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His absent-minded scientist, Dr. Strabismus (whom God Preserve) of Utrecht, had to his credit a list of inventions that included 'a leather grape', 'a revolving wheelbarrow', 'a hollow glass walking stick for keeping very small flannel shirts in . . .

Source: Obituary of J. B. Morton; in The Observer, 13 May 1979.
-- Bernard Levin, (Aug 19 1928-2004), British journalist, critic; He was an award-winning newspaper, magazine, and television writer since 1953; his books include Enthusiasms, 1983.

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