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Show First Hobbies of Famous People By Louia M. Notkin. IRVIN S. COBB. Author and Nevelist. Boms people acquire very early In Ufa eome hobby or avocation In which they become In the course of time so proficient and reap auch financial returns that they make it their vocation in life, lrvln S. Cobb belonge to thla class of people. He writes: ; "Writing la my avocation; It Is also my chief bobby. I believe, although al-though I'm not certain, that If I did not have to write tor a Uvlng I'd write for fun. I "Next to writing my chief hobby Is outdoor life. 1 like to fieb, I like to hunt and I Ilka to camp In the deep woode. I get Joy out of theee thlnga and rest and peace and once i In a while a duck or a bass. "Within ths paat three yeara f ao I have developed a new hobby namely, disliking the Volstead set Not because 1 particularly desire unlimited alcoholic Indulgence), but because. In common with a few other unreconciled and rebellious American cltlxens, I cherish the now unpopulsr notion that personal liberty Is worthy of pressrvatlon In this country." |