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"It's a condition of my stomach I've confided only to yourself and a few choice spirits."
"It's a condition of my stomach I've confided only to yourself and a few choice spirits."

"It's a condition of my stomach I've confided only to yourself and a few choice spirits."

Artist (American, 1900 - 1974)
Date1933
ClassificationsCartoon
Mediumcrayon
DimensionsObject: 14 × 13 1/2 in. (35.6 × 34.3 cm) Sheet: 14 × 13 1/2 in. (35.6 × 34.3 cm)
Credit LineMary Petty and Alan Dunn Bequest
Object number1979.0554
"Oh dear - instead of your great-great aunt Polly I seem to be in touch with three spirits with little pointed heads."
"Oh dear - instead of your great-great aunt Polly I seem to be in touch with three spirits with little pointed heads."
Alan Dunn
1960
"One belief is that every person is inhabited by a spirit, or ko, which goes travelling while the human body is asleep. If a man should be awakened suddenly - so the belief is- the Ko might not have time to get back into its body and would get even by going around causing trouble. So the people believe a man should be allowed to sleep until he wakes up of his own accord." U.S. Army Pocket Guide to New Caledonia.
"One belief is that every person is inhabited by a spirit, or ko, which goes travelling while the human body is asleep. If a man should be awakened suddenly - so the belief is- the Ko might not have time to get back into its body and would get even by going around causing trouble. So the people believe a man should be allowed to sleep until he wakes up of his own accord." U.S. Army Pocket Guide to New Caledonia.
Alan Dunn
1943
"And oh! The sweetest little pills! Three times a day in water - or was it six times? - I don't know. Anyway, I've got a rundown condition and an awful lot to talk with you about."
"And oh! The sweetest little pills! Three times a day in water - or was it six times? - I don't know. Anyway, I've got a rundown condition and an awful lot to talk with you about."
Kindl (Alan Dunn)
1931
"It's true, sir, that I've held several positions in..."
"It's true, sir, that I've held several positions in..."
Alan Dunn
1948
"It's funny, but I've lost all interest in the Union League Club now that it's finished."
"It's funny, but I've lost all interest in the Union League Club now that it's finished."
Kindl (Alan Dunn)
1930
"Can I take the course in Conversational French without the grammer? It's only for Quebec."
"Can I take the course in Conversational French without the grammer? It's only for Quebec."
Alan Dunn
1938
"For heaven's sakes, if you'll only read that note I handed you, you'll find it's a simple request for a statement of account!"
"For heaven's sakes, if you'll only read that note I handed you, you'll find it's a simple request for a statement of account!"
Alan Dunn
1959
"For heaven's sakes, if you'll only read that note I handed you, you'll find it's a simple request for a statement of account!"
"For heaven's sakes, if you'll only read that note I handed you, you'll find it's a simple request for a statement of account!"
Alan Dunn
1959
"It's exactly the same thing, only it doesn't come from Sumatra any more. It comes from the Hackensack meadows."
"It's exactly the same thing, only it doesn't come from Sumatra any more. It comes from the Hackensack meadows."
Alan Dunn
1945
"I guess ours isn't the only planet having its troubles."
"I guess ours isn't the only planet having its troubles."
Alan Dunn
1960
"It must be scientific. It's for women only."
"It must be scientific. It's for women only."
Alan Dunn
1931
"Not only is it a hedge against inflation, but it's something to sit on in the meantime."
"Not only is it a hedge against inflation, but it's something to sit on in the meantime."
Alan Dunn
c 1966