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"That varies with the species," replied the Doctor. "Birds have the highest, especially the duck and the hen. The mammalia come next, and human beings. THAT VARIES WITH THE SPECIES REPLIED THE DOCTOR BIRDS HAVE THE HIGHEST ESPECIALLY THE DUCK AND THE HEN THE MAMMALIA COME NEXT AND HUMAN BEINGS
national pride. "Oh, the Americans could have done better than that," said Altamont. "They would have roasted," returned the Doctor, laughing. "At all events they have never tried it, so I shall stand up for my countrymen. There is one more instance I recollect, and really it is so incredible, that it would be impossible to believe it, if it were not attested by unimpeachable evidence. The Duke of Ragusa and [Illustration: ] Dr. Jung, a Frenchman and an Austrian, saw a Turk plunge into a bath at 170°." "But that is not so astonishing as those servant girls, or our own countrymen," said Johnson. "I beg your pardon," replied Clawbonny; "there is a great difference between plunging into hot air and hot water. Hot air produces perspiration, which protects the skin, but boiling water scalds. The maximum heat of baths is 107°, so that this Turk must have been an extraordinary fellow to endure such temperature." "What is the mean temperature, Mr. Clawbonny, of animated beings?" asked Johnson. OF NATIONAL PRIDE OH THE AMERICANS COULD HAVE DONE BETTER THAN THAT SAID ALTAMONT THEY WOULD HAVE ROASTED RETURNED THE DOCTOR LAUGHING AT ALL EVENTS THEY HAVE NEVER TRIED IT SO I SHALL STAND UP FOR MY COUNTRYMEN THERE IS ONE MORE INSTANCE I RECOLLECT AND IT REALLY IS SO INCREDIBLE THAT IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO BELIEVE IT IF IT WERE NOT ATTESTED TO BY IMPEACHABLE EVIDENCE THE DUKE OF RUGUSA AND DOCTOR YOUNG A FRENCHMAN IN AN AUSTRIAN SAW A TURK PLUNGE INTO A BATH AT ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY DEGREES BUT THAT IS NOT SO ASTONISHING AS THOSE SERVANT GIRLS OR OUR OWN COUNTRYMEN SAID JOHNSON I BEG YOUR PARDON REPLIED CLAWBONNY THERE IS A GREAT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN PLUNGING INTO HOT AIR AND HOT WATER HOT AIR PRODUCES PERSPIRATION WHICH PROTECTS THE SKIN BUT BOILING WATER SCALDS THE MAXIMUM HEAT OF BATHS IS ONE HUNDRED AND SEVEN DEGREES SO THAT THIS TURK MUST HAVE BEEN AN EXTRAORDINARY FELLOW TO ENDURE SUCH TEMPERATURE WHAT IS THE MEAN TEMPERATURE MISTER CLAWBONNY OF ANIMATED BEINGS ASKED JOHNSON
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