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Reduced to its simplest terms, the Cureton cure consists of 1) regular, rhythmic exercise (e.g., a half-hour swim or a twomile walk each day), to strengthen the body's big muscles and promote the flow of blood back to the heart; 2) a diet of more green and yellow vegetables, no excess fats, starches or sugars, and "not too much of anything." Dr. Cureton stresses the fact that this is not a reducing regimen, nor is it for sick men. The purpose is to tone up the cardio-vascular system, strengthen the heart, improve the digestion, clear...
...Georgia, Herman Talmadge's boys are trying to ram restricted press laws through the legislature. The Georgia newspapers see Talmadge's action as an attempt to entrench his position by one of the simplest methods: getting rid of people who don't agree with...
...does Snyder take the stand he does? Answer, in simplest terms: if the price of Government bonds falls (and thus interest rates on new issues have to be raised), it will cost the nation more to finance the national debt (now $256 billion). It is as simple as that-and to the experts' eye as tunneled a view of a vast problem as a man could adopt...
...simplest way is to administer dilute salt or glucose solution by vein. But the effect lasts only a short time. Blood plasma, the clear portion of human blood, is better. It contains protein molecules of a definite size and shape that keep it from leaking out of the blood vessels. An emergency plasma substitute needs some harmless substance with the same sort of molecules. Several such substances, including gelatin, Dextran (a complex sugarlike compound) and PVP (polyvinyl pyrrolidone), a synthetic made from acetylene, do the job to some extent, but none is both plentiful and entirely satisfactory. Okra for Shock...
Perhaps the simplest key to Green's success is his use of dialogue. It is not merely that he has a fine ear for colloquial speech. In Conceding, as in Loving, his people give themselves away when they speak-their secret hopes, wild fears, niggling frustrations. It is Green's great gift that what they say makes a readable, even a memorable, novel...