Fortunes and Secrets of Bangkok's Siamese Healers
In Bangkok a dozen hundred fortune tellers ply palmistry astrology and healing while courts and police watch. Renowned seer Pridit Chuen draws officials including top Thai leaders to his Dhonburi temple where rituals mix modern medicine with occult rites and a sacred flame flickers above a holy cocoon of incense and gold.
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Milton Marmob
Bangkok
Thailand
Pridit Chuen
Taal
Chuen
Dhonbuti
Rockerfeller Institute
Nepal
Himalayas
Hore
Seance moves and fortunes in a mystic American tale
A narrative describes an American with orient experience consulting a master in Siamese translation. Blue and green water glass visions predict good news soon, with a warning of dark danger and travel bans on a specific lunar day. A charming American woman impresses with hand readings, while other patients distract themselves with the scene.
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Chuen
Orient
America
Juan of Arc
Collen
Jack
World Faces Shortage of New Imps in Buttonhole Trade
New York reports a looming shortage of skilled buttonhole makers or gimps as the craft fades. Veteran craftsman Bappert, a 42 year veteran, notes only about 3,500 buttonhole workers remain nationwide, most elderly, with little interest from youth. He oversees 18 workers, averages 12,000 buttonholes yearly, and fears the art may die without training. He recalls learning from European masters and laments lack of successors in his family.
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New York
America
John Maxmillian Rappert
Rembrandt
Bappert
Hungary
Stuarts
Jel
Balanced collective forces and North Atlantic unity
Secretary Acheson urged public and Congressional support for a balanced collective forces concept within the North Atlantic pact. He argued each nation must contribute to a single integrated force, with acyonically automatic collective defense when one member is attacked, maintaining allied military readiness amid postwar economic strain.
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Acheson
London
France
United States
Congress
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