The Lost Principles of Dignam Schwartz. The Lost Principles of Dignam Schwartz. The short, front bar of the Totnam Hotel in the regional town of Mt Mossman finished in a dead-end against the western wall of the hotel. Next to the bar on its right side was a once busy but now seldom used dart board…its playful amusement being replaced by continual television programs featuring any current sporting event or panel of experts discussing such events OR the running of all and sundry horse, trotting and greyhound races…that, combined with a number of coin inserted slot machines in a side room made the skill of dart throwing redundant…three tatty darts stuck deep into the board resided there interminably. On the left side of the bar in the servery was a yellowing poster advertising “Kahlua Liqueur”.. there was a barstool sited at this extremity on the customer side that was the accepted possession of the aged person of Dignam Schwartz. It was not t...