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occupied most of the lingual attention of one small group gathered in Baroness von Collenberg's salon fon Wednesday afternoon. Mr. Fahrenboltz, a house guest of Ronde and Baroness von Collenberg, has. just arrived from India and divulged the secret that as far as he was concerned the very good ship menus were a total loss. He Spent most of his time in a deck chair, "sipping tea, while Dame Watt, who got off at Honkong, sat sympathetically near him for the same reason, eating oranges. Other for tea ness were im-
An Envlable Sailor mediately' propounded and a few Dreposterous suggestions trotted out, Be it said for the suggesters, they did it with unsmiling, judicial One gentleman staked hi faring reputation on the con. sumption, regular, of lobster and hot chocolate. Hoast goose and Jcocoa' weve another bright idea. Someone rise had heard that you could get vaccinated against it. My personal recommendation was a Pound of chocolate candy, the Fgooier" the better, having had experience in that direction en route Scross "the Pacific." Perhaps. the success may have been largely due to the fact that I am naturally a good sailor, but at any rate my Mdea was as' sound as a few others.
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