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...such psychiadabra may seem to laymen, the Army's psychiatrists have plenty of evidence to justify their concern. For the care of mentally disordered soldiers and veterans, the U. S. has spent $1,000,000,000 in 14 years. Less than half of these unfortunates have shell shock (from World War I) or other troubles directly attributable to military life. Moral: the rest should never have been admitted into the Army. Last week Colonel Rowntree's assistants reported that 10% of volunteers taken into the U. S. Army in 1940 began to display psychiatric difficulties after they...
...roster of fascinating characters includes a worried old dean who goes home to his Ovaltine whenever the action gets hot; a radical editor with the playwrights' universal sign of radicalism-a shock of hair; and a telephone voice answering to the name of Hot Garters. Leon Ames as the former midwestern star back for homecoming is cast to perfection. Even without a capable set of actors, however, the Thurber humor in the lines would still make "The Male Animal" highly entertaining...
...nearly 5,000 were still unsold 18 years later. But World War II revised military opinion: the light, easily handled submachine gun (spitting a stream of .45-calibre bullets 300-400 yards, battle sight-i.e., point-blank range) turned out to be a potent weapon in shock tactics. Recently Great Britain was reported eager to buy 250,000 to 500,000 from the U. S.-if they could be made fast enough...
...blood cells manufacture antibodies against the bee venom. But instead of being turned loose, as they normally should, they may remain attached. The victim is then sensitized instead of protected from bee sting. Six months later he may be stung again. He faints, dies. This is allergic shock...
...pupil, Bemelmans saw a picture "like a Christmas card, with sunrays, little stars, scrolls, and illumination surrounding the words 'La Sifilis.' Equally beautiful and fetching was the next title, 'La Gonorrea.' This was done in green, with darts. The teacher explained that such instruction prevents shock later...