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...Buddhism is the vast body of monks and nuns called the sangha. In addition to celibacy and vegetarian nonviolence, monks practice poverty; traditionally the only possessions permitted are robes, a begging bowl for food, a needle, prayer beads, a razor (to shave the head once a fortnight), and a filter to remove bugs from the drinking water so as not to kill them...
...cheapest and simplest protection for direct viewing throughout the eclipse is a filter made from two layers of exposed and developed black and white film...
...damage; for them, as for adults, no sunglasses-not even welders' goggles-are dense enough for safe, direct observation of the eclipse. Neither is a piece of smoked glass. At least two thicknesses of photographic film, fully exposed in daylight and overdeveloped, are needed to make a safe filter. The wiser witness will view the eclipse indirectly, with his back to the sun. This can be done by punching a hole with a pin or sharp pencil in a sheet of cardboard (which serves as a primitive camera) and observing the moon's progress on another sheet...
...machines because of the extraordinary proliferation of new brands. Tobaccomen hope not only to fit every taste and soothe every fear, but also to cater to the restlessness that is one result of the concern about smoking. Most of the new brands have a consciously antiseptic image-notably the filters (which have now captured 56% of the U.S. market), the lengthy kings (20% of the market), and the menthols (14% ). Liggett & Myers has launched Lark with a "3-piece Keith filter," and Brown & Williamson is test-marketing Breeze filters with menthol and a "touch" of clove. American Tobacco has brought...
...with the trumpet, playing Minuet in G while his daddy snaps his picture, was tops in "Gifts, Cameras, Watches." The competition in the "Auto Accessories" classification was fantastically close and exciting. Goodyear's frustrated commuter, with his summer treads spinning in a snowdrift, just edged out Purolator Oil Filter's Moonlight Ride-the one with the terrific looking girl who gets in under the car in her evening dress, removes a clogged oil filter with a monkey wrench, and smears oil sludge all over her date when she kisses...