Word: effective
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...stomach, was under observation for thirty-two years. On stimulation of the stomach by any means the gastric fluids begin to flow. It is said that drinking large quantities of water impedes digestion by diluting this gastric juice. Violent muscular exertion before or after eating has the same effect. Live tissue can be digested, and after death the stomach sometimes digests itself. The pancreatic juice and the bile are poured into the small intestine. The amount of bile secreated in twenty-four hours has been estimated at forty ounces...
...perception and selective faculties to obtain in proper shape a digest of the instructor's lectures. These digests, together with the results of outside reading, give the student a collection of facts far superior to the best of the text books. This may be said advisedly for the first effect of the concentration of mind in taking notes is to make an impression on the brain, which when appealed to by the notes in review gives them almost the freshness of spoken words. Then, too, notes recall not only the words put down, but also many of the illustrations...
...used in the foregoing papers of this discussion, will apply. A light, or humorous poem is sometimes tolerable, even if it lacks the greatest finish. A good joke may often carry off a poor rhyme. Yet an equally weak attempt to express something very thoughtful, produces an uncommonly depressing effect upon the reader. The language is so inadequate to the idea that the work is in no way successful. So, on this score alone, it is less hazardous to try light verse...
...petition is being circulated to the effect that Mr. E. J. Ferris, who has ionstructed many students in boxing, be employed by the college at a regular salary which he will receive as part compensation for his services, his regular charges to students being thereby diminished one half. This extraordinary petition, while it is probably in the interest of many students, yet does not have that university character that should prompt the higher powers to grant it. There are many special athletic exercises, such as boxing, fencing, dancing, good in themselves, which, nevertheless, are not sufficiently general to justify maitenance...
...hard to realize the demoralizing effect of such a debt hanging over each new captain, and hampering his every action. Considerably over one third of the money raised by subscriptions goes to pay up the debt transmitted from the previous year, and leaves far too little for the current expenses. For the past two years the debt has not increased, and if the college will make an effort and pay off the existing debt this year, the club will be enabled in future to carry on their affairs on a cash basis, which will lessen the actual expenses, prevent tradesmen...