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...palmitin was added to the intestinal contents of normal persons and the mixture incubated, another acid was obtained-a saturated dicarbon acid- which they state had specific powers in dissolving cancer cells. It is the belief of the Viennese investigators that in the presence of added factors such as local irritation, from bruises, ulceration, burning or similar causes, the chemical substances mentioned have the power of encouraging or preventing the growth of cancer. They hope to extend their studies by producing cancer experimentally with the aid of the newly isolated chemical substances, and to determine the possibility of preventing...
When the 1927 sextet lines up against Andover this afternoon at 2 o'clock in the Arena, the team will face its first real test. Until today the Freshmen have been playing local high school teams, and in the five games this season have scored 48 goals to their opponents' two. The school teams, however, have been slightly handicapped by the lack of ice for practice, and the Crimson, although it has suffered under the same conditions, has had the advantage in the use of the Arena twice a week...
...team relaxed its efforts after the engagement at Princeton, but will be back in full swing again tonight. Mid-year worries have already set in for a few members of the squad, but the rest of the players will be able to present an unacademic appearance, so that the local club outfit should feel sufficiently at home...
With only 10 matches left, Harvard holds a two-point lead over Lincoln's Inn Society, the University's opponent next Saturday. Although this may seem a close margin upon which to predict a victory, scores in local tournaments and the splendid showing of the team during the past week merit it Lincoln's Inn must take four matches to gain first place, and in the present light, this does not seem likely. The Harvard Club of Boston, the University's last opponent, has been losing its meets regularly, and probably will not offer much opposition...
...great trouble with China," he said, "is the local military governors in the provinces, who are backed by their armies and refuse to obey the commands of the central government...