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Never Again! Yes, Berillon muttered, by hypnotism he could cure "almost anything." Could he cure a drunkard that way? Replied Berillon: "I treated an alcoholic only once. I put him to sleep and in his trance made him hold up his right hand and swear never again to use it to touch a glass containing alcohol...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Foreign News: In a High Wind | 4/14/1947 | See Source »

...most ineffectual old men in the rambling, shady-city of Denver. He dreads change. He falls asleep at public meetings, mumbles in monosyllables and exudes a little less social warmth than Marley's ghost. He does not smoke or drink and has never been known to swear. Beyond these traits the other fact for newcomers to learn is that Ben Stapleton is Denver's mayor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: COLORADO: Interminable Ben | 3/10/1947 | See Source »

...Rocket, only 25, is the despair of publicity men: he does not smoke, drink, gamble or swear; and he wants no one to exploit his broken English for gags...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sport: The Rocket | 3/3/1947 | See Source »

...swear But by mine own Red Star...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Balcony Scene | 1/20/1947 | See Source »

...Monty: I swear by the Imperial General

Author: /time Magazine | Title: International: Balcony Scene | 1/20/1947 | See Source »

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