#gutter {
float: left;
width: 3%;
height: 1px;
display: inline;
/*height: 100%;*/
/*background: yellow;*/
}

#col1 { 
float: left;
width: 96%;
/*height: 100%;*/
padding-right: 5%;
display: inline;
background-color: #000000;
/*color: #ccb489;*/ /* lite tan brown */
/* –––– this works in both Safari and IE Mac –––*/
/*min-height: 500px;
height: auto;
height: 500px;*/
/* ––––-----------------------------------------*/
}

#col1 {
padding: 2%;
}

#col1 p {
text-indent: 5px;
line-height: 185%;
letter-spacing: 0.1em;
font-weight: 100;
}

#col1 li {
background: none;
border: 0;
list-style: square;
padding-left: 10px;
}