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Though surprisingly little is known about the spleen, a small organ located beneath the left rib cage, it has at least one important function: filtering bacteria and foreign material from the blood. That function makes the spleen particularly important in warding off serious bacterial infections and meningitis in children, who have not yet developed immunity to certain microorganisms. Yet doctors have long been puzzled by the fact that such infections, relatively common in children whose spleens have been removed in the treatment of cancer or blood disease, seldom show up in youngsters whose spleens have ruptured and then been removed...
...leading lights of Amis' collection are frequently less than well known. One of the book's funniest poems, period, is an ironic encomium to an organ grinder by C.S. Calverley (1831-84). A typical stanza...
...number in the film), "The Weight" and other standbys. The Band is so consistent that these songs always sound great, but there is a slight difference between their 1977 renditions and the sound of their 1974 "Before the Flood" tour with Dylan. Four years ago, Garth Hudson's wailing organ played a more central role in The Last Waltz. Robertson's lead guitar dominates most of the songs. Either way, the sound is worth the price of admission...
...until after the Rev. Earl Duke had said "I now pronounce you man and wife" and the last strains of organ music had faded, did it start to rain. Everybody ran for cover, the ladies lifting their long dresses to avoid splattering them with red mud. In 30 or 40 minutes the skies began to clear. "It's stopped raining," the President announced. As if on signal, people began to return to poolside...
Captain-elect Geoff Stiles picked up Harvard's final point with a sixth place height in the pole vault, at 15 ft., 6 in. Sunday. Seniors Paul Organ (14.3 in the 110-meter high hurdles) and Hasan Kayali (48 ft., 5 in. in the triple jump) capped their stellar careers with personal best performances, but they failed to pick up any points due to the tough competition...