Word: attachments
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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There is admittedly not the slightest reason why a man should not spend seven days and nights on the pinnacle of a thirty-nine foot flag-pole if he so desires. But for even the minimum amount of dignity to attach itself to such a feat, the would-be Stygirite must produce a cogent reason for his conduct. The motive of the Syrian saint who lived atop a pillar was one which has commanded the respect of posterity; the reason for the lofty position of his imitator who is fasting atop a New-ark flagpole is also perfectly credible...
...this device, a farmer must first attach a plow to his tractor and cut a furrow around the outer rim of his field, making the corners rounded instead of square. Then he fastens Mr. Zybach's invention to the steering wheel of the tractor, putting the spoon-end in the furrow. He starts the tractor, climbs out. The tractor, guided along the furrow by Mr. Zybach's invention, continues to make shorter and shorter trips around the field, until it comes to a stop in the middle...
...glider, as everyone knows, is a small, motorless, extremely light-weight airplane. It usually takes the air by coasting down a hillside to gain sufficient momentum. A more modern method is to hold the glider steady, attach to its nose a shock cord made of rubber bands. Tension is applied to the shock cord and, on a given signal, the glider is flipped suddenly into the air like a pebble from a slingshot. An automatic release hook then drops the shock cord. Once in the air, the pilot of a glider must depend on air currents. Usually he circles around...
DIVOTS-P. G. Wodehouse-Dorem ($2.50). The Oldest Member still sits by the first tee watching people drive off and remembering- remembering so voluminously that he has to attach himself to his victims' coattails and drag them down to get an audience. Glad to say, the reader needs dragging down less than ever. The sharp sound of splitting wood and the dejected back of the vicar plodding homeward remind the Oldest Member of young Chester Meredith, ah yes, poor chap. . . . and so he relates how Chester came within a chip shot of not crashing the course record, simply through...
...literature. "Religion and education; not two but one and inseparable" is the motto of Duke University. Last autumn he added a school of religion to his university, but it is no secret that this scholar-gentleman looks forward most eagerly to establishing a great medical school. Meanwhile five sons attach him to youth...