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...garden. Besides, he was following most of the rules of "How to Become President (TIME, Nov. 24, 1930). He had a Press (Rule No. 5) in & out of Ohio. He moved about the country (Rule No. 6) showing himself, making speeches. Except for a mild touch of pneumonia in 1930, he seemed full of health (Rule No. 7). He was on good terms with his party leaders (Rule No. 3) giving generously of his time & money to their united efforts. For a political alter ego (Rule No. 1) he had no need because he was always ready and able...
Asthma Cooked. Knowing that malaria fever was proving an excellent treatment for paresis, and that fever caused by scarlet fever, pneumonia or an abscess usually gave temporary relief to people suffering from asthma, Dr. Samuel Maurice Feinberg & associates of Chicago tried out artificial fevers on their asthmatic patients, got good results. Their method is to anoint the patient thoroughly, wrap him in blankets and electric heating pads, cook him for about eight hours at 104?...
Died. William Kerr Kavanaugh, 72, St. Louis coal and shipping tycoon, baseball enthusiast, leader in the Great Lakes-to-the-Gulf waterway project; of pneumonia; in St. Louis...
Died. Charles Leavitt Edgar, 71, general manager (since 1890) and president (since 1900) of Edison Electric Illuminating Co. of Boston, onetime president of the National Electric Light Association; of pneumonia; in Atlantic City...
...saving of newborn lives is a beneficence for which Professor Hender son takes great kudos. Wrote he: ''A large per cent of the deaths of newborn babies are caused by pneumonia developing in undilated areas of the lungs, scientists have learned. The lungs are not fully dilated by the first cry, or for many hours or even days after birth. The ancient practice of making a child cry several times a day is often ineffective in over coming atelectasis (imperfect expansion of the lungs at birth). The old barbarous and often ineffective methods of resuscitating the newborn by swinging, spanking...