Show Taking a Chance T THoSE HOSE famous Irish sweepstakes still get a aI abig I big play from Americans in spite of all the postal authorities can do to protect them If you happen to think that protect is not the right word you OU may change your mind when you look closely at a few figures The instinct to gamble is about as deeply rooted in humans as any other urge that we know anything about But the gambler does like to get something like a run for his money Does he get it in the sweepstakes sweepstakes sweepstakes sweep sweep- stakes Well Vell there arc are many people quite happy to bet on a to l shot when they feel Lady Luck is somewhere in their vicinity But if you want to see a short end that is a short end consider that tickets on the sweepstakes sweepstakes sweepstakes' sweepstakes sweepstakes' sweep sweep- stakes stakes' were sold to Americans and Americans and seven count them were chalked up as winners That simply means that these Americans bet their money on a to l basis In such circumstances circumstances circumstances circum circum- stances the short end comes pretty nearly being microscopic Taking a chance at those odds makes one wonder whether the bettor is a gambier gambler gambler gam gam- bler bier or a sucker |