Defined by the Doctor.
A certain lady has two sons. One of them was obliged to submit to a somewhat painful, though by no means dangerous, surgical operation the other day. On the appointed morning the doctor arrived ; and after doing the work he went away. When he had gone the lady, while looking round, found what she took to be one of his instruments. She picked ib up carefully, washed it in a solution of carbolic acid, aad sent it to the surgeon with a polite little note. The messenger came back with the instrument and a note saying : Dear Mrs MM — — ,— You are very kind, but the instrument is not mine. Ido not know just what it is, but I have an idea that it is used to hypodermically inject oxygen, hydrogen, nitrogen, and other component gases and to correct a debilitated, flabby, and inchoate punctured- rim of air. In other words, I think if you show ifc to your other son he will tell you what it is. She carried ifc bo her boy and said : "Whose is this?" " Mine," eaid he. "What is it?" M My bicycle pump." She tossed the nickel-plated thing at him and t?eut away with a smila on her face.
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Otago Witness, Issue 2231, 3 December 1896, Page 52
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208Defined by the Doctor. Otago Witness, Issue 2231, 3 December 1896, Page 52
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