Absenteeism and interests in vocational guidance discussed
An article cites A. W. Pennington of E I du Pont on absenteeism blaming illness instead of motivation. It notes chronic absentees often have minor complaints while real disabilities stay at work and discusses psychoanalytic study of allergies and the role of parental influence in shaping career interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. W. Pennington
E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co
Charles K. Taylor
Vocational Research Bureau
New York
Health League Links Immunization to Reducing Canadian Deaths
The Health League of Canada cites 1949 diphtheria and whooping cough deaths and urges universal vaccination. It notes vaccines are available free through health departments and stresses the need for public compliance to end these preventable deaths, especially in children under two. Dr. C. H. Anglin warns whooping cough remains deadly and preventable.
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Canada
Health League of Canada
League
the Health League of Canada
Board of Health
The
Health League
Health Notes and Medical Observations
The notes emphasize extra iron for the childbearing mother to aid the child’s start. They warn TB patients may misprocess starch foods. They warn lack of thyroid extract may slow mental and physical development. Regular work can ward off premature aging. Suppressed emotions and frustration can cause dermatitis. Alcoholism should be treated as a disease.
Railroad Man Credits Hadacol For Boost In Health
G E Moncus a railroad flagman with sixteen years service reports improved energy and appetite after starting Hadacol. He says digestion and stomach issues faded and his wife and daughter also benefited. His testimony notes vitamin deficiencies corrected and renewed vigor after using Hadacol. The LeBlanc Corporation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. E. Moncus
Mancus
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Mrs. Moncus
Mr. Moncus
Bag Worm Lure Boosts Bream Catch and Conservation Call
A fishing note promotes the bag worm as a bait for bream and reports its effective use by two anglers. The piece also urges stamp designers to honor conservation and notes rising fur prices and a simple test to size up a rifle stock for shooters.
Practical home tips from old newsletters on cleaning and preserving
Useful advice covers fertilizer from ash, salt for tile fireplaces, lemon vigor for surfaces, linseed oil to seal stones, cooling tips for licking envelopes, softening dried vegetable glue with hot vinegar, substitute for glue with colorless nail polish, cleaning stone or brick fireplaces with pumice paste and ammonia, keeping glue fresh with modeling clay, moistening string before tying, and candle wax to protect ink addresses on packages.
The Captain Who Questioned His Pallbearers
A businessman famous for inspecting projects and cutting staff dies. As his coffin is carried out, he sits up to ask how many pall bearers carry him, revealing his lifelong concern with headcount.
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Dickinson
Rene A Mint
Yonkers 2
N.Y
America
Vee
Pinkham
Agini
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lawrence Gould
W.ames
Antioch
James W. Barton
Rene
Walla
Lane
Gladiolus
Holland Bulb Growers Dept
Moore St
Atlanta
Soretone Liniment
Hadacol
LeBlanc Corporation
Sparisman
Horizon Sa
Jim Rhodyj
Bream
AAA
Claude D. Kelley
National Wildlife Federation
Kelley
North Dakota Game and Fish News
Badger
Fisheries News Letter
Sydney
Australia
Wesson Oil
SANO
Wleming-Hall Tobacco Co., Inc
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