Word: spinal
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Poor circulation, principal cause of cold feet, may be produced by spinal lesions which weaken the nerve and blood supply to the feet, or it may be caused locally by direct pressure upon nerves and blood vessels from badly designed or ill-fitting shoes."-Osteopath Philip Spence of White Plains...
...developed by Astral scientists and practiced with the aid of seasoned Astral physicians, the simplest method involves merging any spirit with the body of an earthly infant of five to eight weeks. "The act," reports Spirit Brandon, "requires the physician to see, in his mind's eye, the spinal cord of both the child and the soul who is to incarnate. The physician can, with a little peculiar visualization, merge the two." For successful incarnation, says Brandon, training is necessary and many a spirit will give up for good his chance to return to Earth rather than attempt...
...spent months getting out every last tiny nerve in her corpse. As Dr. Weaver freed a length of nerve, he kept it soft and flexible by wrapping it in gauze and cotton wet with alcohol. When "Harriet" became no more than a pair of eyes, a dura mater, a spinal cord and a lacework of branching nerves, Dr. Weaver stiffened her with white paint, pinned her to a board...
Said Seattle's Anesthetist Louis Herbert Maxson last week upon having a piece of dead bone removed from his foot without the use of anesthetic: "I'll be a fine guinea pig." Dr. Maxson had just discovered that he suffered from syringomyelia, incurable spinal abscess which renders limbs insensate and may require continuous amputations. Bleakly continued Dr. Maxson: "Well, it's a slow disease. It may take 10, 20, 40 years to kill me. And I'm 52. So I'm not bothering my head about it much. Anesthetists work sitting down...
...nauseated, they are served a tray the evening of the operative day and encouraged to partake of dry toast, jello, Cream of Wheat and similar articles. Water is permitted by mouth in such amounts as the patient may desire as soon as the nausea has disappeared. When ethylene or spinal anesthesia has been employed, this is usually within one or two hours after the return from the operating room. Where ether has been used, water is ordinarily taken two to four hours afterwards. . . . Fruit juices of all varieties are strictly interdicted as it is felt that they have little...