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Brain. Just within the bony brain case are the meninges made up of three separate coverings-the dura mater, the arachnoid and the pia mater. The dura mater (tough mother, protector) lies next to the skull and is closely connected thereto. It resembles fine, wetted parchment. Next and attached to this is the arachnoid (cobweb-formed). This is a thin, fibrous membrane, which one might compare to a slice from a rubber sponge. Through its interstices pass vital fluids. It connects the dura mater to the pia (tender, kind) mater which immediately covers the brain itself, and dips down into...
...joint meeting of all* the political parties in the Tyrol seeks to remind you, as a protector of oppressed peoples, that the recent imperialistic utterances of Premier Mussolini have caused intense unrest and excitement in the Tyrol and that our brethren under Italian domination are exposed to ruthless Fascist tyranny. President Wilson said in his memoirs that the handing over of South Tyrol to Italy was one of the greatest mistakes of the peace treaties...
Feng Adroit. Super-Tuchun Feng, the so-called "Christian protector of Peking," resorted to a typical Chinese strategy last week in his campaign against General Li, the Governor of Chihli Province, whom he has been besieging at Tientsin (TIME, Dec. 28. et ante...
Feng v. Li. The attack launched by Super-Tuchun Feng, "The Christian Protector of Peking," upon General Li Ching-ling, the Civil Governor of Chihle (TiME, Dec. 21), continued and showed signs of developing into a notable engagement. Because of this fracas Peking was completely cut off from railroad communication with the seacoast, since the embattled forces blew up numerous bridges on the Peking-Tientsin railway...
...only other incident of note centred about a military excursion sent by Super-Tuchun Feng, the so-called "Christian protector of Peking," against General Li Chingling, the Civil Governor of Chihli, with headquarters at Tientsin...