Why So Many People Are Too Thin Demystifying digestive causes
The article lists four main factors behind thinness: hyperacidity or sour stomach, malabsorption, intestinal fermentation, and constipation. It argues these are linked under a single underlying cause and outlines how excess stomach acid disrupts digestion and irritates the thirty-foot intestinal tract, leading to a cascade of symptoms.
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Dr. Salsberry
Crete
Masahena
Crane
RWG
Over eating blamed for weight loss and ill health
A health piece argues excess acidity from overeating causes weight loss, nerve and digestive issues, and various aches. It recommends limiting food, avoiding cereals and sweets, and focusing on milk eggs fish vegetables with water to restore balance and weight.
Why All Your Furs Need Care in Winter
Winter fur care guidance urges shaking and airing after wearing. Regularly turn inside out, beat, and store furs with blue tissue for white pelts. avoid dust and hair tangles to prevent mold and uneven wear. Protect linings and accessories, and prevent rubbing by spacing and lace trimming.
Eyeglass screws fix with pen knife and glue
A tip advises tightening loose eyeglass screws with a pen knife and applying a drop of glue. Once the glue hardens the screws stay secure for many weeks, useful when far from a jeweler.
Pen Ink Stains and Handy Bag Safety Tips
The article advises removing NK stains from light wool with alcohol and manual rubbing, repeating about a dozen times until the spot disappears. It then suggests carrying a large safety pin and using smaller pins to secure a door key and cloth samples in a shopping bag to avoid rummaging at the bottom.
Quieting a Watch With a Glass for Sick Patients
A medical tip suggests placing a watch under a plain singing glass to let the patient read the time without hearing the ticking. The glass deadens the noise while preserving visibility of the hands.
Preventing spills with waxed paper under the baby
Guidance advises using large sheets of waxed or oiled paper under a baby's plate and tablecloth to prevent wettable spills and reduce cleanup effort.
Tennis Racket Strings Make Unexpected Spring Break
A brief sports note states that Vaseline on racket strings prevents breakage in spring, contrasting with usual declines. No named teams or events are cited.
The Difference Between Gambling and Taking Chances
The article argues gambling is pure chance while business involves risk with work that circulates money, employs people, and builds real assets. It contrasts rest and vitality for the businessperson with constant stress for the gambler, cites moral concerns, and defends prudent risk as productive versus gambling.
Geography of Clothing Names Reveals Global Ties
The article traces how Mrs Smith’s satin gown from Zaytoun and velvet wrap from Veluta reflect global places. It links Thibet and Melton in England, Tweed, Worsted, Khaki and Baise Spain, Mosul Cambric, Gazaa, Calicut, Cashmere valleys, Gingamp Brittany, Damascus Syria, Bokhara India, and Thomas Blanket near London, showing widespread origins of fabrics.
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Len
Veluta
Laon
Damietta
Egypt
Mr. Smith
Thibet
Asia
Melton
England
Earth
Baise
Spain
Cambric
France
Gaza
Palestine
Britanny
Syria
Damascus
Bokhara Hills
India
Thomas Blanket
City of
London
Frog nerves respond to wireless signals in novel tests
French scientists report frog muscle and nerve fibers contract with wireless currents, interpreted by a simple Morse reading device. Experiments set Rennes 180 miles from Paris linked to the Eiffel Tower timing, suggesting high nerve sensitivity and prompting questions about fatigue and broader human effects.
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Rennes
Paris
Eiffel Tower
Automaton Lectures Advertises Goods in Paris Display
A French automaton lecture device uses motor driven motions to mimic speech and gestures. It can perform 5600 positions, sing songs, and advertise products while lecturing. Inventors plan models resembling women to showcase gowns and discuss them on stage.
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France
Paris
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