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The mirror. (Stillwater, Minn.) 1894-1925, 1897-12-09
' Ffitten for The Prison MaTOr.
NSANITAS.


One of the most difficult, and at the
same time, interesting, problems to
PSYCHOLOGISTS and psychologists has
ever been the subject of insanity.
Opinions have differed and the most
learned have evolved theories diamet-
rcal to each other, both as to the cause
of the arrangement, and to it's proper
treatment.
Some believe insanity to result from
a disorganlzation or degeneration of
the nervous system; others believe it to
be disorder existing only in the
organs of reason. Many other theories
have been advanced which are not
worthy of serious consideration; nota-
bic among which is that of ancient
writer's attributing it to be the work
of evil spirits; and their treatment
was vivisection-they cut all opening
in the patient to let the "devil' out.
For my part l believe that insanity
may result from causes having their
origin in the soul, that is, the intellec-
tuality; or in the physical body, or in
both combined. AS an example | will
compare the soul to a musician and
the physical body to musical instru-
ment: the musician may be perfect,
but the instrument be in such a cOndi-
tion that it is impossible to produce
harmonious tones; on the other hand
the instrument may be perfect and the
musician imperfect and consequently
the music will be inharmonious. If
the instrument and the musician are
both imperfect the music will be in ac-
cordance. In other words, insanity is
an inharmOnious action either of soul
or body. or both.
We may divide insanity into two
classes: First, those persons whose in
tellectual faculties are so deranged
that they become dangerous to them
selves and their fellowmen: second.
persons who are deranged to a lesser
degree, and not dangerous in any way.
Insanity is by some psychologists
classified as follows: perceptional, in
tellectual, emotional, volitional ma
mia: general paralysis. idiocy and de-
mentia. The Interpretation of the
term insanity, has been widened to a
great extent from what it was 2OOO
years ago, and at the present time even
mOnOmania is considered insanity.
MOnOmania is the term used when one
single faculty of the mind is deranged:
as fright, superstition, suspicion, van
ity, klepto, dipso, religio, homicidal,
melanchOlic, etc. These faculties may
again be affected to a greater or lesser
degree. Actions which formerly were
! regarded as crime are now viewed as
symptoms of mental disease. If this
view is correct, where shall we draw
the line between a sane and insane
person?
Close observation proves that every
person is more or less affected from
one or more kinds of mania. and is.
still considered sane. l will here give
an example of a friend of mine. doc.
tor:
He was by everybody considered a
sane and intelligent man. He had an
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Retrelt, TeNaa-pear Haphammer: ]
think you all have forgotten rla as |
haven't written IN a long Time. VIII
81 down ana talk with you a whHc Tor
I'm rather a rattle box when | do gct
started. suppose You doa't think 50.
by the way | write. bat Just see me and
get mn st.uled 10 talking ana YOU viii
nAd II out. HOW many llps like 10 write2
/ don't for one. but am going 10 do bet
ter from this on. AS my school closes to-
morrow and III have plenty If time. We
are gong to have a big picnic next Fri
day and NIL the children expect TO have
Il Strand tme.
A. ,ats srens TO be Ike subject. III
tell you of ii blind cat that | knew, and
WAS owned rs my aunt. He could find
his way about the place aud over the
house as well AS any one could When
he was moved frcm the old place to the
rrw. he would walk up against every
thing. and would go all around the rooms
until ~ found the place, and finally got
SO he could go 'VerSwhere. But he got
so bad about getting IN the flowers and
tearing them M that no MAS scut OF. and
We have never heard from him any more.
tiUd carl las my sympathy, as | have
a COUSIN that Ls hEnd. He went To school IN
Austin. asid l expect Carl went to school
with him. l WIN send cents for the mu-
steal instrument ana cents for the ma
chinery | old not get IN IN time 10 hello
buy GeoiRiH's chair. but am very rhl
n At she so; IT. | think Mr. Hap ana
all the little llaps th,nN that L am n
boy hN my name, hut I'm not. Well.
must close. with fond wishes to all a
true Hap. Sterrett McAlpine.
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fore the bowling mob could be driven off
by tbs soldiers. The wounded We're care
fully tended to and the neophytes tired
TO do all in their power to make up for
the misdeeds OF Their countrymen.
The padres. with the zeal and courage
for which thy were noted. immed imtely
mad a now village constructed and in a
lew months everything was AGAIN p@ace-
full and quiet
Life at the missions was quiet and un-
evcntful Al dayhreak all was astir, and
nj sunrise all but the sick and intirm at
tended mass, Then breakfast was served,
cons:sting of a.ole, the principal food of
the people, After that the men retired TO
Their work untl II or u O'Clock, when
the midday meal was served. Work was
again commenced untl O'Clock. when
they left the fields for the day. The an
gelus sounded It's soft tones at sunset,
calling the inhabitants 10 prayer, and
the day was done. The young girls were
locked n large building with a SQUARE
court In the center They wove all the
mony a row OF ne1phytes stood up before
row of mn.dens; then the maLdeus chose
husband frotn the row before them. The
priests themselves made great sacrifices
In their uves-.hcy gave up comfortable
homes. friends and positions to 50 and
convert savage peope Their solitary
lives made them moroso and solemn. They
had i'll ventilated rooms. with a few hard
boards for u bed. and they were phS sically
contemplate, caused by thair self-iliiicted
punishment.
The blow to the missions came IN 1896,
IN the form of standardization, which was
the sndtch|nc away of the missions from
the priests control, turning the neoph, tts
loose, killing the stock and destroying
their folds, and u liz we'll SAID that secu-
larl2at.on is the synonym for destrIc-
ton"
In 1871. September o, the mission of
sania Cruz was founded. 1t Is not an
important one, but as Il was founded in
the town in which 1--we ! will tell
1t was founded on the river San Loren
TO- on sic selected by Padre sasmen, OF
carmel The structure was poor beside
the other missions, but tho mission itself
Was successful n converting many In
dams. Seculapzation was fe,; at the
Santa Cruz mission In 1895 and the build
frgs Vera completely demolished. II
would take n hook to tell OF the settle
mert OF the other Missions, far more i'm.
mel, or Monterey, San Gabriel and Doloro
are the most important. Near the last, the
buildings became poorer and poorer. until
finally they fell to ruin.
The neophytes were turned loose I'm
Their natsve wllds and resumed their for
mer living.
1t Is said that to fully get the grandeur
of the Missions one must visit them by
moonlight. imagine being in a ruined
court with heaps OF STONE that IN sht
have been fountains. III around Is s,l
Snve the melancholy notes of the crcsets
The silvery beams of the moon stream
across the court through cracks N the
walls, and around all th's you can i'm.
agine You see water dancing In the foun-
ta.ns ana the soft chanting of the priest
In the chapels. long since silent Then
you are rndely brought back TO what the
scene really Is, and you leave with a Ieel
ing OF understandable sadness.
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Geycus
Sky md Wpnther

hoys Who live on farms are general,
good weather prophets. They oan "ruoss'
wp'h better results than clty-bred boys
ior weather is very Important thine
on Farm and the boys in the countr,
know scores Of signs" which ,a, ,ho,,
what TO expect In the way of sun. raj,
and wind. ''''
lhey look upon the sky as the best nj
wearhsT forecasters, and it is a fact tha,
1'e 'oIcF OF me sky at particular times
- 5000 glsde 10 the weather cona,
twehiy-four hours "-4' 'he coming
- rosy sunset indicates aood u,,,,,,
bad weather S"''Set look out for
, ,a Wind; a pale-yeiiow * svenshS ma.
II 1 rho Oh silv uinorslla with you. h'''
m me- il WI be safe 10 ro e sh IN ne
Indicates iI so egF adial-gray morning T sky
II the sky takes 81
usual color 1t is safe to say t dSsep or un.
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THE MISSIONS OF CALIFORNIA

Written for the Hannvhap,mors
OF ALI ,bo ,,,,,,,,, ,,,.',..s...,..
"i' '"e ihally Interesting places In
California, tho old missions founded by
the Franciscan fathers ara rho r,os,
sough, of,o MI, ''oS'
. N' Scc'i' as c''"I ucic' u
..o VI Ndllioriha as the Pilgrims are of
New England, and II seems to me n sin
10 allou, ,,,,,, T., ,,,,, '''. " on
'''eii' =" Slowly cruinoie ana mold
~ away under the hands of time, and TO
be hacked to pieces by TIN, relic h,,r,ers
who have no rcsnec, fo,, o1,,a,,t.,'
..a.t... 49, 80 "'tu'i"ty' 80
|N'''9' ho"eNer' nave lately been formed
for the protection and innrover,art -,
''"'V''s'
1t was m 1913 when cahrillo, a Span
lard. sailed up the coast of l1nnor ,,,li.
fornia and ent,ye, =, t,.,,,,o,. r',
-, 49,, -" ''''"oi OF greL' beau-
w. "h'eh ne called san NJ gueL S.Nty
years later Nizcalno also sailed into ,n,s
sanpn ma. ,r1 ,,,,,., =, . NV '''''
60 N''' ''"''''N II san LEGO.
NoNouS accounts were returned to Mex.
leo by the discoveries and the at+,,tiop
Of d ffereut r,ssia,,r, sn'to,tS,. ''''''''''o''
tracted ,rb,,, s,.''.l.,' S'V'o''eS was at
ocup,ry 49, vac S'NaEeS oil me new
t0e,r sii,n, IL. no attSnuon was Ven to
awoke from no. ioti 7orl, however, Spain
military stations al San n, ,s,H apPoitited
terey. In ords,, ~, Gun lego ana Mon
in niiou ~ ~ ib ~ ~, ne church might be
j s~rrn ~, - , ~ Hl.il'ary stations, Padre
ciscan nanks - OF me order OF Fran
MISSIONS in California '''o-''''e TO found
Ip, ~ tHl'u,l.'ions were sent out--two ny
rilres ana s,ijfeSse" Mi'cn consist OF
IalInch ~ 49, p VINO were going 10
ties on a,,,m,,i,,, 's"ng rom All !s.Lled
pero WIS unabir ia s,o Mor IN, c rNth,r Juni'
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rAsTrp ~ NrnRAsIlA.

Fremont. Neb-Dear lIaphcmmer:
thought / would write and have II lftle
chat as tho weather has changed since l
last wrote, lrs'eaI Of the weather benz
d!sagrecahle J., has turned pleasant. MY
mamma IS colOring tggs for Easter, for
my HUle brother and ms and we intend
T. have Il good tine, ami nope all the
selves as We will. | have little brother
and hc VIII hc years Old next week. lie
has started 20 school and learns very
fns. NV litle brother has q pet dog
which he has named Lemon. My teach
er's uamr ls Aii-s Cruwen. Ike her very
much | would Ike some little Hanny-
hammers to correspond with me. WIN
love 10 an the Haps and dear Mr.. Hap
hammer, your LOVING Han,
MArsarette Sanls.
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A CATS WONDERFUL LEAF.

Alief. Texas, Dear Haphammer; AS
cats - the subject We ara to wr.to on.
win tell OF one / have just been reading
about, In tho latter part of 1881, AT u sne
when the Washngton monument had
reached tho hoisht OF sixty feei. an adj
venturous and pasr.odc cat Assembled tho
interior OF the shaft by means of the
ropes and tubing. When the workmen
arrives az the upper landing next morn
ing and began to prepare for the days
work. pussy took fright, and sprnG-ng 70
the outer edge. took header OF 100
feet to tho earth below. In tina descent,
which was closely watched by twoscore
OF men, the eat spreld herself oar like n
flying squirrel and aligned on all tours.
After turning over on tho ground Few
times In a dazad manner. she prepared TO
leave The grounds and had gotten almost
beyond the shadow Of the monument when
a DOG belonging TO one of Nhe workmen
pouncei on her ana killoi her. she, of
course. not heng m her best running
Trim after performing such an extraorti-
nary leap, one of the men procured the
body OF tho dead feline. smoosEcd out her
silk coat and turned the rema ms over TO
a representative of the Smithsonian !nSti-
tute who mounted the skin and placed 1t
| under u glass caso The label ON the case
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MUSIC VS.. MACHINERY.

Houston, Texas--Dear Haphammer: The
Fosts Happyhammer club is such an IT.
reststlole crowd that | feel myself attract
cd as If by magnetism. To remain q
mere locker. on ~ simply Impossible. |
must have q hand IN the good work that
is going on, SC please register my name
on the Happyhammer list, that the sound
OF my hammer may mngle with the rest
| Know such delightful hammer!ng IS a
CHEEKY sound to Carl.
Say. Carl. don't you think a musical
instrument OF some kind Will be of mora
use 70 you than a broom outtit? There
is nothing elevating about brooms but
dust, while music eovates us above the
dust. We can soar higher on musical
AR than Fairy" ever can ON her favorite
broom on the prairie air.
MY idea - you can reap larger mar
Oh course. you know what you IKE best
aud l think 1t should be left 10 YOU to
decide.
Say. old fellow, II you should become a
musician, aud Miss "Sunset' should write
music for you'll believe / VIII think you
were borr. lucky.
fiaps, / am more than willing to help
Gael and our other unfortunaies | often
SPEND money for trl'ies that are soon lost.
which, If given bcncvoe1tlv would give
pleasure to The giver and receiver. | am
very sorry for Ben KNIGHT. When think
of him sitting on n hard chair and SUI
iering the efcruciating pains of rh"uma-
tism. Tho poor fellow deserves to hear
the sound OF our hammers the same as
the other dear unfortunates Mr.. Han. |
have pa sed my l4th year. ard tbs is the
way / Sign my name.
rlt
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Muldoon, Fsyetie county. Texas-Dear
IaphAmucr hop. my name was en-
rolled in thv club. 1 noticed ~ the last
name was enrolled. Her name Is Lula
Blackwell she and l studied the same
Books at school and we always knew our
lessons well hope little Georgia ia
happy l noticed some of the Haps want
ia help . blind hoy. | want to try 10 raise
money enough 10 get litt!e Jesta - chair.
If the fInps Will do so. | am glad to
know that the shepherd dog won the
contest. want a trust contest next
We have got a. sarge old yellow cat. lie
IS I years old and he IL d good cat. He
does not bother anything. He doesn't
Ike for the children TO play with him. He
IS old and III. Your friend,
Emma Hatch.
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IEARNING HOW TO KNIT.

Lone Star. Texas.-Dear Haphammer,
Wsli YOU admit little girl just years
uamma died when was years old, but
my sister has .aken care Of me. l have
no pets, bur We have a good many little
chickens, ten little pigs and the sweetest
little calf that ever WAS, ! believe she
is not month old yet and was gentle al
OF her life. When We call her she VII
leave her mother and come to Va. She
will pull of our hats and try to kiss US
when we tell hsr to. am learning how
to knit. as | want 20 know how to do all
kinds OF work. am so sorry for little
Emma Hooper. Lot us help her next for
the sake of her widowed mo her With
love to ALL l remain a true Hap,
ffnsgip clifton,
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liITrrN AND POETRY

Lone Star, TeAas,-Dear haphamner
As my lltls, sister wanted TO write let'
ter | thought | would like TO oe littf
Hap, too | am 10 years old ana nave
dark hair, fair complexion, gray eyes
and round face. We are planting peas
today. | can pillow C little but ia a iew
days / VIII have TO ttakc my hoe and star,
on 10 the cotton ptjch. Papa Will plant
thirty acres OF cotton this year SO !ou
SEQ will have 10 chop cotton tl. ge'
tired. Haps. little sister ana nave q
little garden each. We have mustard
turnips. cabbage, onions, tomatoes. rad
isnes aud peas. -.
SEQ hat the little Haps are telling
about their cats. We have but one cat!
cat. When dark comes he VIII start OUT
We soon hear him jump IN at the window
and right under sister Emmas bed lie WI
go TO eating. Then he will new to let
is know he caught something. Last
summer for about three months he would
catch grown rabbits ard come dragging
them in when they We're nearly As large
as he was. Sister composed q verse or
two about him. May / tell YOU the
verses?
Softly AMI lightly kit came TO my he'd
Get up. Kind mi,'ress," he cunningly
said
My nice clean saucer. and It full of nMlh
Makes my fur look as soft as SIX.
Now am happy, now l am free.
She treats me good she feais me well.
on. how | love her | can not tell;
And OH how kind my mistress is to me-
Well this is enough for my first call
Iowa Clifton.
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Once there was a little boy.
HIS mothers pride and Joy,
And she Fashioned Inn pretty pair Of
pants;
But the pockets. If You please,
Ihough they almost reached his knees,
Were Very much too little for his wants.
For he had 10 have knife,
And whistle, bet your life!
Ana several dozen marbles, and top.
If you asked him for Il string,
Or a ball or anything,
iied pull them out as though he'd never
stop.
There were strings of every sort,
And a cannon for n fort
And stick or two Of candy, and some
dates;
There were nails and pencils, too,
And q rubber. and the shoe
vi muie. besides a cloth for cleaning
states.
And a handkerchief. of course,
And bride for hts horse
y popgun and some rusty iron rings,
And 4 muHHle for ms pup
But III have TO give Ii up
can't begin to mention all the things.
And he cant dispense with one,
Save by losing lots of fun;
SO. mothers, IL you'd I'll his heart with
joy.
As you can-so suppose
Why, Just build suit of clothes
WIN pockets b's enough TO suit a boy
$. u. Ryant.
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II. addition to singing for thar W.
some canarles kept in a certain o..S,
window are compelled 10 WORK. - -
their sides, are nat pieces OF bras ~
which slide up and down tiny y
wagons filled with seed. When ne ~ y;
need a meal they pull on a string 49, =,
10 the fronts of these little carts ans rs M
them up the inclined brass plane ia IA. "
reach. After the canaries have hsa -. Is
fiji they let 20 the cords ana ,ho ,, M
carts slide back to their buffers oS'''-
the cage. ,rco-
When water is needed the hras ny Am
PEELED to pull on q long cord. WI I.SIns M
UP a miniature hucket, lro,,, " M' hcM b
DRINK. and then, l0osenlng thell NV
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know the time of day. the boy you asked
might say. Wait, and I'll tell you" Away
bring out sleepy looking cat perhaps
and lfter softly pushing IN her ey.lds
cSsuie ,yon that IL was not noon yet. You
would wonder how cats eyes could tell
him. Eut IL Is a fact that the eyes Of Il
cat always become narrow before noon
day, 50 narrow az 10 look Ike a fine line.
IN and down. After IL o'clock the pupil
pussy's eyes and see IL you can tell. rs
the boys and riIls DO In China. what
o'clock II is? Perhaps you can. Mr.. Hap.
pleas, ma enclosed cents for the Carl
Stephenson fund. I viii close. with best
" shes to the Haps Ants Hall.
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Lone Star. Texas Dear Haphanlner.
Ne have not snen many letters from tn /,
ulacc / Thought would wigte one. I am
iarmcrd hos. ~ years old. 1 have TWO
cats. bet thew nhe mo- very srnart, |
have hcon gong TO school but hal to
Stop to 30 Ia work like to read Gey-
cue letters very much thiuk no is
such a good writer. Lone Star Is 4 small
village, situated fourteen miles from
Rusk fhe county scai Of Cherokee conn
ty ] VIII close, az Elis Is my hrs, at
tempt. Success 20 the Hnppyhammcrs'
club Jesse Conner.
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tells tho wonderful story In a fow words:
ms cat, on September -, 1850. jumper
from the top of Wasningtons monument
and lNed."
am Glad indeed that Georgia got her
chair. ] hope 1t will lie much conitorT 10
her. and l know she will appreciate the
liops Kindness toward her. Now, taps,
let's make poor blind Carl happy II we
can i Will close. with love to all.
true Hap and friend, Aaron Price.
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the Georgia fund would be taken up so
quick. Are we gong 10 start tuiiu ~.
blind Carl? Poor Fellow, l would iiNe 10
give him sume pleasure II l could.
Come again. Sunset Wood. ! am sorry
for the Cubans and wish the Ohitei
States would etop the war
in Texas, and the squirrels don't play
around HIM. =,
/ call him Happyhainmer John now
hope ccilteSt Will start before loHs' -
true Hap. 49,,
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A CAT HOTEL

For the Happyhammers.
A lovely spot with ceres wide.
And pretty cottage. tso the story goes,
Neatles quite mar 2 mountain side.
And sprinkles its green banks with It's
Then swifuly riows to the main away.
Near the cottage there hls been built.
So roads the Sign In letters OF gilt.
"a Hotel for Cats" not for woman.
Nor any other kind OF human.
Tho buildings painted a pretty dark red
Twenty fcet high by fifty feet square.
Each compartment holds Il enug little bed.
But quite wide enough for friendly
pair;
With green wire netting all around
Tho hotels inclosed: and in the ground
Green grass Is planted and oltnip, too.
For Angora Tom and Maltese Sue,
Spotted are some of the pets. and some
white:
Others yellow. and some black as night.
Some frisk about and enjoy their play.
Whlle others dream long hours away.
And when the stars are bright and moon
Is old
Then their grand muslcales they hold:
Bass voices. alto and high soprano.
Delight CD the ear without a piano.
The~ pretty Tab artfully poses,
And handsome Tom callantlv PROPOSES
There Is comfort and plenty OF care
Given the guests who are boarded there.
There dwells Ella Whc,slcr WilcoNs cat.
And many another nristocrat
That's very heightened and never ate rat
When summer has passed and late au-
tnmn has come,
Then each one claims her pct and carries
II home.
Net.ie Pa!ee Scoaeli
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moving me paper slightly the effect NAV
be produced Of tho balls rolling eScnci ~ ~.
top OF iho finger aud then OF being cio'sn e,g
by the hand The Illusion Is NOR mo-
nonnced u the drawing is enlarged 10
'h'ee or ionr times the size shown.
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EDDY Texas Dear llaphammer: iapa
takes Tho Pos. He likes 1t vary much
enjoy reading tho Haps' letters very
much, ] have n cat named Tom am -
dies. viii ask one. Two lcgs sat on
three legs and helA one leg In his lap. In
csmo four legs and stole one log aud ran
on with T. rp jumped two legs ana pick
ell up three legs ana threw 4 at four legs
and made HIM bring one leg back again.
II YOU don't guess his riddle | viii tell
YOU In the next letter ! will close Your
friend. Leila Pearl Johnson.
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Tents, Awnings, TarpauEns
REpsDoRPH BROS, ZOO, 7Os Main Strea
Cnnarics That Work.

rain Is coming II It is summer, q .
wind and snow II it Is winter.
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Houston. 1eSas--Dear Haphamsner. The
little hanimerIng Tor carl, ana found il a
pleasant occupation, tor every one 10
whom Appealed IN Carts behalf respond
cd cheerful. / send tile name OF the
donors together with helr love ana con-
tr!butions.
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A CAT CLOCK,

santa Anna, Texas-Dear Haphammer,
D!1 you ever hear OF a cat eIock7 IL
you were 10 go to China and wanted TO