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In the novel "Tender is the Night" by F. Scott Fitzgerald, chapter 13 begins with some of the characters - Dick, Rosemary and Abe -visiting the battlefield at Beaumont Hamel. As they walk through the trenches Dick comments on the bravery of the men who lost their lives there. As they come out of the trench they face a monument to the memory of the Newfoundlanders who lost their lives in the battle and Rosemary bursts into tears. Have you ever wondered how that muscle cramp in your leg got the name "Charlie Horse"? In 1640, Charles the First of England expanded the London Police Force. The new recruits were called "Charley's Men" which was quickly shortened to simply "Charleys". There was not enough money to provide horses for all the new recruits, which meant that the policemen without horses walked. Those who walked were called "Charley's Horses", and since walking caused many leg cramps, leg cramps became known as "Charley's Horses. This was later shortened to "Charley Horse" Something to Ponder: Intuition is what causes a wife to correct her husband before he has a chance to say anything.
