Word: obstructionism
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The more devout said that God had struck El Fakir down for imitating Christ. Doctors, viewing the body, found an embolism (obstruction in the blood stream), said that El Fakir had paid the price of getting out of bed too soon.
The story, which manages to be popular and literate at the same time, tells of the efforts of a gallant old lady of reduced means (Grace George) to fight the local political octopus (Edward McNamara) through her newspaper. It also reports the help she gets, in dire extremity, from a...
* Clevelanders also ask their own health questions. Sample question dropped into the museum's question box: I) "What causes snoring and how can it be cured?" Answer: it may be caused by obstruction such as adenoids, or by relaxation of the soft palate, or by position while sleeping; there...
Don't Jump; Don't Slide. In ships that are battle casualties there may not be time to lower boats, or even to rig cargo nets. But survivors should jump only as a last resort: a man may be knocked out by a high leap, or hit an...
According to the First Service Command, the greatest bottleneck in calling up the Air Corps reservists is inadequate training facilities. So far, this obstruction seems to be hitting the ground crews harder than the men who are going to fly. Men will be called according to how quickly this difficulty...