Word: myth
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...army mess recently invited more Moslems than Europeans to a tea, and warned Europeans that if they did not mix with the Moslem guests, "only one conclusion could be drawn"-that fraternization was a myth. One French captain wrote a dozen letters to local rebels, promising them amnesty if they left the F.L.N. to resume normal lives in their villages. Several replied in almost friendly fashion, one saying that he wanted to wait and see what came of De Gaulle's forthcoming meeting with the King of Morocco. That meeting, if it takes place, would imply high-level Moslem...
...wives' brew used in Shropshire to bolster failing hearts, William Withering found in 1775 that the active ingredient came from the common foxglove, thus stumbled upon digitalis-still a sovereign remedy. Only 28 years ago, Western-trained physicians in India concluded that there was more magic than myth in ancient snakeroot remedies for high blood pressure and some emotional disturbances, pointed the way to the isolation of reserpine-now flourishing as a multimillion-dollar prescription item. Ephedrine, which was isolated only in 1885, and is valuable in treating asthma, was the active ingredient in Ma Huang, a herbal drug...
...rare and obsolete type of cartridge that killed the guard." The CRIMSON should know better than to take any statement sponsored by the Veritas Foundation as fact. The notion that the bullets in Sacco's pistol uniquely and infallibly matched the bullets in Berardelli's body is sheer myth...
...rule, and, on another hand, of failing to organize his sprawling majority (64-34) for an across-the-board assault on the Republican Administration's policies. Finally, last week, Johnson took his tongue out of the cheek he had been turning. "This one-man rule stuff is a myth," cried he on the Senate floor. "It does not take much courage, I may say, to make the leadership a punching...
...highly stylized mixture of musical drama and myth that the Imperial Dancers brought with them is known as Gagaku, meaning "noble and elegant music." Imported to Japan from China in the 8th century A.D., Gagaku was confined to the court in the 17th century, has been seen by the general public only since the end of World War II. No longer supported by the court, the troupe still uses the resplendent gold-and-silk costumes privately owned by the Emperor; a Pinkerton man is guarding them during the troupe's 16 Manhattan performances. (The troupe will also...