"It is," replied his mother.
"Well," he added, thoughtfully, "the odds are against you four to one."
Approaching her first-born the mother laid her hand on his shoulder, and said:
"Tell me, my boy, did you ever see a pain?"
"No," he replied.
"Did you ever hear a pain?"
"No."
"Did you ever smell a pain?"
"No."
"Did you ever feel a pain?"