Word: skins
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...sneezing get their nervous orders from the sneezing centre in the medulla oblongata, all important part of the central nervous system between the brain and spine. The sneezing centre in turn is roused by stimuli along the trigeminus nerve which carries sensations of touch, pain and temperature from the skin of the face, the adjoining parts of the scalp, the mucous membrane lining of nose & throat and from the teeth and eyes. A sudden bright light may cause a sneeze, as may a strong odor. Diseased teeth, sinuses, nose or throat may affect the trigeminus, arouse a prolonged...
...Dissertations in English Committee, and C. N. Jackson '98, Professor of Greek and Latin, is chairman of the Dissertations in Greek and Latin Committee. Every man to win a place in these competitions is awarded, in addition to the monetary prize, a bronze medal and a sheep skin decorated by an old engraving and signed by the President of the University...
...House of Representatives is evidently convinced that there is more than one way to skin a eat. The failure, early in the session, to initiate legislation for the repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment was a disappointment to many. But last week the House got at Prohibition in a different way. It cut $800,000 from the funds available for its enforcement, and at the same time provided that Prohibition agents should refrain from the practices of wire-tapping, buying evidence, and spying...
Smooth olive skin, enormous brown eyes, a close black beard and hennaed locks carefully plaited distinguish Emir Abdullah of Transjordania. Annoyed by torrid questions put to him by one of the few U. S. women he has ever received, His Highness answered coldly...
...Colonel's lady and Judy O'Grady are sisters under the skin," Kipling wrote. The parallelism between upstairs where Robert Marryot is taking leave of his wife and below stairs where Alf Bridges, the butler, is kissing his baby goodby, is maintained throughout "Cavalcade...