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...house he was building. The walls were alive with tiny reptiles. Sliding out of their tunnels, they came writhing into the grave and slithered about his feet. Ten, 20, 30, he counted, standing in amaze. It was as if the whole world's tiny agents of decay had suddenly centred on the dusty pit he was making for a dead man. As big as chisels, as little as rusty pins, the hungry red worms swarmed into the grave. At last, terrified, the gravedigger leaped out of the grave, pitched shovelfuls of dirt to bury the worms, then fled, screeching...
Last week the power company took the initiative towards stopping Salmon Falls' economic decay. It is one of the companies that Samuel Insull of Chicago controls. Thus it easily found the $500,000 that it paid for the long idle factory of the Salmon Falls Manufacturing Co. Now it seeks a manufacturer to manage the plant...
...decay of culture about the time of the death of Emerson, the growth of the influence of the Watch and Ward Society, the entire absence of a drama or literature worthy of the name, a court system distinguished by the Sacco-Vanzetti case--was anything new needed as an addition to the list of horrors in this state to give point to a recent suggestion that Harvard College be moved to Dayton, Tenn.? The new atrocity, at any rate is here--noted in your news columns of Friday May 13, with the announcement that vaccination is to be a requisite...
...Germany, twisted the blackened heads off his Egyptian mummies so that he could better study them for traces of ancient afflictions. The oldest skulls, now weazened and leather-covered, showed teeth in perfect condition. People of 4,000 to 6,000 years ago ate coarse foods which prevented dental decay. But by the time of the Christian Era, Egyptian life was luxurious, food was soft. Consequently tooth decay was as prevalent as today. One batch of 500 mummies showed at least one tooth rotted in each skull, and almost every set of teeth covered with tartar...
Butchers, bakers and candlestick makers, waiters, tailors and candy-store clerks must beware their teeth. So said German scientist K. F. Hoffman last week. Indoor work tends to wear down bodily resistance. Poor ventilation helps teeth decay; dusts discolor teeth; sugar and flour ferment to form enamel-destroying acids...