Asevere storm can be a disaster if there are not enough plants to absorb the large quantities of water. Not long ago, I was in Los Angels when a sudden rain drowned twenty persons in the city streets, some of them under overturned cars. But despite its dramatic suddenness,
Seven days a week Mr. Herst writes, talks, and even dreams about stamps. For him, no hobby or sport can match the thrill of the chase after an elusive＇ stamps or the joy of an unex- pected discovery. Furthermore, he has found that a common in- terest in philately2 can form the basis of friendships that go be- yond differences in race, religion, and nationality.
