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Consider the cod. Although his family is only second on the platter, he is perhaps the most valuable. Even his liver, when pressed under heat, exudes oil of great medicinal worth. And his tongue is a Parisian delicacy. Cod?a big creature???is partial to olive-green covering and is distinguished by a subtle beard at the tip of the lower jaw. The cod catch on the Newfoundland coast has not been seriously diminished...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hoover on Fish | 5/18/1925 | See Source »

...world, tired of this giver of evil gifts, ready to kick him out of the age which, in spite of him, is so much like him, discovers that the old man has brought back to life a brave and beautiful and altogether lovely and lovable creature???Joan...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Theatre: Saint Joan* | 12/24/1923 | See Source »

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