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possession of a book case that
is very much more substantial
& keeps the books very much
better than the little bamboo
ones. In itself it is not
elegant by any means - red
wood and with a sort of lectarn
top as it was made for one
of the ex-Roble girls who read
and wrote standing on account
of her health. It has an open
book on the "lectarn" an umbrella
plant, my little old lamp,
Mama's work basket and Papas &
Mama's picture so the whole
makes a very pretty addition to my
room. I have lost my bamboo
shelves to Marylyn & Alice Colt
for safe keeping. Am going to
get some carbolic acid & glycerine
this afternoon for throat gargle.
There is such an epidemic of
colds & grip that I think it well