Word: mouthfuls
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...hung over in my whole life. He was kind of quivering from head to foot and there were grog blossoms-you know, from booze -all over his face. He ordered a cup of coffee to sort of still his trembling fits and I had to help it to his mouth, and that just endeared him so to me. I thought, well, he really is human. He was so vulnerable and sweet and shaky...
...always seemed not only sound medical practice but also plain common sense to keep a newborn baby warm-especially if it has difficulty beginning to breathe. In such cases, doctors have a standard treatment: with the baby held head down, they suck fluids out of his nose, mouth, throat and bronchi, and give oxygen. If after five minutes the baby still does not breathe, they may try artificial respiration or give more oxygen. But with the baby kept warm...
...treatment for the newborn. Indeed, he insists that it should not be started until a baby has failed to breathe for five minutes after delivery.* Then, while efforts to start respiration continue, the child should be immersed in cold tap water, flat on his back, so that only his mouth, nose, eyes and untrimmed umbilical cord are out of the water. The baby's blood may be cooled as low as 68°F. If the procedure ever wins wide U.S. approval, chilling might be helpful for several thousand babies a year who would otherwise die or be doomed...
...Greek. A wild wind whirls through an open door. A wild old man strides into a dingy waiting room. His face is like a side of cheese the maggots have been at, but his eyes are bright and piercing. "Hollow cheeks, strong jaw, jutting cheekbones, a large voracious mouth, a living heart, a great brute soul not yet severed from Mother Earth"-this is Zorba the Greek. He strides up to a young man he has never seen before and looks deep into his eves. "I like you," he announces fiercely. "Take me with...
...straightened out, and the affair ruffled the Vice President-elect's usual good humor. Humphed he: "No. 1, it was a rental. No. 2, he just lost a good customer. No. 3, I'll even quit renting from him if the man can't keep his mouth shut. I've rented from Sam Scogna five or eight years. So have my sons. So has my staff. I've sent him a lot of business over the years, and he's just lost...