Word: sicklying
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...Junior crew has finally been chosen, and is at work with the other eights on the Charles. Four of the men have recently been sick with throat trouble, but with the exception of Bradlee they are now all right again. Bradlee unfortunately will not be able to row again this year, which will be a serious loss to the crew. Of the other men, Capt. Adams, Porter, Churchill and Hale are of last year's crew, and Woodman rowed freshman year, while Smith, Appleton and Carpenter...
...verse, "Oh, worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness." In the old Hebrew usage this was taken in its liberal meaning, and a beautiful dress was considered necessary in worshipping the Lord. The beauty of holiness makes the plainest face look bright and happy; it makes the sick smile, and the old appear as if they had the crown of life. In old age a man's features are moulded by his character and the life he has led. The word holiness was originally wholeness, and without the latter idea joined to the conception of the modern word holiness...
...friends of Mr. Stetson, '88 will be pleased to learn that he is slowly recovering from his recent illness. Mr. W. W. Gale, '88 is still dangerously sick. Both of these gentlemen have been suffering from typhoid fever...
Beecher, Yale '88, the famous quarter-back, is sick at his home in Brooklyn...
...supposed, but the influence is anaesthetic; indeed this is its charm and attraction. All the senses and organs are dulled, and pain vanishes. But the action of the brain also is impaired by it, so that no good work can be accomplished after taking alcohol. Its effect on sick people is often beneficial; and affords a stimulating tone to the nerves of the mouth and stomach. This, however, can as well be gained by such drinks as milk or effervescent waters. One and a half fluid ounces of alcohol, the equivalent of a half glass of sherry, in twenty-four...