Word: poisons
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South African law holds that white man's liquor is colored man's poison. Last week, Minister of Justice Charles Swart broadened the definition of "colored" to include Chinese, proclaimed that henceforth no Chinese will be allowed to buy liquor without a special permit...
...Kate Hepburn's 24 years on stage and screen, her detractors have been many. Yet most of them have had to eat their words. The most damning thing ever said of her was in 1938, when Harry Brandt, a movie exhibitor, labeled Kate "boxoffice poison." But this year Kate is stronger than she ever was: her last two films, The African Queen and Pat and Mike, are top box-office hits of the season...
This week Stevenson was to lunch with President Truman and the Cabinet. The most humorous aspect of the campaign to date is the relationship between Stevenson and Truman. Mr. Truman is by far the most powerful man in the U.S., yet Stevenson treats him like political poison...
This cursed fellow grabbed into his hand The box of poison and away he ran Into a neighboring street, and found a man Who lent him three large bottles. He withdrew And deftly poured the poison into two. He kept the third one clean, as well he might, For his own drink, meaning to work all night Stacking the gold and carrying it away...
...Then said the first of them when this was done, 'Now for a drink. Sit down and let's be merry. For later on there'll be the corpse to bury.' And, so it happened, reaching for a sup He took a bottle full of poison up And drank; and his companion, nothing loth, Drank from it also, and they perished both...