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Love Life Joyfully. For Chagall, to sniff the humid scent of fruit, hear the cicadas crackling in the bushes, and feel the feverish sun is a necessary daily act of spiritual rebirth. Not that he attempts to imitate nature; rather, he aims to continue it into the realm of the mind. "In the abstract," he says, "one imitates but does not continue nature. Great art picks up where nature ends." And for him, there is neither world enough nor time to transmute all that he sees, breathes and dreams. "I have no vacations, just as the earth has no vacations...
...likes to lie flat on his back on the top of his doghouse awaiting supper -which sometimes includes a dish of sherbet on the side. Snoopy is no great shakes at chasing rabbits ("I don't even know what a rabbit smells like"), but he never fails to sniff out ice cream cones and candy. "Snoopy is not a real dog," says Schulz. "He is an image of what people would like...
...mile-relay team got the same strong sniff of victory. Michael Hauck's speedy third leg put Tony Lynch only a stride behind Cornell's anchorman at the beginning of the last quarter. Lynch was still there at the finish, as the Crimson claimed second place and a large share of the credit for Cornell's meet record clocking...
...detailed regulations for grading and packing garlic (the bulbs must be free of dirt, manure or nongarlic smell) and decided to eliminate gradually all tariffs and import price controls on it. The plan, which was considered with all the solemnity suited to the occasion, was passed without a sniff of dissent...
...that is now down to 73% . Britain, Switzerland and Belgium keep 90% of their reserves in gold, only 10% in dollars and other currencies. On the other hand, the U.S. has persuaded West Germany to hold only 55% in gold and Japan only 15% -leading French officials to sniff that "dollars are for defeated countries." Last week's decision to cash in that extra $300 million-which may only be a starter-will raise the total of U.S. gold flow to France this year to at least $700 million...