Birth Rate

[Mrs Glockrunner]

A little town in southern Illinois had a sensational birth rate, and

scientists decided to visit the place and find out the cause. So the

sociologists, anthropologists, birth control specialists and other

concerned scientists moved to the town prepared to do a six-month study of

the causes of the town's high birth rate.

 

The day the research testing and all was to begin, the director of the

million-dollar project stopped off at the single cafe in town and ordered

coffee. When the waiter delivered his drink, the scientist detained him

for a moment and asked, "Can you give me an idea was to why your town,

above all others in this country, has such a high birth rate?"

 

The waiter thought a moment, then said, "I think I can. You see, every

morning at 4:00, the C&A Railroad comes through town and blows its whistle

at all three street crossings. That wakes up the folks here and, as you

can guess, it's too darn late to go back to sleep and too darn early to

get up."