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...William F. Petersen, professor of pathology at Illinois University and coauthor of The Patient and the Weather, offered a medical reason for spring fever: "In northern regions, the low ebb of vitality is reached in March and April. Blood pressure is low, blood vessels are tired. Winter has left . . . the body's store of blood proteins, vitamins and the rare minerals...
When spring comes, increased ultraviolet light invigorates the body; fresh food brings added minerals and vitamins, and the individual picks up. The result is a jerky, uphill climb to summer's expansive wellbeing. Spring fever, says Dr. Petersen, is the irregular cycle of alternating days of elation and fatigue, until the body has regained its pink of condition...
...Union, N.J., Fifi, a two-year-old alley cat, went under ether on the operating table of Veterinarian John J. Petersen, while her three-year-old mistress, Norma Mitchell, paced the floor like an expectant father...
...Gnippe (pronounced guh-nip), stocky, bespectacled cab driver and bowling fan, knocked off cruising in Chicago's Loop to watch the Petersen Bowling Tournament. Said he: "You have to throw 'em slow. You throw a fast ball and it goes bloop right through...
...total of 1,652 was good enough to earn the first cash prize ($5,100) and a diamond medal (value $600). It was something Swede Carlson had waited for since he was second-best in the Petersen Classic, 21 years...