Miscellany, May 13, 1940

Bargain

In Spokane, at an auction, a woman bought a sealed packing case for $3, carted it home, opened it, found three skeletons in a good state of preservation.

Faith

In Harlan, Ky., because St. Mark says "They shall take up serpents; and if they drink any deadly thing, it shall not hurt them ..." members of the Little Pine Mountain Church of God were vexed when Kentucky's Legislature recently passed a law imposing a $50-$100 fine on those who (after June 12) "display, handle or use a snake or reptile in a religious service." Pastor George Washington Hensley last week told how his...

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