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...Considering everything," said Mr. Bristow, "they treated me pretty fair. What I missed most was a chaw of tobacco. I had plenty to eat except when the Federal troops got too close, then we all had nothing but bread and water. Wild turkeys were roosting all around us but nobody dared shoot at them for fear the Federals would hear. My closest escape was one night when five of the bandits got drunk and wanted to hang me for the hell of it. Cruz Delgado finally talked them out of it. I taught those fellows to play poker. Some...
...physiology and biology this quicker, more ample response to meats than to breads seems to confirm the popular belief that man is fundamentally more carnivorous than herbivorous. In gastronomy, the Philadelphia revelations indicate that for appetizers, hors d'oeuvre, antipasto, Zuspeise or a "chaw" of preserved beef might well be substituted for cocktails...
...find little to worry about in the way the center assignment is carried out this season. With two University veterans of proved worth, a consistent first year performer, and a last year's second team star all available the Crimson coaches have an unusual amount of center material to chaw on in building up the 1927 University line...