davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
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Child, % Months of Age,
Is a Walking Dictionary

San FranciScO.-A 450-wOrd yo-
cabulary at 23 mOnthsi
The claimant to this phenomenal
education. tiny Jean McGlamery.
pronounced exceptional" BY psy-
biologists at Sanford university.
can use all of them. too.
For II minutes recently her "a
ther, Alexander McGlamery, who
has carried on most Of the child's
bringing up, took her from room TO
room in their home and not once
did she fail 10 name the countless
objects to which he pointed.
The bland, blue-eyed little prod
ICY also can count up to ten, spell
out her first name. tell her address.
sing Yankee Doodle" recite with
out error numerous nursery rhymes.
and she is now beginning to write.
Authorities on mental testing at
Stanford are interested keenly in
little Jeans progress.
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coming up HILL but going down he'll run away W. W. r
And if there any sharp curves or any pad Dump
to be careful he'll pitch right off the roao' Ill;
Many drivers say that we should go down III ~
in the same gear we would use to get up IN olu1r N
words, if it's steep enough would nave - - no
IN second even low gear, then we'd better se' ;c
that same gear before start down. II our Ca a., ~
in second or low gear our engine works as Ve.I .
effective brake. and besides it saves lot Oh We"
on our real brakes. -,
Speaking of gears, experienced drivers sdy rr ~
should never, under any condition, disengase ~
clutch and coast down hill. That's just what nlons IN
tum is waiting for. Just give momentum lree ali taI
without our engine to check it, and nobody can ''
what's going to happen .,od
When we do get in country where people are 10 Aha,
to driving on hills all the time it may seem to us s'
without the slightest concern. But If we we,e :. tbe
and could watch them closely, we would see sha ah
cautions We have mentioned, just matter Oh h;Is
they make it rule to pass other cars on hea
side Of the road. when they can't see far enough
anyone's coming.
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Average Suicide Age Is
From 20 to 80 Years

Philadelphia.-Fe suicides are
attempted in the morning, survey
of 1000 cases Of attempted self-in-
flicted destruction received at hos
pitfalls here have revealed.
Most Of those respondent souls
who take their own lives wait un-
til evening to do it, the statistics
disclosed. Most Of the women
brought in for treatment after such
attempts were between twenty and
forty-five, while most of the men
were between twenty-five and TWEEN
ty-nine.
Week-ends = especially Sunday
and Monday--are favorite days for
suicides and more than half the
cases had acute alcoholic back
grounds.
Negroes were found to make
more attempts with fewer successes
than whites.
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Initials Cut on Tree
by Woodpecker Startle

LeonardtOwn, Md.-A white-necked
woodpecker able to print letters
of the alphabet with its beak is be-
ing regarded with awe here by
some citizens as living proof of
the theory of reincarnation.
On the limbs of an ancient 6 foot
yew tree growing in the garden of
Tudor Hall Mansion, ancestral home
of the Key family, built in 1760,
this bird has tapped out in spots
the initials "F. III. J." and in an
other place has made a "W."
The tree was planted many years
ago to the memory of a youth
whose initials were T. III. j., and
who was killed during a duel while
he was a midshipman at the Naval
academy. The bird Is the sailor in
new guise, skeptical oldtimers in
st. Mary's county have it.
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Skill of Laborer
Relieves Sufferers

Lima, Ohio.-Declared to be
a mechanical marvel of medi-
cal science, a homemade ma
chine that physicians claim will
save the lives of sufferers in the
advanced stages of diseases of
blood vessels, is in possession of
the staff at Lima Memorial hos
pital, a gift from the inventor,
Raymond Skelly, forty-five years
old, Lima factory worker.
Made from odds and ends, the de-
vice cost only 25 cents to build,
Mr.. Skelly said. He called it
pressure boot" and doctors as
serted it will prove highly valu-
able in the treatment of arterio
sclerosis.
The physicians tried out the de-
vice on a patient whose leg was
pallid from obstructed blood cir
culation. In ten minutes the doc
tors said they saw healthy pink
flush, resulting from renewal of
blood circulation in the leg.
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Four Out of Every Five
Feet Show Deficiency

st. Louis.-The National Leath-
er and Shoe Finders association.
through a poll conducted by its
members, has learned that foot de.
ficiencies are shown In so per cenf
of the shoes brought to the nations
repair shops.
The need for corrective repairs
on ordinary shoes is greatly stressed
by the finding, according to A. V.
Fingulin, st. Louis. secretary of the
association.
"Ninety-fiye per cent of womel's S
shoes bear evidence of foot def
ciency," Fingulin said, land the fig
ure for men ran to 20 per cent. In
a recent examination of all the
school children in Ell Paso, Tex,
only 10 per cent were found to have
perfect feet"
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TO WRITE GUIDE
OF AMERICA
$500 Writers and Research
Works To Be One of Re-
lief Jobs
REAL TRAVEL GUIDE

Neutrality-suspicious. $500 writers,
research workers, architects, geolo-
gists, photographers, map makers
and clerical workers are to be en-
listed from the relief rolls to COM
pile and write the American Guide
"a set of American "Baedekers"
which will enable Americans ito dis
cover America" Harry L. Hopkins,
W. P. A. administrator, announced.
The new guide book will be pub
lished in five volumes, correspond
ing to five natural regions of travel
in the United States. Mr.. Hopkins
said it would furnish a wholly use
full and hitherto unperformed serv-
ice for the citizens of the country.
The work will take ten months to
complete.
Cover Five Regions.
Of the five volumes, one will COM
prise the northeastern region, ex-
tending from Maine and Massachu-
setts west to illinois and Wisconsin.
West of Chicago travellers normally
take one of two routes, either
through the north middle western
states to the Pacific coast or
through the southwestern states to
Mexico and Arizona. Each of these
sections will have its own guide.
The Pacific coast states, including
Nevada and Utah. will also COM
prise one region and the southeast
ern states another. Travellers going
from New York to New Orleans or
Florida will be able to obtain infor-
nation of interest to them from one
guide book.
Administration of the research
and editorialpreparation of the guide
will head up in Washington. Con-
troll of the field force of writer's and
other workers will be vested in
twelve regional supervisors, who
will also direct the work in each of
the states in which the regional of
fees are located. Every other state
will have a supervisor and a staff
of writers, taken from the relief
rolls, working in every city having
population of over 10000. Small
er localities and rural sections will
be covered by field trips.
Real Travel Guide.
Routes of travel will be indicated
not only for motorists but also for
persons wishing to see America
from its rivers, canals and small
streams, and for hikers wishing to
follow mountain trails. Points of
interest La chief cities will be enum-
Grated. information will be provided
on hunting and fishing seasons.
Biographical notes will be compiled
about noted citizens who have lived
in various localities at one time or
another. Unique library and mu-
scum items will be listed, attention
will be directed to churches and
public buildings where distinctive
architectural and art work may be
studied, experimental theaters and
schools will be described briefly, and
all manner of historical landmarks,
national parks, hotels, mineral
springs, geological wonders, irriga-
tion projects, low-cost housing de-
velopments and model factories will
be described.
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MiddletOWn F'iremen Hold Banquet

Besides all their work the fire
men also have moments of pleas
ure. On Friday night the active
crew, band, and boys from the par
ade unit got together at the hotel
and had themselves banquet.
President Herbert L. Phillips did
honors at the head of the table
while John Dickinson and Jimmy
Taylor provided entertainment with
songs and music. 1t is hoped to
make these informal banquets, paid
for by the men, semi-annual af-
fair, bringing about an even closer
and more harmonious feeling be-
tween them.
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"Out Of Gas" Is Latest
Angle in Hitch Hiking

Fargo, ". DIG. A. Fraser, for
mer adjutant general Of North Da-
kota, reports the latest in hitch
hiking technique.
He met a young, well-dressed
man walking and Juggling a gasoline
can. Fraser offered him a ride.
When they reached a town Fraser
asked the youth If he was going to
get some gas.
NO" the young man replied, II
haven't a car"
"What's the can for?" asked
Fraser.
"That's the only way to get ride
nowadays. I've toted this can all
the way from Seattle"
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Reports Large Xmas Club Fund

Benjamin Vinton, treasurer of
the st. Georges Trust Company,
announced last week that at a
meeting of the board of directors
of the bank, the largest Christmas
Club fund in the history of the in
stitution was ordered distributed
to approximately 100 persons. The
directors voted to double the sur
plus of the institution and also to
declare an extra dividend to the
stockholders in the amount of 25
cents per share, payable to the
stockholders of record as of De
cember 18th.
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Old Bible Pawned

Clinton, Okla.-A Bible believed
to be more than 125 years old was
pawned here for the price of a
meal. The book contains history of
a family dating back to 1878, with
statistical entries running TO as late
as 1929.
Smyrna times., 1935-12-05
Key Lost for 80 Years
Discovered on Radish

Cedar Rapids, Neb.-While sweep
ing snow from her porch 30 years
ago, Mrs. Phil Wagner brushed
key Into the garden bed. An ex-
haustive search failed to find 1t.
A short time ago Mrs. Wagner
was pulling radishes from her gar
den. Encountering a particularly
come out, she cut around 1t with
. knife. She found the key en-
circling the radish.
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Cabby's Pet Hobby
Is Feeding Stravs

Sydney.-A Sydney tramdriver
Henry Harris. has spent 81, 800
on meat for stray cats and dogs.
For the past 20 years he has
thrown "A piece of meat from his
meat can to every stray he has
seen in the street. Each day be
fore going to work he has bought
special meat and cooked it 70:
his free meals for CANNES.
Smyrna times., 1935-12-05
ROAD PR1l
HAS AppIaI
involving Hsdy the Erps.
sS2S,SOl For r. d
provements in Ill
JOBS FOR ABOrr,I. y,

!. The State Htgas,,
has received word sT'sl I. me :
dent has approv.. pa ont
submitted by tbs Y ''
volving the expess;% a, =, !.
Of funds previauslv !. ~,
the Secretary ! s9'' ~
Delaware for 5t,,4a q h0rl'
ments. The total s1'sl s1'... 'snce'a, :,
Ile Delaware ava under til s,. taa.s s,'.s
WoIso u Roads from tls S 's.'ss ,'s
bie5h., mo5hs Program j. - o
mains S7l,5Os fo, ,.'rs I, sss
covered by a later 1ra.' u .s,,' e.
allocations are aDpFss: n e0u' co.,
lscts ls on FsderaI-ssi5di sii' h. | ss0a ss''
calt eem outside side of n1a. 81 n
eost fast = total Of 5000 ~ v. s
]eets gat outside Of nul.ss tse |
way system at a to.a ! n I
way system or eyt.,s. 's.sre
municipalities at 4 ~. .rn ! :, /
SIG, 800; three D,s.. kss 81 Ia
municipalities but l.t', i. : L 81 tssss
aid highway system. ~ u~ez
ed cost, Sl26.l4O. Ii. i e. com
Ieets in Kent county h e sen
Dover streets adiscer, tate .
lay bituminous coprrs 66catio|
O-4 mile, Federal f,ns, NV /,
colored College road ], loyz
and traffic-bound n,s We b
miles Federal funds ns Is stat
Underwood Corner 10 v. 6ons Of
lay trafic-bound ~ the +
miles, Federal funds ir' fsrsifed
Adamsville toward Brn,d tn
traffc-bound macadan Of
miles, Federal fund. sl;s iyed ]
Hickman to Vernon h lible
bound macadam surtsu = h
Federal funds, s2?m chazI
sonville to Bennetts Pin mlas
fic-bound macadam Nj ses z
miles, Federal funds a7 cepte
Magnolia to Barkers Lp hcaz
traffic-bound macadan =
miles, Federal funds alg .'s ~ :
onurcnnill Scnool to lF hzse NJ
lay selected soil surfaa elved |
Federal funds, sl7m helt
Mack chief :, 49,, :. IA. I
way Department, estnl
the work will proud A
about 900 men through i -s.
months. -
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Some use their loo' - .,4t.,
cars from rolling backward .,,sIlrt X,
in low gear and accelerate a., IL IT,
hand throttle, gradually yy-,ts w ID
clutch and releasing the = u'ars '-.csrrs b
time. Other good drivers ,sa Ss05 q sIt hi
thing, only they use the u lsIr mus
foot acceierator. But .ogl..s,s oOn ", h
doesn't make much dlile,snr sssnss II
Whichever which method We h'PPD
better. ). .,onv ht !,
can't climb nowadays !; ihst; Z
must come down, Ana llI,,r,erttrss -lr I
have to look out ior !. in ,sei Fbsil
have been a friend IN Hsvu \ We asi1
Smyrna times., 1935-12-05
SMYRNA DOINGS
OF so YEARS AGO
Notes of Marriages, Deaths,
and Matters of Interest
of Half Century Ago
ISSUE OF DEC. IND, 1885

Taken from our old files of
corresponding week, as near
date of this issue as possible
Fifty Years Ago. This column,
now regular feature of the
Times, will call to mind people
and events of the older genera
tion.
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slowing down. Then realize must shift to Seconc
we haven't found out late that there we are stale
Now people who drive on hills all the time say
thing to remember is that there's nothing like
good start. Of course, this is true, because the
minute start up, gravity starts to work and work
fast. Yard-byyard it uses up our momentum till BY
and-by that momentum is just about gone. Then we
have to shift to lower gear to increase our power
Experts tell us that by far the most common fault
in hl-climbng is failure to shift to a lower gear
soon enough. So just to be sure, some drivers set
definite point at which to change gears. The con-
sensus of opinion to be that we should always
go into second gear soon as speed gets down
to 20 miles an hour.
There are times, however, when we want to stop
on hill So it's important to know how to start agar
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AS a matter OF IdCl, IHeIt dI5 se'r'-
peculiar to driving in very steep hills ~
especially if the altitude is high Fer nsazE
that develops 100 horsepower at sea-laa
80 horsepower at an altitude Of 5OOU ialIi
horsepower on top Of Pixies Peak. i
Another thing is that sometimes Eaas1
ceptive and we don't realize how steep =
there is no level ground to judge BY
So if we go on road trip and happa L
country where hills are hills, we often ns
of what is in store for us. Like as not III
rolling up to a hill, taking it for gran@ !
make the grade. But before we've gone y
find that our power seems to be giving oa- Il
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No. 5-DRIVING ON HILLS

In parts of the country hills taken fol granted
ones But for of who live in ater country s
not so familiar.
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SUDDEN DEATH OF
= A1u

On Monday night Samuel L. Hall
was taken suddenly i'll, at his
boarding house and died before the
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Dance Ensemble

The Lisa Gardner dance en-
semble will give a dance recital
using Washington co'mpoS ers
music at the Mckinley High
School Auditorium tonight at $50
o'clock. The following compost
lions will be used as dance &C
compartment:
1.-THE Lotus Eaters" edward
Potter; Oriental Impressions"
(Henry Gregor "Three Spanish
Dances" MARY Howe; 1.-The
Holy arpenter" R. Dean
Shure); and 1.-THE Afternoon of a
-Four" Ola Sale Spier).
The orchestra of the Musical
and Theaterical Guild of the U. S.
Dept. of Agriculture, under the
direction of DR.. Walter Bauer,
will give a concert tonight at $3.50
o'clock in the Department Audi
orium at Fourteenth and B SITS.
S. w.
Mazda FAM, Italian lyric So
prano, gave a song recital last
night at the Arts Club.
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Southeast Citizens
Push Stun Clearance

Declaring conditions in parts
of their territory are not only q
disgrace to the city, but health
menace to the community, the
executive committee of Southeast
Washington Citizens Association,
at last nights meeting joined
with the Southeast Business Mems
Association in requesting the
Federal Housing Administration
to rehabilitate the entire area
by South Capitol, Seventh, G and
O Streets, Southeast.
It was pointed out that most
Of the structures in the area
have been allowed to go to ruin,
much of the property already has
been condemned as unfit for
occupation.
William A. Maio, president of
the citizens association, said the
section is already provided with
water, sewers, electricity and gas,
and therefore would have a de
cided advantage over undeveloped
areas under consideration by the
Housing Administration.
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CATHOLICS PLAN
PILGRIMAGE

SUMMIT, N. j., April 3.-One
Of the largest Catholic pilgrimages
ever made in the United States
will take place May S, when $4,000
to $4,000 are expected at the
Rosary Shrine here.
Plans were announced today by
the Very Rev. T. S. McDermott,
dominican provincial of the east
ern province. A solemn high mass
at the shrine will be the conclud-
ing ceremony of the pilgrimage.
1t will be preceded by a novena.
The Rev. Ignatius Smith, o. P,
of Catholic University, Washing
ton, D. c., will be the pilgrimage
speaker. His topic will be MARY
and the Nation" The pilgrims
will be permitted to view 1.-THE
Sheet of Turin" the only one
known to exist in the United
States. It was made 308 years ago
at the request of a grand duchess
of Austria.
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Three Minute
Relief From
Periodical Pains

It is so unnecessary to suffer
month after month from inorganic
pains. because "B. c." will bring
soothing relief in three minutes.
"B. c." is prepared by registered
pharmacist, compounded on differ.
ent principle from most relief giving
agencies in that it contains several
ingredients. used by many physi-
clans, so blended and proportional
as to accomplish in a few minutes
what we believe no one drug formula
can do in so short a time. "B. c."
should also be rsed for the relief If
common colds. headaches and neu-
ralgia, muscular aches and pains.
reducing fever and for quieting a
distressed nervous system without
opiates, narcotics or such habit form.
ing drugs. Get "B. c." in 10c and
Csc packages. wherever drugs are
sold.
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Do You Remember?

(AnSUers to questions on
Page 81
President Butler, Of Co
lumbia University, charged
there was international propa-
ganda in the Carnegie Peace
Foundation.
Chairman Fahey, of the
Hole, denied charges Of
graft and inefficiency in that
organization.
Premier Gomboes, Of Hun
gary, was retained in office
as all other members of the
cabinet resigned in a political
crisis.
Admiral Cone resigned
from his advisory position
with the Shipping Board Blu
reau.
Mile. de Dampierre, of
American descent, married
Don Jaime, second son of the
former King of Spain.
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"a suggestion for using and
preserving the daily music
themes: The teachers of several
classes in music appreciation
report that their pupils are
clipping the themes each day
and paSting them on three-by-
five.inch filing cards with the
names of the composers at the
top, and filing them in alpha
betical order by cOmpOSers.)
Theme from the Second Move,
ment of Symphony No. by
Robert Schumann.
The concert of the Boston
Symphony orchestra under the
direction of DR.. Serge KousSe-
vitzky in Constitution Hall this
afternoon at 4:40 o'clock will
feature several modern works of
contemporary composer, Maui
rice Ravel.
Ravel wrote lie Tomheau de
Couperin," as a tribute to the
French composer, Francois Cou-
perrin. The work was originally
written as a piano suite in six
movements but later was orcheS.
trated in four movements.
The second suite from "Daph-
mis- and Chloe" by Ravel, is
taken from the ballet composed
for an adaptation by Fokine and
produced in collaboration with
Diaghilev of the Ballet Russo.
The music is descriptive Of the
action of the ballet. Birds sing,
Daphnis is awakened by the
shepherds, he seeks Chloe who
has been abducted by pirates
and rescued by Pan. AS DaphniS
and Chloe are reunited they
enact the story of Pan and
Syrinx. Daphne swears his fidel'
ity to Chloe and the ballet ends
with the joyous tumult of a
general dance.
The suite has strength and bril-
liant rhythm. It is scored for full
orchestra with the addition OF
voices singing without words. The
voice parts are usually given to
the string sections.
The theme shown above is the
theme on which the second or Ro'
name movement of Schumann'S
Fourth Symphony is based. This
plaintive tune is introduced by the
oboe and also returns at the end
of the movement with the addition
of the cello repeating it.
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and for recommending appoint,
ment of al additional policemen
and restoration of No. 2 precinct.
The citizens voted to ask the com.
mittee be continued to investigate
other department of the District
Government.
The association adopted a re-
port from its finance committee,
urging Congress not to return to
O 60-40 plan of fiscal relations
with the District. Instead, it
urged an adequate lump sum ap-
preparation annually with broader
powers for the Commissioners in
allocating funds.
Ticket Fixing Denounced
Vigorous protest was made by
members against the fixing of
traffic tickets. It was urged
that in the future all violations
be treated alike, and that Com
missioner Hazen's proposal for
the appointment of an official
"ticket fixer" be rejected.
The association condemned the
practice of public utilities COM
panies in making an installation
charge when an original charge
had been paid by a previous sub
6criber.
Unanimous Endorsement was
given report by Albert E.
Stephen, requesting additional
equipment for the fire depart
ment. Reference was made to
editorials appearing in The
Washington Times Of February
u and March 8, which expressed
the needs of the department.
Following a statement by
Charles Morrell, of the Piney
Branch Citizens Association, that
Thirteenth Street r esidents OBJ
jected to the express bus line, it
was recommended the service be
rerouted down Sherman Avenue
to Ninth Street.
The following slate was nomi-
mated for officers to be elected at
the May meeting: President, Mar
garet Hopkins Worrall; first vice
president, Lillian Chenoweth, and
F.. M. Barnes: second vice presi.
dent, j. M. Boteler: third vice
president, w. H. Comedy; secre.
tary, w. I. Swanton; treasurer,
w. c. Strauss; delegates to the
Federation of Citizens Associa-
lions, George H. Brown, Marie F.
Maddox and A, B, Carly.
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8 ROBBERS GET.
RACE WINNINGS

Irwin D. Hager, of the 200 block
Sixteenth St. S. E., won 1907 on
horse races yesterday but lost it
last night to three holdup men.
Mr.. Hager told police the men
approached him at Sixteenth and
B Streets Southeast, stuck a
weapon in his back and rifled his
pockets. He said he was unable
to get a glimpse of the robbers.
William D. Cyprus, a cab driver,
of the 1000 block Park Rd. N. w.,
reported to police he was held up
and robbed of his taxicab and
$3.50 in the Gallinger Hospital
grounds. He said the man hired
him at Twelfth and H Streets
Northeast for a drive to Eight
zenith and B Streets Southeast.
Attacked in his room in the
1900 block Riggs Place N. w.,
early today, Phelps Ferris told
police he was robbed of a pocket
book containing $86.
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Youth Reported
Drowned Appears

BALTIMORE, April 3 U.SD.
Roy Hall, 81, of Seattle, Wash,
walked into the office of the
United States Shipping Commits
sioner here today months after his
death was reported. Hall was
given up for dead when he was
washed overheard from the steam
ship Cold Harbor last November
during a heavy North Atlantic
storm,