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Outside was the dark and curving Soho alley, with the foggy lights of a Singhalese restaurant, a French bookshop, a wig-maker's, an oyster bar. And the room was violently foreign, with frescoes by a sign painter−or a barn-painter: Isola Bella. Fiesole, Castel Sant' Angelo. But Sam did not look at them. He−who but once in his life had attended a Rotary lunch−looked at the Rotary wheel, and his smile was curiously timid. There was no reason for it apparent to him, but suddenly these banners made him feel that...
...Dimmi o bella...
...plasters for seasickness. As editor of the Educational Review he was mindful of a current propensity among patient pedagogs for elaborate research and profound tabulations. Placing his tongue ever so slightly in his cheek, Dr. McAndrew tabulated his belladonna-plasters-for-seasickness research as follows: Number reporting having used bella donna plasters..............6 Number reporting having escaped from sea sickness..........6 Median.................................................................................................6 Correlation............................................................................Per cent. 100 Number seen by me who said they were wearing 'em...........5 Number of such whom I saw daily unailing..................................5 Average.................................................................................................5 Correlation.............................................................................Per cent. 100 Number of physicians questioned..................................................1 Number...
...presidential election. Not the People but Parliament would ballot. Thus far the new Republic of Austria had had only one President, beloved Dr. Michael Hainisch, he of the white Santa Claus whiskers and ruddy cheeks, nose. So great is the popularity of Dr. Hainisch and his pet prize cow, Bella (TIME, April 2), that recently the Austrian Government felt obliged to issue an official communiqué scotching false rumors that Bella had died...
...forced me forward I would never have consented to the mention of my name for a third term. That the people of Austria desire me to continue President I do not for one moment doubt . . . during my incumbency much Austrian wit has been expended on my champion milch cow, Bella. Perhaps my countrymen should know that abroad there are few Honest Austrians so well known as Bella." With deadly insinuation angry Dr. Hainisch, then named Monsignor Ignaz Seipel as one of the very best known of Austrians, pointedly omitting to call him honest...