“Barring his treatment of this arid topic [prohibition], the rest of the book is sheer delight.” G. M. Purcell

+ − Bookm 51:568 Jl ’20 340w

“Here Mr Ade once more demonstrates that the American slang vernacular has capacities for clearness, force, and (yes!) elegance that quite escape the base-ball reporter.”

+ Dial 68:665 My ’20 80w

“Isolated and perused at the rate of one a month, they yield a sharp and pungent flavour; bunched thus for permanence, they are flat.” L. B.

+ − Freeman 1:526 Ag 11 ’20 230w

“A great deal of it is amusing, poking fun in a way provocative of chuckles, and giving new point to the old saying that there is many a true word spoken in jest.”

+ N Y Times 25:228 My 2 ’20 350w + Review 2:402 Ap 17 ’20 120w + Review 2:461 My 1 ’20 1050w + Springf’d Republican p8a Ap 4 ’20 150w

ADLAM, GEORGE HENRY JOSEPH. Acids, alkalis and salts. il $1 Pitman 661

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