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...Astral scientists and practiced with the aid of seasoned Astral physicians, the simplest method involves merging any spirit with the body of an earthly infant of five to eight weeks. "The act," reports Spirit Brandon, "requires the physician to see, in his mind's eye, the spinal cord of both the child and the soul who is to incarnate. The physician can, with a little peculiar visualization, merge the two." For successful incarnation, says Brandon, training is necessary and many a spirit will give up for good his chance to return to Earth rather than attempt to "learn...
...months getting out every last tiny nerve in her corpse. As Dr. Weaver freed a length of nerve, he kept it soft and flexible by wrapping it in gauze and cotton wet with alcohol. When "Harriet" became no more than a pair of eyes, a dura mater, a spinal cord and a lacework of branching nerves, Dr. Weaver stiffened her with white paint, pinned her to a board...
...Filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission was a curious syndicate agreement between Cord Corp. and President Morris Markin of Checker Cab, which Cord controls. This control (64,000 shares of Checker stock) is held by the syndicate, which is a polite word for pool. President Markin's interest in the pool is 6,500 shares. Last August the pool agreement, which has elaborate provisions to keep the two members from chiseling each other, was extended for five years and broadened to allow trading in securities of other taxi or allied companies, including Chicago Yellow Cab and Parmelee Transportation...
...this was caused by the fact that the skis would dig themselves farther and farther into the ground when the plane was in horizontal position, as on the take-off. Soon it was found that a cord attached to the wing struts raising the front of the ski removed the danger of burying. A stop cable also was fastened on to the rear of the ski leading to the main plane bracing. These two improvements kept the ski in correct position for maneuvering on the ground or for the take...
...daughter was kidnapped two years ago (TIME. July 24, 1933 et seq) sneered: "It is an act of cowardice and the country would be better off without him if such is true. I cannot believe it." LL S, v. England. United Press reminded its readers that Motormen Errett Lobban Cord and Horace E. Dodge, also threatened by kidnappers, had taken their children to England without fanfare. Scripps-Howard newspapers distinguished themselves with an editorial from headquarters concerning the splendid kidnapcase record of the U. S. Bureau of Investigation (TIME, Aug. 5). But these calm voices were lost in the cries...