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Common Sense

A mysterious building had been erected on the outskirts of a small town. It was shrouded in mystery. All that was known about it was that it was a chemical laboratory. An old farmer, driving past the place after work had been started, and seeing a man in the doorway, called to him: "What be ye doin' in this place?" "We are searching for a universal solvent-something that will dissolve all things," said the chemist. "What good will thet be?" "Imagine, sir! It will dissolve all things. If we want a solution of iron, glass, gold-anything, all that we have to do is to drop it in this solution." "Fine," said the farmer, "fine! What be ye goin' to keep it in?"