Word: visional
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...third principle not yet isolated, said Professor Alvaro, which affects only the eyes. Patients treated for severe snake bite complained of darkening of sight or even temporary blindness. Patients who were less severely bitten and who had suffered from circulatory or muscular disturbances in their eyes reported that their vision was greatly improved. Professor Alvaro has not yet been successful in isolating the specific eye principle, has used only small injections of diluted complete venom, or mixtures of various types of venom. Injection of venom under the conjunctiva (delicate membrane covering the eyeball) has relieved severe pain arising from inflammation...
...Encephalitis, or inflammation of the brain, is ordinarily not widespread in the U. S. Its last large epidemic occurred in St. Louis in 1933. Cause of the disease is a virus of which little is known. Its most prominent symptoms are high fever, headache, delirium, restlessness or lethargy, double-vision, paralysis or involuntary jerking of fingers, arms, legs. Unpredictable are its after-effects which may include "parkinsonian mask," (complete absence of facial expression), insanity, sexual perversion, tremors and tics of all types...
...many kinds of light or shadow even expert photographers do not yet know how to reproduce what they see. Under the best technical circumstances, moreover, a photograph tells precisely that fraction of truth allowed by the camera's brief interval of exposure and limited field of vision. This fraction may be very slight or very great, depending on the photographer's luck, care and awareness. To know where and when good shots can be made takes intelligence and a wakeful eye. To register them with the camera requires talent...
...Shreveport, La., he praised the "vision and courage" of Franklin Roosevelt, called for a united nation to fight Depression...
...hands ever manage a steering wheel, many New York school children will know that acceleration, not braking, is the way to control skidding; that the best way to start on an icy surface is in high, not low gear. They will know the dangerous effect of automobile radios, "tunnel vision" (inability to see out of the corner of the eye), and thinking about quarrels with one's wife (perseveration). As pedestrians they will be taught to cross at crossings, hold umbrellas high, walk to the left on rural highways and at night to carry a light or something white...