Word: seeps
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Florida comes out of the "Ocala limestone." This dome-shaped stratum of rock comes to the surface only near Ocala, but it spreads out under all of Florida, is 100 ft. below sea level in the neighborhood of Orlando, 300 ft. below at St. Augustine. Winter rains around Ocala seep into the limestone which serves as a sort of natural reservoir under most of the State. By drilling wells to the limestone, water can be tapped and in many places brought to the surface like a stream from a firehose. So much water flows through the limestone that, for example...
...Moreover, after an unlined sea-level canal, with the passage of time, had drained down the fresh water now in the limestone, ocean water, particularly from the western end, would tend to enter the canal at high tide and to seep into the limestone along the canal banks and thus to contaminate its fresh waters." According to Mr. Slattery, the U. S. Geological Survey was of this opinion...
...dreadful word among doctors is glaucoma, hardening of the eyeballs. Salt and water in the blood seep out of the blood vessels of the eye and into the eye's cavity. Because this salty liquid cannot escape, it jams the retina against the wall of the eye, slowly destroys the tasseled end of the optic nerve. Vision dims, blindness ensues. Drugs have proved of little help; surgery gives only temporary relief...
...President called Speaker Byrns and Representative Doughton to the White House to give them advice on how to get action on his Social Security Bill (seep...
Furthermore, Secretary Morgenthau's baby bonds are not transferable. They may be turned in to the Treasury for redemption after six months but not sold because Mr. Morgenthau does not want them to seep into bank portfolios. But just why a thrifty citizen should be expected to gobble up an unmarketable, low-yield, non-coupon bond while savings banks are solvent remained a profound Morgenthau mystery...