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When H. E. was twelve, his mother thrust his baby sister's warm, wet diaper in his face. This, together with mother's delight in making water on her hand because it "was good for the skin," gave H. E. a perverse and lifelong fascination with performing or watching micturition. When he married at the age of 32, he made his wife submit to the following pact: separate lodgings, no children, no mutual economic support, lengthy separations, no vows of lifelong fidelity. When his wife embarked on a series of Lesbian affairs, H. E. imperturbably gave his blessing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: The Omphalosopher of Love | 1/25/1960 | See Source »

...want my girls to know everything," says Mrs. O'Mahony. "My aim is utter perfection." At least in principle, Cygnets learn to discuss abstract art, ask a bishop how he takes his tea, change a diaper, sew up a ball gown, open a bazaar, cook a banquet and, should such perfection overpower onlookers, give first aid. It is assumed that Cygnets will marry, and one lecture tells the girls "How to care for a tired husband fretful after a nasty day at the office...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Education: Last Bastion | 12/8/1958 | See Source »

...leggy tumbling of this brood, the Governor of Alaska hoists his three youngest children to the stately hardwood table on which, 91 years earlier, U.S. Secretary of State William Seward proudly signed the historic Alaska purchase with Russia (for $7,200,000) and, one by one, proceeds to diaper them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ALASKA: Land of Beauty & Swat | 6/9/1958 | See Source »

...also talking on TV. "Don't bother to look at me," he assures fans on his 45-minute daily early-morning show. "I'll tell you if something is on-camera that you must see. Go ahead, take a shower, change the baby's diaper...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: The Word Jockey | 2/24/1958 | See Source »

...preventable causes of mental retardation) early enough to begin effective treatment with diet or drugs, the College of Medical Evangelists and Los Angeles City Health Department began a routine test for all infants taken to a child clinic. A drop of ferric chloride is applied to a diaper; if the urine turns green, the child has the disease. Hope is that physicians generally will adopt the simple test. ¶Cleveland Clinic researchers headed by Dr. Irvine H. Page (TIME. Oct. 31, 1955) reported a chemical victory that may lead to better understanding and treatment of high blood pressure. They have...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: Capsules, may 13, 1957 | 5/13/1957 | See Source »

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