Word: corde
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...received two large Legion detachments. Then the Legion dined President Doumergue. They toasted the late President Wilson. President Doumergue arose and said: "I drink to a great citizen and a great statesman, President Coolidge." Following a speech, he turned abruptly to Commander Savage, dropped over his head a slender cord dangling bright insignia and said: "I create you, Commander Savage, Commander of the Legion of Honor." Pandemonium...
Another, and perhaps more common device, is to prepare two strings of beads with the father's full name. If twins or larger multiples are feared, extra strings are made up, with figures 1, 2, 3, 4, added. Then at the time of delivery, and before the umbilical cord is cut, one string is put around the mother's neck, the duplicate (or duplicates) around the baby's (or babies'). Such bead strings cannot slip over the baby's head...
...repertory will consist of the four most successful plays in recent Guild production: Arms and the Man, The Guardsman, Mr. Pirn Passes By, The Silver Cord...
...methods by which human beings may be prevented from propagating the species. In the case of Miss Buck, a surgeon will sever the Fallopian tubes, which function as passages from ovaries to womb. This surgical operation is known as salpingotomy. Surgical sterilization of men consists of cutting the spermatic cord, causing atrophy of the testicles. The third method, applicable to both men and women, is X-ray sterilization. As a result of X-ray treatment, organs of reproduction become atrophied. The X-ray process is expensive, complicated...
...glider, as everyone knows, is a small, motorless, extremely light-weight airplane. It usually takes the air by coasting down a hillside to gain sufficient momentum. A more modern method is to hold the glider steady, attach to its nose a shock cord made of rubber bands. Tension is applied to the shock cord and, on a given signal, the glider is flipped suddenly into the air like a pebble from a slingshot. An automatic release hook then drops the shock cord. Once in the air, the pilot of a glider must depend on air currents. Usually he circles around...