Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 36, Number 66, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 April 1904 — How He Worked and What He Made. [ARTICLE]

How He Worked and What He Made.

A professor who was easily irritated conducted the clinic of nervous diseases at a medical college, Chicago. Remarking about the Influence of occupation upon nervous conditions, he illustrated by a patient, an awkward Swede, requesting him to be brief and accurate In his replies, as troth teacher and students were tired out and time limited. “Now, sir, what do you do?” he commenced. “Aw am not vera well." “No! I say, what do you do?” “Oh, yas. Aw verk.” “Yes, I know; but what kind of work ?” “Oh, eet ees hard verk." “Yes, but do you shovel, drive a car, work at a machine, or do ” “Oh, yas. Aw verk at a masheen.’ “Ah! What kind of a machine?” “Oh, eet ees a big masheen.” Ry this time the class was grinning broadly, which caused the professor to be angry, and he said: “Now, look here, sir; I want no jnore of this. You answer the questions 1 ask you or go home. What do you makWron this machine?” “OX now Aw understan’ you’. Yo’ vant to know vat Aw mak on the masheen. Aw mak seventeen cents an hour."—Philadelphia Public Ledger.