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...went the nation's first dial-a-President radio program, for which more than 9 million calls were attempted as Americans whirled their fingers numb in the hope of asking Jimmy Carter what he was going to do-or for a chance to tell him what he ought to be doing...
...frost-kissed oranges, which turn dry and mealy, can be picked fast enough, they can still be used for concentrated orange juice. But the branches are brittle, the pickers' fingers are numb, and an orange that falls may well be too damaged to ship as fresh fruit...
...first symptom of frostbite is a tingling sensation in the extremities. The skin turns slightly red at first and then becomes pale grayish-yellow and numb. Pain subsides and sometimes blisters begin to appear. At the first signs, the victim should be brought inside and the affected parts warmed with tepid, not hot water. Snow should never be massaged on a frostbitten area. Second-and third-degree frostbites are treated like burns; sometimes victims are hospitalized. Thus it is only commonsensical to suit up for winter as if it were a mortal foe-which it can be (see box following...
Schweiker recalls it more dramatically: "It was a stunning shock. I was numb. It crushed me down." He conceded that he had "some negative conceptions" about the offer and asked for time to think it over. He spent most of the night weighing it with his wife. Finally he decided to accept. Though he talked about wanting to help unify the party, it was clear that he was also tempted by what almost certainly was his only long-shot chance to be more than just another U.S. Senator. He expected criticism from friends but was surprised at their cries that...
...Parris Island, a recruit was suspended by his arms from a chinning bar in a mock crucifixion that ended only when his fingertips went numb...