Word: horridness
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...Glasgow, smelled at the festers. They reminded him of sewage; and sewage reminded him of how the city of Carlisle was deodorizing its wastes-by carbolic acid. He slopped carbolic acid on the open wounds of accident cases brought to him. The acid worked; it prevented development of horrid "hospital gangrene." Joseph Lister had discovered antisepsis and thenceforth surgery became cleanly. Surgeons now wash their hands before operating; and they wear sterilized gloves, caps and aprons, and even tie gauze masks over their mouths to prevent foul breath contaminating the entrails of patients. Many surgeons realize the "why" of their...
...proclamation published on August 13, 1660, which condemns two of Milton's political pamphlets as containing 'treasonable passages" and "impious endeavors to justifle the horrid and unmatchable murther" of King Charles I, may also be seen...
...churchman dubious, about the spirit that was in them when, last fortnight, they evoked a Pittsburgh Sunday-closing law dating from 1794 and protested loudly to their city's "safety director" that two Sunday concerts, planned by the newly-formed Pittsburgh civic symphony orchestra, would constitute that horrid thing, "a menace to public morals...
...between himself and victory. The gallery politely turned to stone as Cruickshank commenced to aim. Not a sound was heard as Cruickshank continued to aim. Long, noiseless seconds passed while Cruickshank aimed some more. It was to be an important, lucrative putt. As Cruickshank drew back his putter, a horrid dissonance shattered the atmosphere. From the branches of a nearby tree came thick words: "What do you know about machinery?" It was the voice of Will Mehlhorn, another contestant who had finished (out of the money), perched himself on a lofty limb, there to watch the play of his more...
...spoken. But the man next to him began to ask about TIME, and when the old man got off at Wall Street the other man did also and they left the car chatting together about my favorite magazine almost arm in arm. Now I am going to suggest something horrid, but I think it will be for everyone's good. Couldn't you employ a few fine looking men to ride back and forth on the subways, showing and telling people about TIME in just this casual way? I am sure that many people would...