Evening Republican, Volume 22, Number 207, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 August 1919 — NOT AN UNNATURAL ERROR [ARTICLE]

NOT AN UNNATURAL ERROR

Inquirer Might Be Excused for Thinking Old Lady Was Gone Beyond Recall. Concerning the cheese that made Limburg famous, a bulletin of the National Geographic society, quotes a communication from William Wisner Chapin as follows: “Limburg is sometimes called the garden of Holland. Of the celebrated relish known as Limburger cheese It has long been a query how an article of food made from delicious material and considered such a delicacy can possess so obnoxious an odor and still retain its self-respect. This peculiarity has made Limburger cheese responsible for many amusing incidents. “A Dutch-American rural citizen once went to town to make some purchases, among which was some of this odoriferous commodity. For convenience he placed it in a long box In the wagon behind the seat.. Happening to stop on the 'road, lag inquisitive acquaintance approached and asked what the box contained. “In answer he raised the lid and replied, ‘I have my grandmother.’ » “ ‘Well,’ rejoined the inquirer, as he caught a whiff of the contents, ‘she s not in a trance.’”