Word: swallowable
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Such institutions are scattered over the U. S. and England. To one of them, Ten Acres near Princeton, N. J., last June was taken Charles E. Berton, 20, his neck fractured in a diving accident (TIME, July 3). He was put to bed, given whatever liquid nourishment he could swallow. The rest was left to God and prayer. In 24 hours Charles Berton was dead...
...cures of sickness no more signify an infallible remedy than do two swallow's make a summer. Nevertheless physicians were interested last week when Dr. Ronald Hare of London reported in the Lancet two cures of influenza pneumonia with serum prepared from human beings convalescing from influenza...
...told me that they had no history of the case, did not even so much as know what was wrong with the boy and made no effort to find out. She told me they put him to rest in bed, gave him whatever liquid nourishment he was able to swallow, and trusted in God and prayer. It's a case of gross ignorance or insanity, I don't know which. . . . It is an outrage against civilization...
...have not had to swallow a few times already you probably will during the final scene in which father and son get acquainted for the first time over an inn table, find that they have a great deal in common, both loathing the same woman...
Someone propped up his head. St. Gandhi was able to swallow about two ounces-a cocktail glass full-of orange juice. He distributed the rest, together with fruit, nuts and candy that had been sent him, to the Faithful. There followed Hindu prayers, readings from the Koran. A soloist sang St. Gandhi's favorite Christian hymn: "When I survey the wondrous Cross...