Word: acidity
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...them was Philippines High Commissioner Francis B. Sayre. Mr. Sayre, who has frequently clashed with his acid-tongued boss, and has very little to do now anyhow, resigned. He bypassed Mr. Ickes, sent his resignation direct to the White House. The President had not acted on it at week's end, but Mr. Sayre was in the market...
...Foulger learned that Bantu miners in South Africa sweat out large quantities of vitamin C (found in oranges and lemons), frequently develop muscle weakness, even though they eat plenty of fresh fruits & vegetables. With this clue in mind, Du Pont doctors gave their workers two vitamin C tablets (ascorbic acid) a day, along with common salt tablets, to replenish the salt lost in perspiration. Result: cases of heat exhaustion, formerly four or five a day, disappeared, even when the temperature soared to over 100 degrees. The pills, said Dr. Foulger, "should prove useful in steel mills, foundries, and shipyards...
...Chief cause of ulcers is excess production of hydrochloric acid, which erodes the lining of the stomach. (This abnormal flow of acid is usually produced by constant worrying, emotional upsets.) Standard medical treatment for ulcers consists of many small meals of bland, semiliquid foods based on milk & cream. Thus the stomach, frequently filled, has small chance to consume itself, and the ulcer, like other sores, gradually heals. But this treatment, said Dr. Winkelstein, does not go far enough. Between meals the acid continues its destructive work, especially at night, time of greatest acid flow in ulcer patients...
...From milk. Chemist Paul D. Watson of the Department of Agriculture has developed a lacquer excellently suited to cans of evaporated and condensed milk (largest canned food) and for large milk-shipping cans. It is made of lactic acid (from fermented whey) plus small amounts of vegetable...
...cheap-basic price about 4? a yard (comparable to the price of gauze); 3) easily sterilized, highly absorbent, stronger when wet than dry; 4) easy to produce-can be turned out ten times faster than loomed yardage; 5) better than the finest-weave fabric as a vehicle for acid-resistant, waterproof or fireproof coatings-because it contains no interstices at all. Where Masslinn will fit into the post war cotton-goods market is any man's guess. Robert Harper, manager of J. & J.'s Masslinn Division, disclaims any designs on the apparel field, says that Masslinn...