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...voice of Dr. Dick Read explains as the record begins that Mrs. Usill is nearing the end of the first stage of labor; dilatation of the cervix, now almost complete, has been accomplished with little discomfort: "She is lying relaxed on her right side, as she has been taught." The sound of the patient's deep and rapid breathing signals the onset of each new contraction; they are now coming three minutes apart. In a quiet moment, a microphone attached to the doctor's stethoscope picks up the fetal heartbeat, amplified to thunderous volume. "That's fine...
Harvard men have long suffered the discomfort of not having an inexpensive place near the Quad where they could entertain their dates. This is not a great problem, except at the present season of the year, when the temperature is not conducive to the outdoor practice of the simpler pleasures...
...cells made little bumps on each man's arm. In a matter of hours or days, some of these swelled up and became tender and inflamed; the healthy body's natural defenses were at work and plain to see. In other cases the men felt no appreciable discomfort, and the swelling disappeared without any noticeable inflammatory stage; the body's defenses had worked just as effectively but less conspicuously...
...truth, the College is stuck with seven Houses which it cannot affort to support. They are too luxurious to meet the demands of undergraduates. But the current method of reducing their cost-crowding leads to inferior education as well as discomfort. The new Houses will meet educational requirements by having private studies but eliminate the Common Rooms, private baths, fireplaces, and individual entries which we can no longer afford. But if this means that only the well to do will live in the old Houses, then the College and the President should reconsider their program. Gracious living is very nice...
...pain. When one of his fingers was crushed in an accident, he bit it off. A spreading abscess which threatened his life evoked no pain even when it was lanced. Cataracts were removed from both eyes without an anesthetic. Only on his deathbed did he complain of a little discomfort...