SINGLE—E'S.
This joke, which was recently forwarded to prove that scientifio men can bo witty as well as wise, should bo read aloud: A colleague of Dr. Crun Broira, iho famous Edinburgh professor of chemistry, once came to him concerning an Indian medical student whoso English was defective. "We cannot pass this man," he said. "He is quite illiterate; he eimpty cannot spell. Why, he has spelt proceed with one 'c.' " "From what place does he come?" asked Dr. Brown. "From Ceylon." At once Dr. Brown flashed back: "That explains it. That's the laud of the Cingalese !"
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Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 101, 2 May 1925, Page 17
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