COMPULSIVE TALKERS

COMPULSIVE TALKING

FACTS

With a compulsive talker, silence is out of the question. By nature, I tend to sit

back and listen. Eventually, a compulsive talker will show up. More often the case, you

belong to a group, like a coffee shop bunch, which has a compulsive talker or maybe two.

It soon is a bit annoying and a little pathetic, perhaps to the point you just want to get

up and leave.

“Compulsive” is a behavior a person cannot seem to control, and the person is often

aware of it but compelled to do it anyway.

A common cause of compulsive behavior is “anxiety'. The root of anxiety is usually

feelings of insecurity or inadequacy. Some just don't feel good about themselves.

Despite their arrogance they feel like they don't measure up or fit in and try to show others

that they do in fact measure up and fit. They need to “prove” themselves, like “I have one

better” or “let me tell you what”.

Source: Dr. M. J. Hurd, author & psychotherapist.

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Compulsive talking is talking that goes beyond acceptable.

Source: Wikipedia.

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Characteristics of compulsive talking are the volume, speed and duration in always

on the high side, a one sided monologue, talker ask and answer own questions, change of

mood and fidgetiness. .

Source: www.mindmantra.in, Dr. Herman Mittal, psychiatrist and writer.

Abstracts: 06/27/18 by Harrison H. www.iinni.blogspot.com

HERMAN OSCAR BRITTINGHAM, MILTON, DELAWARE

HERMAN OSCAR BRITTINGHAM

MILTON, DELAWARE

Herman Oscar Brittingham, or H.O. as he was fondly known, age 79 of Milton,

died Saturday, June 25^th, 1977, in Milford Hospital after a long illness.. His services were

held in Milton at the Short Funeral Home June 28. He is buried in Henlopen Memorial

Gardens on the Broadkill River near what was once Drawbridge, Sussex county, Delaware. .

H. O. was born September 25, 1897 in Broad Creek Hundred, Sussex county to

Jesse Joseph and Cora Hester Jester Brittingham. This Brittingham family traces ancestors

to Baconthorp in England.

Mr. Brittingham was survived by his wife, Elizabeth A. Mumford Brittingham

and two sons, Leon O. of Millsboro and Linden R. of Milton. He has two brothers,

Lloyd of Laurel and Bonard of Georgetown, five sisters, Flo Rust, Wilmiington,

Pearl Freeberdy, Helen Jefferson, Myrtle of Laurel, and Clara Rust of Millsboro,

seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Herman O. Brittingham retired in 1969 after fifty years with the Milton School

District of which he was teacher and the chief administrator. May 1977 the H. O.

Brittingham Elementary School in Milton was dedicated to him in recognition of his

contributions to education.

After retirement he continued with his hobby of growing flower and vegetable

plants in his backyard greenhouse which he built from scratch from discarded windows

and was a long time member, with regular attendance, of the Peninsula Horticulture Society.

Abstract; Wilmington Morning News, Monday, June 27, 1977: By Harrison Howeth, www.iinni.blogspot.com 06/23/18

CHEROKEE SINKS OFF DELAWARE COAST 1918.

THE CHEROKEE SINKS OFF THE DELAWARE COAST

FEBRUARY 1918

Caught in an Atlantic storm, loss of her steering mechanism, and confusion about

the ships location, and the fact that her bow rode low in the front due to the addition of a

3” gun and ammunition storage front of the deck cabin, the pounding storm filled the holds

of the vessel with sea water, and down the Cherokee went, beneath the waves.

Twelve of the crew survived and picked up by a British tanker, but the captain and

thirty one sailors were lost.

The Cherokee was an armed tug, outfitted with the 3” gun by the Navy as a look out

for German submarines off the Atlantic coast during World War One. She had been the

Edgar F. Luckenbach, a merchant vessel purchased by the Navy and converted to the use

of the military.

The Cherokee's captain , Lt. Edward Newell, hailed from the seafaring town of

Gloucester, Massachusetts, well versed in the ways of the water and ships sailing the oceans, known as “ a boy born with a love for and with less fear of the water”

Newell was given his first command in 1917 of the steam tug Cherokee, a ship he

thought was and reported as, “being unfit to even go up and down the Delaware River”

however, he took command and went to sea.

In February 1918, while cruising southward off the New Jersey coast, is when the weather turned sour and Newell knew he was faced with an impossible situation. He could have headed to the Delaware Bay and found safety behind the Breakwater, but he was

determined to remain on duty off the Delaware and Maryland coast but came confused

about the Cherokee' s position, thinking he was past the Delawre and Maryland line, searching for the Fenwick Island Lightship that he thought was to his south, when he was just off Bethany Beach, to the north. When the ships holds became filled with water he sent distress messages, reporting the wrong position to which rescue vessels were dispatched.

Abstract: New York Times, May 8 1918. Michael Morgan, Sussex Journal, Delaware Coast

Press, by Harrison H. 06/21/18

THE DIRIGIBLE AKRON WRECK APRIL 4 1933.

THE DIRIGIBLE AKRON

WRECKED

TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1933

WikipediA – USS Akron, ZRS-4, built by Goodyear-Zeppelin Corporation,

Akron, Ohio in 1929 and launched 8 August 1931, was a U.S. Navy vessel , an aircraft

carrier which carried 5, Curtiss F9C 'Spearowhaw' fighter planes that could be launched

and recovered while she was in flight. The Akron was helium filled, overall length 785

feet. The USS Akron was destroyed in a thunderstorm by lightening off the New Jersey

coast, the morning of April 4, 1933, killing 73 of the 76 crew and passenger aboard.

The Franklin Pennsylvania News-Herald, Tuesday, April 4, 1933, reports the

dirigible Akron, flying at a altitude of 1000 feet or more about midnight, brilliantly illumined

by a mighty flash of lightning , dove downward to destruction , through a storm that ripped

her 'envelope' and hurled her against the Atlantic's waves with such force that she crumbled under the impact. The poor but vivid details were relayed over stormy waters off Barnegat

Light by ships searching for bodies and picked up three survivors .

The story of the last hours was told in a navy report of Lieut. Commander Herbert

Wiley, one of the three survivors. A four hour fight against wind, fog and rain continued

until the crash. “ Ship demolished upon impact. We saw men swimming away in lightning

flashes”.

Wiley's report; “Storm sighted 30 mile south of Philadelphia, 8:45 pm. Proceeded east &

northwest course, lightning to south, ground obscured by fog, ship in good static condition,

6000 pounds heavy. Off Jersey shore 10 pm, entirely surrounded by lightning.

Atmosphere not turbulent, ran east until 11 pm, then west at 12 midnight. Sighted light on

ground, change course to 180 degree. . 12:30 am ship descended rapidly from 1000 feet.

Dropped ballast, regained altitude in three minutes, Appear to be in center of storm, ship

tossed violently. Called all hands. Ship descended , stern downward. Dropped ballast,

controls carried away. Descent into water, demolished upon impact. Control car had

perfect discipline” .

Brooklyn Navy Yard: April 4, 1933: Destroyer Tucker brought three survivors and a body

to dock where four ambulances were waiting. The dead was Robert Copeland who died after

being picked up at sea. .

Wreckage parts are picked up on beach at Bethany and bodies off the coast are sighted but

stormy rough seas prevent Coast Guard going out for them.

Abstract: News Herald, Franklin, PA., & Wilmington Journal, April 2, 1933.

Harrison H. 06/17/18

SEA LETTUCE

SEA LETTUCE

Sea lettuce is mentioned in the June 15, 2018 issue of Cape Gazette.

What is SEA LETTUCE?     Just in case you might want to know, here is what I found

about what appears to be a weed hereabouts.

The Gazette says it is useless but thrives in local water ways, is slimy, robs the waters

oxygen, stank, drew flies and killed shellfish. May have caused some beach folks to move 

to the mountains. 

Wikipedia says it is an edible green algae, known as Ulva, is available world wide. Other

names it has are lactuca, latin for lettuce, Enteromorpha and green nori. Th e'blades',

I assume they mean leaves, can grow to be 16 inches in size, is light to dark green in color.

Now lets get to the eating of. Sea fare, manatees and the slug “sea hares” are included.

Humans of Scandinavia, Great Britain, Ireland, China and Japan. In Japan it is aosa. They

eat it raw in salads or cook it in soups. It is high in protein, fiber and a variety of vitamins,

minerals, and iron. Some places with high contamination of toxic metals it is dangerous for

human consumption.

The rotting sea lettuce leaves will produce hydrogen sulfide which is toxic, and cause

death. Sea Lettuce is able to grow where no other plants can.

Have you tried sea lettuce salad ? Are you going to try a sea lettuce salad ? Got to the bay

beach for all you want. It's free for the taking, I assume. If you like it, thank Dennis

Forney. He's the one who brought it up.

Absrtact: WikipediA by Harrison Howeth 06/15/18

AIJC&I Act by HOLLY QUINN

ANGEL INVESTOR JOB CREATION & INNOVATION ACT

OF DELAWARE

The June 15, 2018 issue of Cape Gazette has a letter by Delaware State Representative

Steve Smyk that mentions the “Angel Investor Job Creation & Innovation Act..

I thought anything with a title like this needed 'looking into”.

OK, this from www.google.com by reporter Holly Quinn dated May 25, 2018 at

9:50 am.

It is house Bill 170 which Gov John Carney signed into law Thursday. It is noted

that it is for small technology companies, but, what is it and how can it help you if you are

other than a startup or potential startup investor. Here it is, “Broken Down” as they say on

google.com :

The act is an amendment to Titles 29 & 30 Delaware Code “which entitles qualified

investors 'angel' investors to a TAX credit.

It does away with Title 29, the “ Delaware Investment Tax Credit Program” .

The credit amount is changed from 15% to an amount up to 25% 'to be determined'

by the director of Division of Small Business Development & Tourism.

Before this amendment , credit could not exceed the total of TAX due, but now, it can,

so it is possible to receive credit as a tax refund.

For an individual investor a minimum investment in a small tech company is

$10,000 a calendar year or $30,000 for a fund.

The incentive here is to encourage more investment in a specific sort of Delaware

tech startup that is committed to innovating the state.

What you need to qualify to start a small tech company : You need to by based in

Delaware, 51% of employees be in Delaware, fewer than 25 employees, a tech in

high tech field, employee wages federal minimum. A 10 year business record, no

previous investment more than $4.000,000 and no public exchange holding.

Business has to be certified and investors need to be qualified investor.

Understand?

06/15/18 Harrison Howeth abasract .

deBraak's captan Drew last drink

DeBraak

Captain Drew's Last Drink

May 25 1798

The drink that ended in disaster , the Captain of deBraak , Captain James Drew, had with

pilot Andrew Allen, Lewes pilot, as the British Brig bobbed peacefully rolling seas off Cape Henlopen, May 25^th 1798.

As Allen reached the top deck of the British War Ship he was greeted by Captain James

Drew who proclaimed “I've had good luck” .

Drew had just finished a successful voyage where he had captured the Spanish merchant

ship “ Dom Francisco Xavier “ with a cargo of cooper and cocoa, which was riding

low in the sea as short distance from the deBraak.

Drew offered Allen a drink and went below to fetch a suitable beverage to toast his good

luck. Allen remained on deck watching large black clouds rolling in from the west. Feeling

a thunderstorm coming , Allen ordered the sails in. When Drew returned he cursed Allen

and had the sails reset. Drew told the pilot “ you watch the bottom, I'll watch the spars”.

All of the sudden the wind filled the sails, tipped the deBraak to one side, allowing the

sea to cascade into the open hatches down in the hold and within a few moments the

deBraak slipped below the surface. Allen was able to swim away and be saved but Drew

and his several dozen crew members drowned.

Captains of the Royal British Navy were the masters of their ships. They had a cabin

above deck somewhat like the living rooms and bedrooms in homes ashore. The crew

slept below deck, in hammocks, in a cramped space. Food was marginally edible,

meats heavy salted , there was cheese, oatmeal, hardtack biscuits. Each sailor got a

gallon of beer and a shot of rum grog every day, plus a ration of lime juice to offset

the scurvy. Remember, English sailors were called 'limeys” ? .

Abstract: Michael Morgan,, Sussex Journal,, Delaware coast Press, 06/13/18, by

Harrison H.

JACK LEWIS ON REHOBOTH ART LEAGUE.

JACK LEWIS

ON

REHOBOTH ART LEAGUE

Henlopen Acres, home of Rehoboth Art League, an extraordinary place, thanks to Louise

Chambers Corkran and Colonel Wilbur Corkran. Colonel Corkran hired Jack to be an

artist for the CCC in 1934. Louise wanted to bring culture to southern Delaware as it was in

northern Delaware, Wilbur, an architect, wanted to keep Henlopen Acres as natural as

possible. He made 'rules' about how a house had to be built, what could be done to the land,

and how to save the Loblolly pines, sea grass and sandy beach along the Atlantic. Everyone

today agrees with his dream and foresight, although it upset many when he made his

demands years ago.

The Paynter Studio was a dream of the Corkrans. At one time it stood between Lewes and

Rehoboth at the edge of a marsh in pretty poor condition. In the fall of 1937 it was brought

down the canal, through the pines, to the new Art League next to the Homestead, the

18^th century home of Corkrans. Jack ran behind to pick up shingles being brushed off by

the pine trees. Within a year it was restored and dedicated.. Jacks signature is on the 'door'

with other notables Ethel Leach,, Thornton Oakley, Gayle Hoskins and Louise Corkran.

Abstract: A Brush With Fate, Jack Lewes, his book.

CHIEF SEATTLE

THINGS WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT.

CHIEF SEATHL ( SEATTLE) DIES

JUNE 7, 1866

212 years ago, June 7, 1866, Chief Seathl of the Duwanish and Suqanish

tribes died in an Indian village near Seattle which was named for him 13 years before.

Born to a Suqanish Indian father and a Duwanish Indian mother, sometime around 1790 along

the banks of a Pacific coast bay, now Puget Sound, where white Euro-Americans, in 1850's,

began establishing villages along the shore of Puget Sound and Chief Seathl welcomed

his new neighbors and treated them with kindness.

In1853 the settlers set up a village on Elliott Bay to establish a permanent town.

Due to the chief's friendship and kindness they named the town after him, Seattle.

The American settlers had picked the Seattle site for the luxuriant forest near by, on

a bluff. which would produce the timber for the gold rush . A saw mill was built at the

lowerr side of the bluff and timbers for sawing were “skidded” down a chute to be cut into

lumber. He chute became to be known as “skid road” and in time this became the main

street of Seattle, keeping it's name. As the Seattle business district moved north, the area

of Skid Road became dilapidated and was home to the homeless and a haven for drunks

and derelicts, and Skid Road, became 'skid row' , heeiafter any dilapated , part of a city ,

is called 'skid row'.

Not all of the Puget Sound Indians were as friendly and in 1855 the White River Valley

tribe attacked Seattle village and Chief Seathl convinced the White River tribe that hostility

to the white man would only hasten the Indians demise, so they became peaceful.

Chief Seathl , rather that fight, tried to learn the white mans ways, and became

a devout believer in Catholicism which he observed the rest of his life. He died at age 77,

in 1866

Abstract: www.history.com/today , 06/07/18

A WHALE OF A STORY

A STORY ABOUT VIOLENT WHALES

“A WHALE OF A STORY”

June 1895, a Captain Mitchell , master of the steam tug “ Thomas J. Jones”

out of Philadelphia, was sailing southward along the Delmarva coast when he

rendezvoused with the Italian sailing bark “Oreb” which was in need of a 'tow' . After

making fast, the two vessels headed northward toward Fenwick Island.

Then, the wales showed up.

Whales once were numerous off the Delaware coast, but vigorous hunting by

New England whaling ships decimated the great schools of Atlantic whales. Late in

the 19^th century it was only on occasion that a whale was spotted off Fenwick Island

and Cape Henlopen. However, in 1895, Captain Mitchell aboard the “Thomas J. Jones”

spotted a school of the great sea creatures.

Captain Mitchell, thirty years at sea, had never seen such large whales in such

large schools, so close to land.

The very large whales circled the two vessels and then began to pound on the

“Oreb”, then on the “Thomas J. Jones”. It is fortunate both vessels were strong and

could withstand the hammering by the whales. At first Captain Mitchel tried to out run

the whales but the tug had all it could do to haul the bark in tow, and was too slow. In

the attacks by the whales, large amount of sea water was slashed aboard the tug, it became

in danger of being 'swamped'.

Failing to outrun or otherwise drive the whales off the “Thomas J. Jomes” and the

“Oreb” appeared doomed. Suddenly, the leader of the school changed his direction and led

the rest of the whales out to sea, and Captain Mitchell, the “Thomas J Jones” and the :”Oreb”

made the Philadelphia port.....

Abstract: Delaware Coast Press, June 6, 2018, Michael Morgan's Sussex Journal

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REHOBOTH CLASS OF 1948

1948 REHOBOTH HIGH SCHOOL

The Rehoboth School in 1948 had the largest to date graduating class. 24 students

received diplomas from Jack McManus of the School Board.

Janet Vansant won the largest number of awards, 'outstanding all around student'

from GreSin iGifts, Rehoboth School's “all around girl athlete”, “public speaking” by

McManus, “highest average in foreign languages, Schmidt award, VIA award for “highest

four year average”, American Legion Post 5 and Delaware American Legion essay contest

awards.

Albert Lemaire and Shirley Thomas won American Legion's Medals, Tom Thawley

has the Science Award, Shirley Thomas won the DAR Citizenship Award, Dick Mitchell

has the “outstanding boy athlete award, Eleanor Phillips, got the award for school spirit and

a three year scholarship to Beebe School of Nursing, the McManus music award went to

Nancy Mitchell, Kiwanis award to Bob Burton, Lions award to Dick Messick, Sussex

Trust essay first place award to Jean Watson,, second place went to a Junior, Sigrid Dick..

Gain Melvin, 8^th grade won an American Legion award , Richard Blizzard and Ron Russell,

fourth and fifth graders, won Art League awards

Source: Wilmington Morning News, Monday, June 13, 1948

SNYDERS FATHER IN LAW DIED IN REHOBOTH

FORREST SNYDER'S FATHER IN LAW

HIRIAM KELLY RICHARDSON

AGE 94

DIES IN REHOBOTH BEACH

Hiram Kelley Richardson, age 94, the oldest member of the Lions Club in the

country, died today at the home of his son in law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Forrest Snyder

owner of the Rehoboth Avenue confectionery shop and newspaper store, Red Star and

Short Line bus station. Mr. Richardson had lived here for the past nine years.

He was a native of Berea, Kentucky and recalled many Civil War events.. At age

ten, he was 'captured' by Confederate soldiers at his home who had stopped by his house

for water, thought he 'knew too much' and had him accompany them. The boy began to cry

as General John Hunt Morgan, the commander of the troops rode up, and told him he would

not be bothered if the troops could take water. Mr. Richardson always wore a GAR button

and was the last surviving member of Lodge #7, A .J. Hanson Camp, sons of Veterans of

Berea.

A staunch Republican, Mr. Richardson, voted in 18 Presidential elections, casting

his first vote for Rutherford B. Hayes. He remembered the assassination of Lincoln, being

11 years old at the time. His grandmother, helped make the Union flag raised on Lookout

Mountain during the war.

His body was shipped to Kentucky for services and interment.

Surviving in addition to Mrs Snyder, are two other daughters, Mrs Roy Davis, Franklin,

Ohio,, Mrs Jon Cornet, Warren, Ohio, a son, John S. of Warren, Ohio.

Abstract: Wilmington Morning News, July 16, 1948.

Capt. John Barns Smith, Pilot Drowns in Rehoboth Bay

CAPTAIN JOHN BARNS SMITH

DELAWARE BAY AND RIVER PILOT

DROWNS IN REHOBOTH BAY

The body of Delaware River pilot Capt. John Barns Smith , age 31, was recovered

in Rehoboth Bay by the Coast Guard, 400 yards offshore Slippery Point.

Smith disappeared last evening while swimming with Miss Irene Hargas, 22 year

old nurse at the Beebe Hospital in Lewes. The pair had left a party at 10 pm from the

summer home of Fred Campbell at Herring Creek in a outboard motorboat and on the way

decided to go swimming . While swimming, Smith disappeared beneath the surface. It is

believed he had a heart attack since he was known to be a strong swimmer.

Miss Hargas became excited and while trying to find Smith let the boat driftt away,

she then was able to make shore 50 yards away to Camp Arrowhead, a boys camp,

operated by Col. Ralph Sasse, who assisted her for shock and hysteria, got her to Beebe

Hospital where her condition is reported improved. Miss Hargas, a native of Lock Haven,

had just learned to swim three weeks ago.

A search was made by Coast Guardsmen, under Chief Mate Alfred Quillen,

assisted by fellow pilots at the party, including Herbert Orton, J. Wright Roland, Capt.

Campbell and Harry Roland .

Smith, one of the younger pilots has been a member of the group since 1942. He

was born in Lewes, son of Nathaniel S. and Marian Barnes Smith, a grandson of the

late Captain James Barnes, one of Lewes's old time pilots.

Abstract: Wilmington Morning News July 14, 1948 by Harrison H. 06/05/18

SUSSEX DELAWARE DAVIS SON OF SAMUEL DAVIS LEWES HERO WAR 1812.

SUSSEX DELAWARE DAVIS

LAWYER

Sussex Delaware Davis, lawyer, son of a famous American of pre-Revolutionary

War days, a grandson of a colonial days preacher, has died at age 86, March 5^th 1925 in Wilmington.

Mr. Davis was born at “Delaware Place:” near Wilmington , December 30, 1838,

to Samuel Boyer and Sallie Jones Davis. Sallie was the second wife of Samuel.

Samuel Boyer Davis was a son of Rev Samuel Davis, a Presbyterian minister who

came to America from Ireland in 1692 and first settled in North Carolina then came to

Wilmington in 1750 to make a permanent home.

Samuel Boyer Davis, father of Sussex Delaware Davis, tired of employment at a

Wilmington counting house, went out for adventure. He made several trips to France

and married a daughter of Baron Pierre de Boisfontaine. He became a captain in the \

French Navy and when the French revolution broke out he and his wife came to New Orleans

where the Spanish, then in control of Louisiana, made him captain of the port. When the

United States took over Louisiana as a state of the union, he became a New Orleans Justice of

the Peace.

When war with the British in 1812 came about, he was made a Lieutenant in the

U. S. Navy and set to Lewes Delaware to defend it, and, successfully drove off the British

Fleet of Admiral Beresford, the British commander.

During this period of time his first wife died and he married Sally Jones who became

the mother of Sussex Delaware Davis.

Sussex Delaware Davis was graduated from Princeton in 1850 and the Chief

Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Salmon P. Chase, appointed him Register

of Bankruptcy in Philadelphia, a post he held until the repeal of the Bankruptcy Act in the

early 1870's. Since then he has lived in this city and practiced law.

The surviving members of the family are two sons, Samuel Boyer Davis and

Robert Hare Davis, a daughter, Mrs Caroline Hare Davis Hall, all living in Philadelphia

Sussex Delaware Davis was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church and the

Rittenhouse Club.

Abstract June 3, 2018 by Harrison H from The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 7, 1925.

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GREEN GILLED OYSTERS

GREEN GILLED OYSTERS OK TO EAT

EXTRA FAT AND VERY LUSCIOUS

June 7, 1920, Baltimore American, reports that green gilled oysters have been proven not

to be harmful to ones health and are extra fat and luscious.

Once discarded by tongers because of a pale greenish gray color in the oysters gills are now

shipped from Virginia to New York and Washington leading hotels and restaurants.

Professor Phillip H. Mitchell, of Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, has

disclosed after a five year research of Narragansett Bay oysters that they are identical

to the famous Marrennes green oysters which are a delicacy in France.

The greenish gray color is the result of the oysters feeding on microscopic plants called

distoms, a microscopic alge that is an important source of food for marine life, which at

times is more abundant in the water the oyster is feeding in and they absorb its

characteristic pigment and hold it in store in the gills, and this gives the oyster its greenish

tint.

Another color problem, the cause of a blueish green found in oysters sometimes, was

addressed and found to be due to the presence of copper absorbed by oysters from the

seawater. Undetectable amounts of copper are not dangerous to health but oysters with this

coloration are transplanted to waters where they rid themselves of the copper.

If anyone should try to eat the oyster with copper it would be almost impossible to swallow

the first one because the pronounced taste of copper is, to say the least, unpalatable.

Abstract: June 1, 2018 by Harrison H., from Baltimore American, June 7, 1920