Word: fleshed
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Fortnight ago a strangely ineffective bomb thrown in his direction left His Imperial Majesty, Emperor Hirohito, son of Heaven, untouched (TIME, Jan. 18). But it inflicted slight flesh wounds on the rears of two horses of the Imperial Guard. Into their stables last week came two Imperial grooms carrying two baskets brightly bedecked with the Imperial colors. By curious Japanese signs they tried to explain to the horses that these were a gift from the Emperor. Then they watched the two horses appreciatively devour their eight pounds of Imperial carrots...
...business full of inhibitions and morality, the study for psychologists and professors of literature, the butt of disillusioned liberalism. But with the advent of this book into the world the dying years of the Nineteenth Century became an intensely human period peopled by men and women of flesh and blood. Lytton Strachey with his sardonlc pen had traced in a handful of fascinating actors upon a stage where before there had been only a dingy backdrop. But his contribution to literature was even greater than his kindness to a misused epoch, for he blazed a trail along which other...
...face. . . ." Hair: "Hairnets are impossible. Wide, casual waves are best." Makeup: "Use enough to look healthy. . . . Wipe off excess lipstick. For those who still believe it wicked to employ coloring to [sic] the lips, a pomade stick is advisable as it is more conservative and yet adds the needed flesh tones." Wearing the clothes: "Stand straight, with stomach in and head up. Hold the shoulders proudly. Round shoulders will ruin the most carefully chosen ensemble." Conclusions: "It is better to have one outfit with all accessories matching than ten with no taste in combinations...
...casual readers might have thought last week that Soprano Maria Jeritza, Violinist Fritz Kreisler and Pianist Sergei Rachmaninoff had contracted for a radio series with National Broadcasting Co. But these artists have only become affiliated with N. B. C.'s Artists Service, an agency like any other which books flesh & blood concerts. Kreisler and Rachmaninoff are two of the three great artists who have steadfastly refused to broadcast. The third: Pianist Ignace Jan Paderewski...
Life rushes into existence. The child lives much more in a year than do his parents. Dr. Carrel mentioned tests which give precise indications of an individual's biological (not chronological) age. If a spickle of flesh is put in a certain kind of culture medium, the spickle will grow for a time. The time and speed of growth indicate the "residual energy" of that bit of flesh. The younger the individual, the faster and longer the growth. A similar test is how long a wound takes to heal. Young people heal more quickly than old. Dr. Pierre...