Word: moistly
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...marked fall in the amount of sugar. This resembled nothing so much as what occurs when an overdose of insulin is given to lower the sugar in a diabetic. In the same way the appearance of the athletes after the race, with muscular twitching, extreme pallor, cold, moist skin and nervous irritability, was like that of a patient who has had an overdose of insulin. The scientists interpret the findings as indicating that the normal supply of the reserve blood sugar in the body is insufficient for such a prolonged and violent effort as a marathon race. They suggest that...
...recently established department of Physio-Therapy also comes under the direction of Mr. Fradd. This department takes care of all kinds of injuries from sprained ankles, synovitus, back strains, post-operative treatment of broken bones or appendicitis to the therapeutic means of dry or moist heat and massage, and the entire time of one instructor, Mr. Hans Neudorf, is required for the 15 to 25 men who daily come to him for treatment...
Oscar W. Underwood, after four months abroad, returned to this country. In Alabama the State Legislature, which convenes in the middle of July, awaited the Senator's reply to its request that he become a candidate for the Presidency. He is rated a conservative, a "moist" (as opposed to "wet") and an advocate of an active foreign policy...
...enforcement law. Anti-Saloon League Superintendent Anderson declared that if Smith were to veto the repeal, such a " shrewd stroke would make the Governor a national figure," and that otherwise New York " might temporarily drop to the level of Maryland and Massachusetts." Governor Smith, who was elected on a "moist" platform, announced that a hearing on the subject of repeal will be held...
...adapted for the stage by Marc Connolly and George S. Kaufman. The movie industry amusingly " shown up " from supers to Will Hays. RAIN-A brilliant tract against militant Christianity in the South Seas. Jeanne Eagels as the attractive, hard-boiled demimondaine. U. S. Marines, real rain, and the hot, moist breath of the tropics. SEVENTH HEAVEN-A blacksnake whip and an off-stage rendering of La Marseillaise are the emotional assistants to Helen Menken in a thrilling melodrama of Paris. KIKI-Lenore Ulric still turning 'em away at the Belasco Theatre. The story of a little Paris grisette...