A Difficulty Solved!

Two ladies sitting in a railway carriage fell into a dispute concerning the window, and called upon the guard to act as referee. “If the window is open,” declared one, “I shall catch cold and die.”

“If the window is shut,” said the other, “I shall suffocate.”

A man occupying the corner seat here interposed. “First open the window, guard. That will kill one. Next shut it: that will kill the other. Then we can all go to sleep.”