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...abstraction" to the "peeling infant sensed the coming of the succulent milk-bottle." "Poignant" is on the blacklist because of its downright stupidity, "stipend" because of its oily politician sound. "Remuneration" is a foolishly long latinized word, and "dainty" and "refined" are classed as belonging to the "chewing gum" variety...
...nature bound to win. Parade after parade, motion pictures, books, and pamphlets confirm it. Our newspapers describe in four-inch headlines of alternated red and black how five "Yanks" have captured a German patrol of twenty, while on page five, under a flaring advertisement of some chewing gum company, we find the official British and French communications of attacks in which thousands have been engaged. In a way it is ludicrous, but such a sad commentary on our own crudity, that it loses most of its humor...
...just received your chocolates today. They have followed me all over England, and finally got here. There is a little box on the instrument board of this plane, and in it are six or seven chocolate gum-drops which I shall...
...charging Germans, dodging shells, and eating Y. M. C. A. food. The truth is that the American soldier is off-duty more than on, and decent recreation is essential. Sending extra footballs for the athletic man is a much better Christmas present than a few pounds of chewing gum or similar trench luxuries. Such human gifts are always more appreciated than useless luxuries from a loving family...
Religious organizations often print comparisons of the amounts spent by the American people for missionary work with amounts spent for various forms of indulgence. The figures for alcohol run into the billions; automobiles, tobacco, moving pictures and chewing gum follow. Contributions for missions usually reach a few hundred thousand dollars. Such a table ought to be compiled with reference to the expenditures of college students for war relief and for luxuries. There would be an interesting, if shameful, comparison...