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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Oct 11, 1936

Page

10

What We Admire Reflects What We Are

The text discusses how collective values shape identity, comparing admiration of vicious spectacles like cockfighting, bull-baiting, and prize fighting to the character of rulers and crowds. It argues that enjoying brutal contests reveals the nature of the people and the era, suggesting future descendants inherit these traits.

Statues of Killers and Money Masters Rule Public Admiration

A reflective critique argues societies honor murderers and wealth worshippers through statues while admiring a prizefighter and billionaires. It traces humanity from Stone Age violence to slow moral progress and calls for replacing celebratory monuments with more worthy figures.

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Sokoloff and Crone Face Blizzard and Portrait of Vitality

Scientist Boris Sokoloff and biologist Dr Crone endure a brutal blizzard in Northern Russia while skiing the Petchora region. Crone amputates his frozen left hand to survive, an act that fuels Sokoloff to study vitality. his book Vitality from Durton & Company aims to captivate readers.

Crone Russia Petchora Sokoloff Beast Sokolofp Sokolof Sokoloft E. F P. Durton & Company

The Vitality of Life and the Body’s Hidden Glands

A compact look at vitality and aging through Sakoloff and Goethe. The piece discusses cells, the brain cortex, lactic acid as brain fuel, and the role of endocrine glands like the suprarenal and pituitary in life span. It cites Goethe, Lejoncourt, and Metchnikoff, arguing death is not simply age but disease and physiology.

Cience Sokoloff Gorolofe Goethe Gusthe Eckerman Salem GoxoLorr Metchnikoft Pasteur Pasteur Institute Sakotalf Lejon- Court Thomas Parr Tam Oscar Block Thirky America Europe Great Britain Weissmann Borja Sokoloff

Fever as protective device in the body, argues Brisbane

Arthur Brisbane asserts fever is a protective bodily mechanism and questions aggressive drug use. He cites early malaria fever therapy attempts and Willis Whitney work on heat to destroy germs, urging doctors to consider fever's purpose before intervening. The piece emphasizes the body’s complex machinery and the vast scale of microscopic life within.

Willis R. Whitney General Electric Company Arthur Brisbane

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