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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1907
Page
15
An extended discussion on how the human body resists injury and recovers, detailing cases of brain and heart injuries, and the self repair capacity of organs. It cites Phineas Page’s head wound, Spanish American War injuries, and the general notion that many injuries do not instantly kill, with immunity and recovery as key ideas.
The article argues humans endure extreme poisons and temperatures better than typical beliefs. It cites cases of opium tolerance, nearly lethal doses of morphine, and reactions to prussic acid, strong acids, and sulfuric acid. It notes sailors facing 140 degree holds, experiments on heat tolerance, and survival under bombs, earthquakes, and deep freezes, concluding the body outruns devices in resilience.
From Technical World Magazine the Panama project faces labor trouble as contractors would supply experts to supervise dredging and dam work, while Jamaica laborers prove lazy and unreliable. Some workers desert quarters, hacky food is supplied, and miscommunications yield dangerous mistakes on the line.
A Baltimore Sun inspired piece notes certain animals endure poisons unseen by humans. Hedgehogs resist arsenic cyanide and strychnine but humans die from small exposures. Pigeons resist opium while rats abstain from foxglove toxin. The discussion blends curious biology with practical cautions about antidotes.
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