A chewing gum comprising a mixture of snuff and a masticable waterproof waxy body, solid at ordinary temperatures.

And they had to be automatic (after several disasters with non-automatic systems) so that a brake failure or breakage of the coupling would not leave the train without reasonable brakes.

The patient reported a crampy ache.

What brought the explosion of violence to an end, however, was not just revived law enforcement but the fact that a long intercartel war over the lucrative transit route through Nuevo Laredo had run its course.