Blocking of the upper air passages in babies and children
The article describes how blockages in the throat, larynx, or windpipe from swelling infections and tumors can endanger breathing. It notes retropharyngeal abscesses, angioneurotic edema, and allergic reactions, the potential need for epinephrine or tracheotomy, and the use of lar yngoscope exams for diagnosis. It covers croup and acute laryngotracheobronchitis, treatments with antibiotics, rest, and moist air, plus notes on papillomas and midnight onset of group and the role of humidified rooms.
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King
Last U S Horse Platoon Still Rides In Berlin
The 759th Military Police horse platoon in Berlin remains active on riot control and border duty as the last mounted unit in the U S Army. Led by Lieut Marion A Lewis Jr the 38 riders and horses patrol in snow rain and dirty weather with dispatch riders carrying orders due to radio limitations.
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Allyn Baum
NEA
Berlin
Germany
U. S
759Th Military Police
759Th
Marion A. Lewis, Jr
Reading
Cavalry
Emmitt Roberts
Denison
Tex
Bataan
Paul Sanford
Marks
Miss
U. S. Army
759Th Horse
NEA Acme
Frog Sparks Spark Galvani's Electric Discovery
Italian anatomist Luigi Galvani studied a frog when a charged knife touched a nerve in its leg. The frog convulsed violently and sparked the idea of animal electricity.
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Luigi Galvani
Shark as a god and offerings among Sava islanders
Natives of Sava in the Solomons reared the shark as a deity and cast the dead into the sea as offerings to a sea god. The official name of Yugoslavia is the Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia.
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Sava
Solomon Islands
Yugoslavia
Federal People’s Republic of Yugoslavia
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