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...ability to maintain our own humanity in doing so. After all, our crusade-albeit its exact nature was a matter of contention-we all defined, however variously, as a holy one. And yet the crowded air of Sanders smothered one in the ugliness of hostility and scorn. The steam that gushed from a punctured radiator seemed only a metaphor for the little patience that prevailed...
...Most of the room shouted, "No," Walzer said, "Then we will continue." And the rest of the speakers continued with little disruption except from a leaky radiator which spewed steam until the heat was turned...
...that time he was at Boston Latin and wasn't getting beaten up as often. His political career was picking up steam, though he suffered from second thoughts for a while after John Kennedy was assassinated. "It was a real blow," DiCara said. "And then I started asking myself, 'Do you really want to get shot in the head...
...prescription controls the Medical Letter advises: "Cough is a protective reflex; its severity should be diminished, but when there are copious secretions, it should not be suppressed by large doses of an antitussive agent." In most cases, the best remedy is an old-fashioned regimen of warm drinks and steam inhalation. Beyond that, "the familiar throat-tickling irritation can often be relieved by a candy drop...
Intensive Care. It all began, according to Harris, "more as a joke than anything else." After pondering the plight of hangover victims, Harris last year took over an abandoned medical laboratory next to his clinic. He installed a whirlpool bath and a steam cabinet and set up treatment rooms with such names as Heavenly Gates No. 1, Heavenly Gates No. 2, and Intensive Care. Then he hired a host of angels, or hostesses, and passed out cards. Hangover Heaven has been overcrowded ever since...