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...Wright concludes, to approach the situation freshly and begin to test men at age 40 for changes that may interfere with their ability to do their jobs. There are, he suggests, several uncomplicated psychological and mental tests for this purpose. As a sample he noted one of the simplest: ask a man to subtract seven from 100, then seven from the remainder, and so on. "It's amazing," said Dr. Wright, "how many people...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Leisure: The Illness of Idleness | 12/8/1967 | See Source »

...enzymes that digest ordinary table sugar. The remedy is twofold: enzyme supplements and restriction of sugar in food and drink. Finally, some people have a so-called intestinal allergy to some specific foods, such as chocolate or strawberries, or even milk. In such cases, the remedy is the simplest of all-don't eat or drink them...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Digestion: Painful Bubbles | 12/8/1967 | See Source »

...continued, "It was as if you had worked out the boldest simplest organizing of buildings in a rough clay model and then just made it big--losing none of the original strength and emphasis...

Author: By Robert M. Krim, | Title: Andrews--genius of Scarborough is coming to Harvard | 12/1/1967 | See Source »

...simplest solution to the first problem, and the only way to enact pass-fail on a truly widespread basis, is to allow students to postpone designating their pass-fail course until after their study cards are drawn up. Applicants for limited-enrollment courses would simply not say whether they intend to take them for a regular or a pass-fail grade...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: The Pass-Fail Debate | 11/22/1967 | See Source »

...color opposite) that go on view this month at Philadelphia's Museum of Art, Van Gogh was in more than one major respect a 19th century man. While today's painters see their paintings as objects in themselves and delight in elaborate techniques, Van Gogh used the simplest mediums he could find to convey his own intense response to the world about...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Art: Electricity in Water | 11/10/1967 | See Source »

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