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Word: morely (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1940-1949
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The lifeguard who can't be bothered with sunglasses may look handsomer than his begoggled colleagues, but he is not the man to take the wheel during a moonlight drive. And the factory worker who tries to relax while squinting tearfully into the ocean glare may, as a result...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Darker the Better | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

Individuals vary widely, Dr. Peckham found, but on an average, sensitivity to light at night is reduced by more than one-third after a day at the beach without sunglasses; in some cases it is reduced by nine-tenths. The loss in sensitivity cuts down night vision in a "logarithmic...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Darker the Better | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

In the past, doctors have disagreed as to how long vision is impaired by the sun's glare. Dr. Peckham found from his studies with lifeguards that much of the effect wears off overnight, but in most people some effect persists for two or three days, and in some...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Darker the Better | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

Although cheap glasses may not fit well, and their flat lenses are not so easy on the eyes as more expensive, curved lenses, they nonetheless serve their purpose according to Dr. Peckham. Says he: "I have no objection to people buying $5 sunglasses, but I do object to their being...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Medicine: The Darker the Better | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

The sound of the bells was a more than abstract symbol of the army's obedience to Christ's command. Only a few avowed Christians have tried to follow one of Christ's injunctions so literally. On the Mount of Olives, the Savior had preached: "I was...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: I Was a Stranger ... | 12/26/1949 | See Source »

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