“ I recall a political meeting when I was

eight years old. The opposition said we were four thousand dollars in debt, and their grand- children would have to pay for it. I doubt it is paid for yet.”

“ The next morning the ground crew could not start the engines, and found that there was no gas in the tanks, not enough to wet the stick. We were truly flying on vapour.”

“ The Dean of Medicine had a heart attack.

One day he asked,” What are you doing tonight?” I said, studying. He said ,” Put in your time attending patients.” If I was going to fail you you’d been out long ago.”

“ I can say that I never stayed home because of a snow storm in my six years as a General Practitioner in Eldon, and on several occasions I had to walk some distance to make my calls.”