Kevin: Thanks for all your help. The aspiz article was the one I was thinking of. Yesterday I couldn't find the citation, but I thought it was in American Literature, so I ploughed through a couple of decades of the periodical without finding it (of course). I found another Dr. Newton who was a real doctor and I was wondering if there had been a mistake. I can't find anything on this so called famous Dr. James Rogers Newton, but I'll keep trying. Thanks again Barbara Taylor Cornell University