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Newspaper
Amarillo Globe
Location
Amarillo, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 09, 1928
Page
8
A historical piece explains posture as key to health and beauty with a device recording body form before and after treatment. It notes head high chest out abdomen firm, weight forward, and links posture to energy, efficiency, and even national strength, citing Dr. Joel E. Goldthwait.
A legend from Central Europe recounts Boniface the English missionary preventing a child sacrifice at a Thor altar beneath a sacred oak. He toppled the ritual by wielding a cross topped staff, sparing the boy and banishing Thor, giving rise to the Christmas tree as a symbol of Christian faith.
The article notes mistletoe extract viscum album as a French discovery with differing American efficacy, used as pills or injections to dilate vessels and affect heart activity. It discusses X ray studies of the diaphragm and heart, explains breathing mechanics, and urges early and proper use of the body for posture and circulation.
The U S Government Bureau of Home Economics compares corn, rice, wheat, potato and other starches for laundry use. It finds wheat starch yields greatest stiffness while corn and rice are less stiff and offers pliability tests to guide fabric care. The bureau plans to publish a booklet and urges housewives to choose starch types by fabric needs for crisper, neater results.
Myrtle B. Houghton of Portland Oregon patents a mail carrier belt system encircling the waist with a two sacks track and wheels on a padded shoulder frame. The design allows either sack to swing to the front for access and the other to roll into place when empty, enabling convenient retrieval of contents.
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