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...Progressive editors pass lightly over one of Harvard's greatest virtues, that of tolerance. Were it not for tolerance, their Admonition could harldly appear, much less be distributed at registration. There is undoubtedly a germ of truth in their accusations. They raise questions which need to be answered. But the spirit that animates their Admonition is alien to the spirit of tolerance. They advocate "accepting a dogma," and they practice what they preach. Harvard can get along without...
...supply of a medicinal vegetable and mineral oil, containing an emulsifier and iodine. When spread over vaginal tissues the oil protects her from venereal disease, and if she is already infected it protects her partner. The oil (called Progonasyl) acts as a physical barrier as well as a germ killer, was developed several years ago by a group of scientists at Tulsa, Okla. This is the first mass test of its efficacy...
...Ahab), and Welles struck out at Ahab-like Uncle Sam, at dollar diplomacy, at the use of military force to achieve diplomatically negotiable ends. He urged instead the stimulation of commercial ties, the interchange of experts, the sharing of the responsibility of keeping the Hemispheric peace. This was the germ of the Good Neighbor policy of Franklin Roosevelt...
...have smiled through their tears last week if they had known about a new last-minute treatment that, if it lives up to its promise, will provide quick relief. In the New York State Journal of Medicine, Dr. Ernest J. Elsbach of Manhattan told of his experiments with a germ-brewed soothing substance at the Vanderbilt Clinic...
...physicians in rural districts to keep an eye out for cattle epidemics, watch the milk supply. Whenever they are puzzled over a diagnosis, he believes they should try to culture Brucellae from a sample of the patient's blood, or use a skin test which shows whether the germ is present. Treatment is complex, depends on the symptoms. Best specific remedies: 1) injections of a specially prepared vaccine made from dead Brucellae; 2) sulfanilamide. Treatment must be continued, for a long period of time, for often a patient who seems to recover comes down with the same fever four...