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"POSSESSION" AND ALLIED STATES 125
was not content with this, but tried to get hearer to a
baby's natural food; and, having brought up several
"by hand," got a feeding bottle from home, bought
a new nipple for it, and made up the correct lactic
mixture, and was rewarded by its being greedily
imbibed by the still unsatisfied Baptist minister.
Perplexing Position
Then, of course, came the trouble; he had to be
washed and dressed, and that speedily. I have no
account of the ablutions, 'but the clothes were a
puzzle, for the case was new to them. Babies
they
knew, Baptist ministers they knew, but the combination
was too much. They eventually compromised
as far as they could, avoiding the ridiculous
as much as possible, but the effect was very
weird.
The cook and housemaid were soon perplexed as
to the next step. Of course, such a terrible occurrence
could not be kept private, and yet how to tell it?
The case did not seem urgent, for the baby was in
perfect health, and showed an angelic disposition as
the minister crawled about the floor, cooing and gurgling.
It was like a nightmare At last they decided
!
to call in the deacons. These good men, though
they tried to look grave and expressed much sorrow
at the accident, could hardly conceal their untimely
mirth. After consultation they decided that every
effort must be made to induce him to occupy the
pulpit the following Sunday, and they relied greatly
on accustomed sights and sounds to restore him to
what they called "his senses."