The Archive · 1939

No Romance

Lom" Beaconsfield's view of love matches was very clearly stated in a letter to his sister, dated May 22, 1833:—"Would you like Lady—for a sister-in-law? Very clever, twenty five thousand pounds, and domestic, "As for love" all all my friends who married for love and beauty either beat their wives or live apart from th I may commit many follies in life, but I never intend to marry or "love which I am sure is a guarantee of Hibernating FAMED as the only hibernating human publican Arthur ("Turkey") Gehrke, of Wisconsin, has dodged the past 26 winters by going o bed in autumn, getting up in spring.

Habit came from cold weather's effect on hi: stomach when a young man. name coninned by his breaking rest to eat the traditional turkey on Thanksgiving Day every year.

This year, at 56, Arthur turned over a new sheet. Having eaten moderately and exercised much, he proudly announced he could stand a winter with the fittest man.

But he still likes his annual siesta, so is going 'o take it in summer instead.

A vital turn in his life, he tried it out before decision. hibernated for a week or ten days several times last summer," he explained, "and Im e now the change will work out all "ight."—"Cavalcade."

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