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Said he, "I have discovered that even in prehistoric times Montmartre was the resort of geophagists, or 'dirt eaters' who came from leagues around to partake of the succulent and nutritive clay still to be found in this part of Paris. . . . Apparently clay eating continued in Montmartre until comparatively recent times. . . . For example, when Charlotte Corday assassinated the revolutionary demagogue, Jean Paul Marat on July 13, 1793, she may not have known that he had just quaffed a decanter full of powdered Montmartre clay steeped in almond water...
...dancers, the pepper of quick wisecracks, the charm of music, Peggy-Ann skipped right up to the head of the class in current musical diversions. Peggy-Ann (Helen Ford), a Cinderella in love with a penniless prince, falls asleep, dreams a crazy romance of department store and Cuban summer resort adventure. Helen Ford and Lester Cole sing the song hits, "In His Arms," "A Tree in the Park." Lulu McConnell, stylish stout comedienne, Charlestbns, croons, while pretty Betty Starbuck, as a clownish brat, keeps the audience a-roaring...
...incompatible with the position of Panama in the League of Nations. According to the League Covenant, Panama has undertaken to submit any disputes that are 'likely to lead to a rupture to arbitration or to an inquiry by the Council of the League and in no case to resort to war until a sufficient time has elapsed for an award to be rendered...
...schools large groups of young men who have already distinguished themselves as scholars. They are prepared to search out principles and to deal with the problems of a world that is ever new. Such students are inspiring to their teachers and lead the way for their fellows. The increasing resort to our graduate schools and their recognized high accomplishments testify to their worth...
When the Supreme Court hands down a decision by a five-to-four majority the scales of justice may well be said to hang by a hair. Such was the situation last week when the court of last resort upheld the provision of the Volstead Act which limits the amount of whiskey that physicians may prescribe to one pint every ten days. Paradoxically enough, this decision was written by Justice Louis Dembitz Brandeis, who often dissents from decisions restricting individual "liberty...