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Warding off illness and diseases.

Miss Beatrice, the church organist, was in her eighties. She was

admired for her sweetness and kindness to all. One afternoon the

pastor came to call on her and she showed him into her quaint sitting room.

She invited him to have a seat while she prepared tea.



As he sat facing her old Hammond organ, the young minister

noticed a cut-glass bowl sitting on top of it. The bowl was filled

with water, and in the water floated, of all things, a condom! When she

returned with tea and scones, they began to chat.



The pastor tried to stifle his curiosity about the bowl of

water and its strange floater, but soon it got the better of him and He

could no longer resist. " Miss Beatrice", he said, "I wonder if you would

tell me about this?" pointing to the bowl.



"Oh, yes," she replied, "Isn't it wonderful? I was walking

through the Park a few months ago and I found this little package on the ground.

The directions said to place it on the organ, keep it wet and that it would

prevent the spread of disease. Do you know I haven't had

the flu all winter?