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The New York herald., 1921-07-31
IN l was eight years of age

w HEN was eight years of age my
\N/ father was sent to Berlin as
the representative of certain
American business corporation. He took
the family with him, for the length of his
stay in Germany was indefinite. He put
me in a good German school and insisted
on my learning that language perfectly.
"You must" he told me. "get to read, write
speak. and, above all, think in German"
AS soon as grew big enough he sent me
every summer, with my German boy
friends, on long walking trips. These
,oonderjahre, or "travel-years." were only
varied by short cruises in the Baltic on
board of his small sloop yacht. He had
summer home on the island of Rugen, OF
which the Hildegarde rode peacefully at
her moorings when not under way. In
this manner / acquired an intimate ac-
quaintance with the speech of the Hide
garde's German crew-as well as a fond
ness for the sea.
When | was about fifteen years old he
had a talk with me, in which he COM
mended my perfect command over German,
adding: "You seem to have taste for
nautical life Why not test it by making
one trip in sailing craft and another in
a steamer" AS this proposition chimed
in with my fancy eagerly embraced it
SO part of that summers vacation was
spent on brig plying between Lubbock
and Helsingfors. the rest on steamer of
the Hamburg American line to the North
Cape-in both cases as deck hand. All
this was incidental to my preparation for
college and the law course we had agreed
that should take later.
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word to Baker to come In and share the
cheering cup with me; quite a common
practice on the Ponticus and one not likely
to occasion remark.
When he put in an appearance | told
him in low voice what had happened and
asked his advice. After going into the
matter in all its bearings we agreed upon
the course to pursue, but to make no move
till that evening. when the necessary steps
could he taken with all secrecy and less
chance of a miscarriage in our plans or
of open scandal. We went over and over
again the details of our procedure, viewing
them from every angle.
Also we tried to see ourselves in the
true light One moment we were heroes,
the next hysterical and inexperienced
youngsters face to face with a crisis out
of which we might emerge beaten and dis
credited Possibly the conversation | had
overheard was susceptible of satisfactory
explanation? But, no, this last interpreta-
tion was rejected as soon as suggested and
we swung around the circle of our dis
cussion back to the starting point. We
were confronted with an emergency which
demanded immediate action at all costs.
Should we be wrong, we must accept the
responsibility for our error and abide by
the consequences. AS Baker said, ut is
better TO lose our commissions for doing
100 much than for letting a d. Hun run
away with this ship"
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A Tedious Day of Waiting,
Then Comes Excitement ApIentv

I hope never again to spend such tedi
Gus, heartbreaking day. Time moved on
leaden wings. II seemed as though the
night would never fall Yet, eventually,
fall Il did
When the fateful hour did arrive. events
began to happen with startling rapidity.
Armed with an automatic. Sparks" called
the German quartermaster into the wire
less operating room, tapped him on the
head to insensibility, bound him hand and
foot. gagged him and then held him pris-
oner with pistol at his head to keep him
absolutely quiet. We would return later.
we told Sparks" and finish up Smiths
case.
Leaving Sparks" to stand guard over
the traitor, Baker and | started for the
cabin to undertake our major operation,
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Captain Talks in German
OF these Idiotic Americans

The first few weeks of the voyage we're
devoid of interest. But, on our way north
after leaving the Gulf, we encountered off
Cape Hatteras thick weather fresh gales
and heavy seas. Coming up on deck one
evening after dark went to the weather
side to have look about. hoping for signs
of improved conditions. None could be
noticed. In fact the night was so black
that nothing could be seen. then came
back amidships and, holding on to the
hand rail at the side of the deck house, to
which | clung to steady myself against the
deep rolling of the ship, | worked aft to
the end of the house, where ] turned and
followed II almost all the way across.
At this point, to my utter astonishment,
my ears, which are exceptionally keen,
caught the sound of fluent German in an
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heavily on her spy system and l feel conf
dent she will endeavor to place trusted
men on board our ships to disable or de-
stroy them and otherwise thwart our plans.
want you, therefore, when you settle in
New York, to join the Naval Militia. But
be careful not to let strangers become
aware of your linguistic requirements"
OF course this is merely the gist of sew
eral confidential talks-not so much be-
tween father and son as man to man. /
did not agree with him, for l felt that
Deutschland uber Allies" die Wacht am
Rhein'' and similar songs were merely the
outburst of laudable patriotic sentiment.
blowing off of superfuous steam, so to
speak. Nevertheless knew him to be
wise and farseeing, and that no harm could
come from following his advice.
Then ensued four delightful years at
Princeton. After receiving my degree of
3. A. entered the Columbia Law School
and at the same time joined the New York
Naval Militia, spending at least two even
ings every week on board the old sailing
ljne-of-battle ship New Hampshire rechris-
tened Granite State.
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In brief, was not drawn to him, popular
as he was with the others. All during this
time l had scrupulously observed my
fathers injunctions, so that not a soul on
board the Granite State was aware of my
familiarity with the German language 1t
was due to this reticence on my part that I
was able, subsequently, to be of some SER
vice to my country.
When Congress declared that a state of
war existed between the United States and
the German Empire practically all of us
of the Granite State volunteered for duty
afoat. / enlisted at once soon was rated
quartermaster, second class, and assigned
to battleship. Here | was fortunate
enough to win the appreciation Of my off,
GERS, who procured for me admission to
the intensive course of instruction at An
napolis, whence 1 emerged as an ensign
III the Naval Reserve.
Passing rapidly over my various en-
ployments I come to the day in the spring
of 191S when / received orders to the fuel
and store ship Ponticus. On reporting 1
found that her commanding officer was
the same Charles Johnson whom l had
met previously on board the Granite State
He was now Lieutenant Commander and
l only Lieutenant. He received me with
overfowing expressions of welcome so that
felt justified in looking forward to a
very agreeable association. My position
was that Of executive and senior watch
officer The latter duty was shared by
two fine fellows-one Yale graduate, the
other a Cornell man.
The shin which already had on hoa rd
a quantity of INT and vanadium ore, the
latter metal an important ingredient in
high speed tool steel and worth almost
its weight in gold, was ordered to Gulf
port to fill up with oil and then to proceed
to Queenstown, the base of our oil burning
destroyers, some twenty in number.
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Loyal Yankees Take Measures
To Circumvent Any Plot

This was enough to convince me that
johnson was a German emissary doubtless
bent on mischief Once the fact became
clear to me, / slipped back unnotced to
map out a plan of campaign. Quietly
summoning my colleagues, Baker and Sted-
man. held with them conference on the
bridge of the ship, at which 1t was agreed
to keep our eyes and ears wide open but
to do nothing until something should oc-
cur to call for prompt action or until the
Captain had committed himself beyond
recall by an overt act. After much dis
cussion, we determined to take the wire
less operators into our confidence. They
were good loyal Yankees. who would at
once communicate to us any suspicious
message sent or received.
The next few days were far from pleas
ant. We felt that we were on the brink
Of volcano and an active one at that.
Physically, too, we were most uncomforta-
BILE, for we were in the clutches of a howl
ing northeast gale, with a tremendous sea
running The skies also were unfrendly:
neither sun nor star showed itself--so that
we navigated by dead reckoning alone
One morning, at about daybreak, Stedman,
who was in charge Of the deck, sent for
me to come up as quickly as | could
tumbled out of my bunk, jumped into my
uniform, threw on my peajacket and hur-
ried TO the bridge.
whats up?" asked.
There's - to pay and no pitch hot"
replied Stedman.
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undertone and / recognized the voice OF
whom later identified as quartermaster,
named Smith. They. were to leeward of
the deck house and just around the corner
from me.
The noise of the wind whistling through
the rigging and upper works of the Pom
ticus had so drowned the fall of my foot
steps that my approach was not perceived
by them. Naturally my suspicious were
aroused to the fullest and 1 had no hesita-
tion in eavesdropping. Although | lis
tened intently could make out but word
here and there; still I did catch the ex-
preston made famous by Won Papen "diese
blodselige Amerikaner" (these idiotic
Americans) also illusions to U-boat.
which they seemed to expect to meet, and
some phrases as to fixing" the compasses.
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before told 1t knon to but handful
persons pledged to Even IN these
pages permission for its publication only the
dates latudes, longudes &c,
authorities presumably thinking that the fate
should repealed Evidently they
anhOnord and
poshuous distinction the atherlamd ohich might
established precedent IN future and haze encouraged
to emulate has example IN the one lately ended
episode 0eU 0rhy of record the light
psychology and methods of the foreign and for
Oamng splendid mava officers of wha day they
And
that ohen the begin to play
that the
in that co other
The that the
smaterimg of foreign tongue a0U be of little ava
unnghtened the teaching German
end that the student understand hGt Germans
each oha wdy preposerous notion By the but useful
midst
reoed show the necessity of not disclosing
inadvised the of thorough familiarity ach alien tongue
be aOhoUy After this
adopts the first singular for 1t OF has
experiences he here speaks and for the first time
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Continued on Futh Page.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-02

Mrs. Edward Campbell. OF $40 y.
Cushing ST.. wins first prize in The
News-Times food recipe contest this
week with her fine suggestion as to
how TO make "mOttled veal and rel
ish." Mrs. Campbell Is AWARDED a
cash prize OF S. for her trouble.
Winners OF cash prizes OF 81 each
for other fine recipes are Mrs. Floyd
Rolf. 31O Portage St, Buchanan.
Mich; Mrs. d. A. Scheibelhut, $40
n. St Joseph ST.: Mrs II. J. ISongley,
rural route two. Granger, Ind; Mrs.
Harlo W. Sossman, 1864 +. Indiana
av.. and Mrs. Stay Lee. 1T ". Main
st.
The number OF recipes pouring
into The News-Times office every
week addressed TO the weekly mar
ket basket department would 1ndf-
cate this contest IS one OF the most
popular ever introduced by a local
newspaper. Many women are sub
hitting several recipes each week.
and according 10 the opinion OF the
judges. their perseverance IS bound
10 be rewarded sooner or later. The
quality OF the recipes is showing i'm
provement every week that the con-
test continues. This weeks cOmped-
ton is now on and viii close on
Tuesday evening at o'clock. Re-
cipes received after this time win be
Judged the following week.
THIS RECIPE WINS SIS.
NOTIFIED VEAL AND RELISH.
II y cups cold chopped veal. sea-
soned with salt and pepper; 2 table
spoons cracker crumbs, and moisten
all with a little gravy or stock. y
cup chopped cold ham. seasoned
with mustard and pepper to taste
and mOisten as you do the veal But
ter a dish and line It with slices Of
cold boiled eggs. Put in meat ir-
regularly, so they will have mottled
appearance when cut. Press close
~ and steam one hour. When cold
alice and serve following relish:
I cup chopped cabbage; u cup
chopped onion; 1 red and green pep
per chopped, 1 teaspoon celery seed.
salt 20 taste and mix with II cup
sweetened vinegar.
Mrs. EdVard Campbell, $50
N. Cushing St
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gar well and let stand over night.
Serve on lettuce leaf. Can also be
used as a dessert with chopped nuts.
Miss Mary Cowles. s15 E. Fox n.
DUTCH CHEESE SALAD.
1 pint good Dutch cheese. 4 To.
English walnuts, chopped fine. Mix
well and II not moist enough add a
little whipped cream. Make into
small balls and place walnut meats
on top. Serve on lettuce leaf with
salad dressing.
Mrs. F. Irwin. 101 College st.
CARAMEL PIE.
1 cup brown sugar l tablespoon
OF -four stirred in sugar; add lump
of butter size OF walnut, l egg.
cup OF milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla;
put in crust and bake.
Mrs. Palmer D. Cole. 424 Cush-
ing s..
SAUSAGE LOAF.
To IL 10. sausage use . slices
stale bread. soaked in water; l egg
beaten, seasoning salt. pepper and
sal &c. Squeeze water from bread and
mix with beaten egg; add this 10 the
sausage and mix well. season to
taste. Put in baking dish and bake
until done, about I hour. This is fine
either used hot or cold sliced for
luncheon.
Mrs. Grover Smith. New Carlisle
Ind.
PICKLED CHERRIES.
Pit cherries and drain. put into
a stone jar and cover with cold vine
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-02
THIS RECIPE WINS 81.

CABBAGE SALAD.-Two ID. head
OF cabbage. four good sized mangoes.
q red), 1 cup chopped onions. 4
ID. of bacon, 2-3 cup OF vinegar. di-
luted and sugar 10 taste. Chop cab
bage. salt, a level teaspoonful. Let
stand until other ingredients are
prepared. Next chop onions and
salt slightly. Next chop mangoes, do
not salt. Next chop bacon and fry
(not crisp), then add vinegar and su-
gar to bacon and let come 10 a boil.
Then with the hands squeeze cab
bage to renSS1e the water the salt
has drawn. fhen adj all ingredi-
ents together and stir TO mix well,
and serve on lettuce leaves.
This is my own made up recipe
and like IL fine.
Mrs. Harlo w. Sossoman,
1854 Z. Indiana av.
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gar. let stand "a hours. drain wen
and add as much graduated sugar
as you have cherries. Stir often for
two or three days. or until all the
sugar is dissolved. Can cold.
Mrs. George W. Reynolds. lis s.
William 81.
RICE DAINTY.
. cupfu, cooked rice (cold}. g.
cupful pineapple lshredded1:
cupful powdered sugar: g cupful
cream (whipped). Nix rice. fruit
and sugar then fold in whipped
cream Bananas. dates and apri-
cots may be used instead of pinoap-
pie. To make this dish more attrac-
tive, garnish with pineapple. cut in
cubes, and maraschin0 cherries.
Mrs. Nerna Bedinger. 202 S. Cleve-
land 50. AIishawaka. Ind
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Mrs. Edward Campbell
Has Best Food Recipe
THIS RECIPE WINS 50.

STUFFED TOMATOES Wash,
tomatoes. Remove seeds and pulp.
sprinkle inside OF tomato with salt.
invert. and let stand 20 minutes.
Cook tablespoons butter with s
tablespoons chopped green pepper
for mfnutes Add q cup OF soft,
stale bread crumbs. u cup OF re-
moved tomato pulp. Il teaspoon salt.
= teaspoon pepper. and a few drops
OF onion juice. Fill tomatoes with
mixture. put in buttered pan. and
bake / minutes in hot oven.
Mrs. >. A. ScheibelhUt, $40
~. St. Joe 81.
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~ baked. pour in this mixture. frost
and brown In the oven.
Mrs. I. G. Linsenmier. 514 Keasey
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THIS RECIPE WINS 81.

CHINESE DUMPLINGS. - Take
1 quart Of tomatoes, add a pinch
OF salt and a dash or pepper.
1 teaspoon butter; cover and let
them get boiling hot; have ready
batter made OF cups -four. 2 tea
spoons of baking powder. Il tea
spoon salt, and enough water to
make batter so II Will drop. Add a
cup Of meat TO the batter and drop
IN on top OF the boiling tomatoes.
Cover closely and steam for 20 min
utes. Serve hot.
Mrs. Floyd Rolf. SO Port
age St. Buchanan. Mich.
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THIS RECIPE WINS So.

MACEDOINE OF FRUIT.-Line
Jelly mold with a clear liquor
Jelly; after the jelly has set, put in
one layer OF strawberries or rasp..
berries, pour over a little Jelly and
let set. Put on one layer Of ripe
peaches cut in dice, more jelly.
then a layer Of blackberries or blue
grapes, little more jelly and a lay
er OF green apples, etc, and con-
tlnues in alternating layers till form
IS filled. Keep on ice till firm end
serve with whipped cream.
The macedoines may be made with
any fruit in season OF in combina-
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-02

or hlberts: salad dressing.
Drain cherries. white or red. put
ting a nut IN place OF seed. Put
on lettuce leaves and top with fruit
salad dressing. II white cherries
are used garnish with Maraschino
cherries. I have my own fruit sal
ad recipe following:
Equal amounts OF heavy cream
and dressing. Beat cream, add dress
ing. sugar 70 taste, and orange or
lemon juice. Beat till stiff. Sweet
or sour cream can be used. II cream
doesn't beat easily. add a little egg
white.
Mrs. o. E. Kreutz. 1921 W. Col
fax av.
ASPARAGUS SALAD.
II you can't get the fresh aspara-
gus get a large can Of Il and drain
off the water; then cut rings from a
bright red pepper. one third inch
wide, place three or four stalks in
each ring OF the red pepper, ar
ranged on lettuce leaves. Serve with
French dressing TO which has been
added one-half tablespoonful tomato
catsup.
Mrs. Stay Lee. 1T y. Main -.
CREAM PIE.
IL cups rich milk. q cup sugar:
let this come TO a boil Stir in 3
tablespoons cornstarch, yolks OF .
eggs, Z teaspoon vanilla. Use whites
OF eggs for top.
Slice 2 bananas in shell previous
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Suggestion for "Mottled Veal
and Relish" Wins Her
S. Prize.


Editor +yews-Times. Many
thanks for your two dollars
which I received through the
mail FOR prize contest OF June IS.
also for your kindness In sending
me the market page with my
recipes in Il which received hon
orable mention. Trusting these
recipes enclosed will win first
prize. II fortunate % win first
prize some time will get 90 copies
OF paper 70 send 70 my friends IN
New York City 10 show them
what your paper Is doing.
Mrs. Stay Lee. III North
Main st.
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~ baked. pour in this mixture. frost
and brown In the oven.
Mrs. I. G. Lnsenmier. 514 Keasey
81.
PINEAPPLE SALAD.
Arrange lettuce leaves (head let
tuce preferred) on individual salad
plates. Place on each Of these a
slice OF pineapple. Whip half a
pint OF whipping cream, when stiff
salad dressing then cut up quarter
OF a pound Of marshmallows in
quarters and stir lightly into whip
ped cream mixture: place this on
pineapple slices and garnish with
candied cherries. Serve very cold.
This amount serves nine people.
Canned pineapple is best for salads
but fresh may be used.
Miss Margaret ROckstroh, ia z.
Marion 81.
BAKED SWEET POTATOES.
Boil two lbs. sweet potatoes till
done. Drain and mash. Add Z tea
spoon of salt. tablespoon of butter,
i cup OF milk. Put IN baking dish
and cover top with marshmallows.
Set in oven and let brown just be
fore serving.
Mrs. Fred Freeman, South Bend,
Ind, r. r. No. 3, Box 169.
FRUIT SALAD.
z 10. Marshmallows (cut in
fours), z pit. whipped cream, beat
On s+iff. = slices of DineaDDle. .
tablespoons Of vinegar. Mix vine
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THIS RECIPE WINS So.

CAROMEL TAPIOCA--One cup
pearl taploca soaked IN 2 cups Of
cold water over night. In morning
add 2 cups boiling water, / y cups
brown sugar. Cook until like jelly.
After removing from the stove add 2
teaspOonfus OF vanilla. When cold
serve with whipped cream.
Mrs. II. J. Longley. r. F. D.
No. 2, Granger, Ind.
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PERFECTION SALAD DRESSING
No . RECIPE

Keeps indefinitely and always
ready for use in making salads Of
summer vegetables. fruits or left
overs. Recipe can be doubled and
yolks OF only four eggs used IL de-
sired.
! large cup vinegar (not too
strong); butter size large egg: y
spoon salt. Bring TO boil. Mix to-
gether 1 heaping tablespoon -four, 1
Of mustard and of sugar so there
will be no Jumps. Wet with cold
vinegar to smooth paste and add TO
boiling mixture, cooking until thick
Remove from fire and pour slowly
over well beaten yolks of 3 eggs and
beat minutes. While hot pour
into pint can and cover closely.
Take quantity desired for use and
thin with Carnation milk and keep
rest for future use. 1 usually make
a cake at same time and use whites
OF eggs.
wava Plat. 222 n. Lincoln av..
Niles, Mich.
CHERRY SALAD.
cups cherries. 2 cup hazelnuts
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tion with French fruits. glaces OF
preserved fruits.
HONORABLE MENTION.

Among the hundreds OF recipes,
which have been submitted in The
News-Times weekly Market Basket
contest. the following attracted the
favorable attention OF the judges:
AL A DUMAS SALAD.
This recipe is a favorite for all
seasons. as canned vegetables may
be used as we'll as fresh ones.
l can OF peas. or its equivalent Of
new cooked peas.
4 can tomatoes or 2 large new
tomatoes chopped
sweet pickles. cut into small
pieces.
cold boiled potatoes diced.
cold boiled eggs chopped: on:
ion. finely minced; celery may be
added.
Mix all ingredients with the fol-
lowing dressing and serve on lettuce:
Two whole eggs or 4 egg yolks;
/ cup vinegar; I teaspoon mustard,
prepared; 1 teaspoon butter. pinch
pepper; Il cup sugar, 2 tablespoons
-four; 1 teaspoon salt.
Heat vinegar and butter. Beat
eggs and to this add -four. mustard.
sugar, salt and pepper Stir into
hot vinegar and cook until thick
ened. When cool. this may be
thinned with cream.
Mrs. c. L. Johnson, rs W. Madi-
son ST.
QUICK COFFEE CAKE.
Y cup OF sugar. Il cup butter.
1 cup sweet milk, cups Of -four,
1 heaping teaspoonful OF baking
powder, / egg. pinch OF salt.
Put little pieces Of butter over
the top. sprinkle brown sugar on.
then cinnamon.
Mrs. Mary Rodgers. 1881 Jefrer-
con O.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-12

fetching in canary, coral, turquoise,
orchid or any of the shades now in
vogue for dancing costumes.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-07-12

Brush And Brush Your Locks In Sum-
mcr II You Hope To Keep Your
Hair sllky, Soft F1uGy Aud Rich
With Iuster.
tonic for too.oily hair may be rubbed
In with the fingers and Will not aHeci
the fluilness and softuess Of the hair
indeed may cause an Improvement
In It's looks. But hair that 10 too dry
and brittle or that grows In scalp
where dandruff accumulates must be
treated with an oil tonic and this must
be used with special care or the oil
will make the locks stick together and
cling TO the head. such tonic should
be applied 10 the scalp with a medi-
cine dropper. Part the hair and drop
a little of the tonic along the part
Then make a new part further along
and repeat the process until the entire
head has been treated. IL is much
better to have some one else do this
for you. and the tonic should be used
at least once a week.
Twenty.fSir hours after the tonic
has been APPLIED massage the scalp
we'll. then shampoo the hair And u
you are using an oil tonic for too.dry
and brittle hair. do not counteract the
good effee, Of the tonic with any harsh
aikali substance IN your shampoo
water. Soda and things Of It's ilk do
give a lovely nun to the halr-for a
few hours After that the looks seem
10 be heavier and more dank and
clinrinf than ever--as ioon as per.