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Word: anaethesia (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1930-1939
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...career of a doorkeeper should take warning from this horrible example of what Prohibition has accomplished among the Turks. The doorkeeper who watches American politicians emerging from American city halls for one hundred and fifty-six years must develop either a profound cynicism or an even deeper mental anaethesia. As for the eleven wives, a consideration of the suffering usually resultant from one provides a deterrent. Although monotony in professional life doubtless requires the variety in the domestic side, both evils strike a severe blow at the teetotaler instead of aiding his cause. For youth just starting out in life...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: AMONG THE TURKS | 2/26/1930 | See Source »

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