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Word: cousinhood (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Lamp Oil Internally. Way back in the Thurber cousinhood there was Dr. Beall. a homeopath in a plug hat, who believed in "small doses of mild drugs, a heavy meal three times a day, a good cigar after each one, a little whisky to regulate the heart, a cheerful disposition to relax the system, a healthy skepticism to clear the mind of notions, and a sane moderation in exercise and bathing, either of which could kill a man if he didn't watch out." Doc Beall's most common prescription was lamp oil taken internally. He took...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Sincerely Yours | 6/2/1952 | See Source »

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