Women as surgical risks reveal social and health traits
London reports Dr. A Basil Rooke in Practitioner's study that surgical risk varies by social status occupation and body type. He cites Jews and Welshmen as riskier groups, clergy and medical workers as poor risks, heavy and muscular builds as poor, while sailors and laborers are usually good risks. high status linked to worse outcomes due to supposed inbreeding and mental over physical development.
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A. Basil Rooke
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Quotation on Insurance Risks and State Roles in Governors
Dr Rooke notes that overfed people are poor insurance risks while artists are unfavorable patients. He also asserts women are better risks than men. The piece recalls New Hampshire Delaware and South Carolina each had their own presidents, with titles changed to governor in 1778 or 1792.
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Keeps Her Ideas Youthful Despite Her Advanced Age
A reader notes Mrs. T is popular with all ages for staying in touch with youth. The Miss Manners column advises that unless engaged, she should not object to her partner dating others while continuing to see each other.
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Etiquette Advice on Dating and Refusal to Dance
The column counsels patience in love suggesting she needs time to compare suitors. It notes boys and girls often use both names, and advises powdering one's nose privately. It says a well bred girl will ponder privately and to refuse a dance only with a good reason, otherwise say I am not dancing this time.
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A Banker’s Lot by Edgar A Guest
A compact verse on bankers shifting from stern lender to undesired savior amid economic distress. The poem contrasts past anger at refusals with present blame for approving loans, lamenting the banker’s troubled lot. The closing line shifts to an unrelated zoological note about the Indian python’s long period without food.
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