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...Saturday Review of Literature. The essay. Perry-patetically called "Salmon Not Running." concluded that "big" books, like big fish, must be awaited in patience but are worth the trouble when they appear. Said he: "I once asked an old fellow in a military cloak, watching his line in a sluggish stream in Alsace, 'What kind of a fish are you expecting to catch?' 'All kinds,' was his gruff but very proper answer. ... I confess that I do not care to hear a publisher shouting from his crow's nest "There she blows!' when...
...play was decidedly slow on the part of both teams. The Crimson first year men appeared sluggish and for the most part did not show good stick handling. Soft ice was a factor in slowing up both teams, and Harvard found a decided advantage in the size of her men as compared to those of Arlington...
...shape of a large chestnut 1¼ to 1½ in. wide by 1 to 1¾ in. long. It produces a thin, cloudy, slightly alkaline, albuminous secretion, the physiological function of which is to increase the swimming speed of the microscopic male seed from a sluggish low to a high of one inch in two minutes...
...yard line as a result of his efforts. Harvard on the other hand, was within short striking distance of the Holy Cross goal line twice, when the attack stalled in face of the determined defense of the opposing forwards. The Crimson had plenty of power, but it was often sluggish and blundering. It lacked a reliable ground-gaining play, such as the Purple off-tackle thrust, to deliver the scoring punch...
...intelligence. Idiocy, in their thoughtless declarations, was now curable. Dr. Steinach last week emphatically assured the world that it was not an elixir of intelligence, but might be called an elixir "of temperament, because it is a natural stimulant." It restores overworked and overtired nerves to normal and makes sluggish animals active...