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...school in surgery, in which the operation is no longer the be-all and end-all. Great surgeons now are concerned with the patient as a whole man, from the salt content of the blood circulating through his fingertips "to the vague fears of mutilation that flit through his mind. One of the deepest preoccupations of surgery today is learning more about the chemistry of the patient's body before, during and after operation...
Ghost and Flesh is a variety of lost and lonely souls, including such town oddities as "Old Mrs. Woman," whom nobody loved because she was too fat, "Little Pigeon," an aging loony, and "Pore Perrie," who died from grief because her adopted son did not love her. They flit through the book more ghost than flesh...
Lancaster & Co. flit in & out of Riff disguises, playing hob with tribal ritual and aplomb. Legionnaire Roland (Bullfighter and the Lady) feints through a free-for-all brawl, performing impromptu veronicas with a cape. A sexy blonde paralyzes the Legion by sashaying into the fort like a burlesque queen heading down the runway. All that is missing-and it seems ready to appear at any moment-is the sight of Bob Hope and Bing Crosby in burnooses with a few words to say about the script...
...rocketing boys & girls of the comics and science fiction are very much at home in space. They flit from planet to planet as easily and comfortably as a housewife going to the supermarket. The truth about space is different, and no one knows it better than the high-flying sci entists and engineers. Last week the Air Force School of Aviation Medicine held a symposium at San Antonio on the dan gers that will crowd around explorers of the aeropause...
...owned ten hides (1,000 acres) at Cluny Manor, and the Countess Judith owned three at Darcy Manor. A restored Cluny Manor still stands (Oliver Cromwell slept there), and some old Offonians still remember when it was haunted by a "little old lady" who would appear late at night, flit through the drawing-room, then vanish...