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...Eugenical News he cited this evidence: "The relation of the endocrine secretions to the reproductive functions is beginning to be understood by biochemists and physiologists. It is known that a very delicate acid-base equilibrium is essential for conception. This equilibrium is very easily upset, and nothing seems to affect it more quickly and decisively than psychological disturbances. . . . The thyroid gland is especially prompt in its reaction to psychological stimuli. Its secretions, containing thyroxin, are produced during normal sexual intercourse in such abundance as almost to constitute an eruption. This energetic secretion of thyroxin would appear to be an essential...
Question No. 13: How would a war affect stockyards' earnings? Answer: During the World War earnings of these properties [in United's new setup] were abnormally large due to contracts placed with packers for Army and Navy supplies...
Other speakers will be Nicholas Longworth, former minister to Hungary and at present a member of the editorial staff of the New York Herald Tribune, and Alfred Baker Lewis, Socialist candidate for governor of Massachusetts. The subject of the three talks will be "How will the election affect our foreign relations...
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...Riley Spitler of Eton, Ohio declared his belief that light of certain colors, relaxing or stimulating the optic nerves, may affect the entire nervous system. He recommended red for increasing blood pressure and curing dizziness, yellowish green or bluish green for stomach disorders, blue or violet for headaches...