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...with the rolled-up trousers, Bruce, had an idea. "Open the door," he said, "and we'll get it as it goes out." All of them gathered around the door and posed. "Ready?" asked Bruce. They nodded. The door opened, and lo and behold! the mouse was on the threshold peeking...
...printable, proceeded to issue an extraordinary written statement for quotation: "I was very much disturbed . . . because a Congressional committee charged with the responsibility of investigating un-American activities should have permitted itself to be used in a flagrantly unfair and un-American attempt to influence an election. . . . On the threshold of a vitally important gubernatorial election, they permitted a disgruntled Republican judge, a discharged Republican city manager and a couple of officious police officers to make lurid charges against Governor Frank Murphy.'' Mr. Roosevelt then complimented the Governor for postponing forcible action while negotiations...
...formerly of the University of Illinois, who has made profound studies of the "conditioned response" and whose specialty is the mechanism of hearing in mammals. By last week Dr. Culler had finished installing his battery of gadgets and he was able to show Rochester newshawks how he determines the threshold of hearing in a dog, cat or guinea...
...cage switches off the current, thus sparing the subject further shock. After a few experiences the dog, cat or guinea pig learns to avoid shock by running the moment it hears the musical signal. When this conditioned response is set up Dr. Culler can easily find the threshold of hearing by steadily diminishing the loudness of the signal until the animal no longer responds by running. Dogs, which hear best, have about the same acuity as human beings...
...Newshawks asked if he would carry Mrs. Ickes across the threshold when they got home. "Nothing doing!" said Mr. Ickes. Said athletic Mrs. Ickes: ''After all the French pastry I've been eating, I don't think he could...