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THE
MYSTERY
OF
GOLF
to
attain
this
end.
Every
reader
will
recall
the
idiosyncrasies
of
his
friends,
even
if
he
cannot
recall
his
own:
how
one
will
regale
himself
on
stout
and
steak,
and
another
lunch
off
chicken
and
tea;
how
Robinson
will
order
a
tankard
of
ale,
and
Anderson
a
tumbler
of
Scotch;
how
Bibulus
will
challenge
Asceticus
to
take
another
helping
of
pie,
and
Asceticus
respond
by
challenging
Bibulus
to
wash
it
down
with
liqueur;
how
Fumosus
will
smoke
cigars
or
cigarettes
the
whole
round
through,
and
Ab-
stemius
resolutely
leave
his
pipe
in
his
locker;
howMedicus
will
seekbydietordrugsto
eliminate
this
or
that
unheard-of
acid
from
his
frame,
and
Hereticus
live
high
to
accomplish
the
same
purpose.—The
cellar
and
the
pantry
of
a
Golf
Club,
an
they
would,
could
divulge
manyatale.Andall,what
for?,
To"bring
under,"
as
Saint
Paul
saith,
this
pervicacious
body
of
ours,
or
to
brace
this
puny
soul
of
ours
to
the
conflict
so
that
we
shall
not
`
`
beat
the
air,"
as
saith
Saint
Paul
again.
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Extraneous
and
eke
adventitious
aides,
By
the
which
to
overcome
certaine
diffl-
culties.

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