Word: fatalism
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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...considerable "snap" and energy in playing. But the same old fault of tackling too high was noticeable, and in rushing the ball down the field the runner was generally poorly supported. It must be remembered that the opposing team was far from strong, and that these faults would be fatal against a heavy team such as Yale or Princeton will present. Brilliant playing was done by individual members of the eleven, but steadier team play is the great object to be attained...
...Austin was of singularly affectionate and winning disposition. His natural vivacity and unvarying good-nature made him a universal favorite, and he numbered almost as many friends among the upper classes as in his own. He was active and vigorous till his fatal illness overtook him, and was an athlete of unusual promise...
Prof. William Cook of the Institute of Technology, who received an accidental and fatal wound while hunting in August last, was connected with this college for eleven years as Instructor and Assistant-Professor of German. Many members of the class of '87 re member with gratitude his earnest and zealous work of instruction, and recall with pleasure the sincerity and warmth of his interest in them and their studies...
...hemorrhage, if not promptly attended to, proves fatal, as a rule. Its symptoms, though sometimes concealed, are usually visible, these being weakness of pulse, difficult respiration, coldness in extremities, and clammy perspiration. Arteries and veins run side by side to every part of the body, even in the tissue of the blood-vessels themselves. The artery leads into the vein, which then broadens out to a greater size than the artery, thus allowing the blood to return more slowly through them to the heart. The principle arteries are two running up the neck and branching over the face and brain...
...hours. Young people need more. All persons after severe mental or physical effort require extra sleep. Too much sleep is injurious, and must be gauged according to the individual. Ventilation is of vital importance in sleeping-rooms, as the maximum amount of carbonic dioxide that air can contain without fatal results is 1-1,000, and in one night we inhale about five cubic feet of this poisonous...