A SNAKE STORY.
I.v the I nited States, as is well known, a strong dose of whisky neat is the popular treatment, for snake-bite. This has prompted a frivolous correspondent, who had read about the anti-venene treatment described in the last number, to send me the following time-honoured yarn. 1 reproduce it- with some trepidation, but at all events its antiquity should command the respect of readers. '' A stranger went into a drug store in Kansas (where a stringent liquor prohibition law was in force) and asked for some whisky. ' I can't sell you any whisky,' said the druggist. ' J3ut, I'm side!' persisted the stranger. 'That won't help any,' replied the druggist. 'It don't make any difference. 1 can't sell you whisky for being sick.' ' Well, what can you sell it to me for?' asked the stranger. ' The only thing we can sell whisky for in this town,' said the druggist, 'is for snake-bites. No, it's no use asking me where to get bitten. There is only one snake in town, and lie is engaged for three weeks ahead.' "
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14453, 20 August 1910, Page 5 (Supplement)
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