her great
astonishment. neglected BY this 'time
she made up her mind that a pin must
be at the bottom OF the trouble, and she.
therefore, took up the infant and insti-
tuted brief search for the supposed in.
strument Of torture. Finding all the
child's pins in precisely the localities
where nature had placed them, she grew



cry, and after threatening IL with the
severest form OF nursery punishment in
case Of further persistence in crime, she
replaced il on the radiator and informed
il that il must remain IN that position
until il was ready TO be a good and quiet
baby.


Just at this point man OF apparently
50 years OF age. whose appearance unmis-
takably indicated that the hand Of female
affection had never buttoned his collar or
adjusted his neck tie, looked up from his
newspaper and remarked to the exasper.
ated mother: Madam Permit me TO
suggest that il is time TO turn that child I
The mother. startled at this address from /
entire stranger, who, as an obvious old 1
bachelor, instantly incurred her right I
eous contempt. asked him sharply what 1
he meant Merely this replied the /
monster; "your infant must be entirely /
baked on one side, and you had better 1
turn it over and cook the other side .
little Filled with astonishment aud .
horror, she seized her infant and at the .
same time happening to touch the slab /
with her hand discovered that il was ex-
tremely hot. Further examination prov
ed the truth OF the unmarried miscreants .
remark The infant was not only baked.
but was oyerdone 10 such an extent as 10
partially spoil il.


The railway company has refused to
pay damages, for. although il is not de
MED that, by means OF the steam radiator,
a valuable baby was nearly ruined and
was rendered wholly unfit for any useful .
purpose il was claimed that the .
mother and not the company was at fault
This claim will doubtless be sustained by /
the courts. although babies in Connect.
,ut are so scarce as to be quoted at an .
unusually high figure. The incident may 4
be Of use to the Connecticut mothers a. a 4
that a steam radiator i not q .
mantel piece. and that infants spoiled Ia .
the baking will not be paid for By railway .