Word: skin
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...years ago. In addition to matching up the script, it is also sometimes possible to match fragments according to the material on which they are written: the leather scrolls were treated on only one side, making it possible to match the rough, untreated side of the skin...
Animal tests support both explanations. Mice develop skin cancer (which resembles lung cancer because of the similarity of the tissues) after a single painting of methylcholanthrene outside the mouth, but they resist repeated paintings inside. However, if their saliva glands are removed and the mouth becomes ulcerated, they become susceptible to cancer. These results are consistent with observed cases of human mouth cancer. Such cases are rare among both smokers and betel-nut chewers with good teeth. But they are relatively common in individuals with jagged teeth or ill-fitting dentures that may have worn through the "physiological barrier...
...slowly, both because it is a poor absorber and because the silicon monoxide layer in contact with it is a comparatively good radiator of infra-red (heat) rays. By experimenting with different thicknesses of silicon monoxide, the Navy's scientists think they can keep the temperature of the skin below 140° F. The sensitive instruments inside will be comfortable at about 120° F. When the satellite passes into the shadow of the earth, its temperature will drop suddenly to below zero Fahrenheit, but since it will be inhabited only by frostproof instruments, the Navymen do not care...
...misery. You're looking at them now as they experience a totally new kind of pain relief . . ." An Infra-Rub plug: "Brings comforting warmth from deep within . . . 146 doctors report success based on hundreds of cases." For Omega Oil: "It contains an active ingredient that actually penetrates the skin...
Charged FTC: the commercials for these products are "false." Not one of the products "is an adequate, effective and reliable treatment" as it professes to be; none that makes the claim actually provides a "new kind of relief"; none penetrates "below the skin"; none gives relief to last "through the night." The complaints gave the offenders 30 days to reply to the charges, set dates early in June for hearings giving them a chance to argue for comforting relief from FTC's decision to put the heat on Heet...