An eminent German scientist who recently visited this country with a number of his colleagues was dining at an American house and telling how much he had enjoyed various phases of his visit.
"How did you like our railroad trains?" his host asked him.
"Ach, dhey are woonderful," the German gentleman replied; "so swift, so safe chenerally - und such luxury in all dhe furnishings und opp'indmends. All is excellent excebt one thing - our wives do not like dhe upper berths."