Word: pollens
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...late autumn, the yellow and red pigments, following the green, disintegrate in the leaves. This final unmasking reveals the dull brown tannins, which are chemically so stable that they remain till the leaf rots to powder. Unlike flower pigments, which have the vital function of attracting pollen-spreading insects and birds, autumn's colorful foliage is just a meaningless, glorious show...
Since all beginning, pollen of blossoming godhead...
...destruction took 40 minutes. With the help of Mary Peshlakai, a Navajo squaw who had come with them from Window Rock, Ariz, to weave blankets for the Museum's Indian exhibit, Charley and the Short Man's Grandson muttered, groaned, sprinkled corn pollen over the figures they had painted. Then they stood to one side and chanted. It was not funny. It was moving. Still chanting, Charley carefully shuffled over the design, destroying it section by section. When the sand painting was obliterated, Charley Turquoise pronounced a solemn blessing on all those present, prayed that...
...first step is to find out what a patient is allergic to, by means of skin tests which result in small reactions to the offending substance. If it is a food or something similar, all the patient has to do is avoid it. If it is a wind-borne pollen that cannot be escaped, the patient may try "desensitization" treatment, which involves injecting very small quantities of the allergenic protein. How or why desensitization works is unknown. The benefits of desensitization are temporary and partial, though the degree of relief may seem wonderful to a sufferer. Treatments must be repeated...