Oddities on plants and flowers in daily life
A survey of about 8,000 dahlia names shows men have half as good odds as women for getting a flower named after them, with married women more likely to be honored. The piece notes beekeeping impacts, nectar sources, irrigation in California, and plants thriving in extreme temperatures from Yellowstone to polar regions.
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America
Nebraska
California
Yellowstone Park
Country Tome Magazine
Sad Case of a Forgotten Man
The letter from a college freshman to his father recounts failing history after the class asked who Judas Iscariot was. The piece notes the student’s three years near a celebrated leader yet the name is never mentioned, a missed chance at immortality.
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Listory
Judas Iscariot
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Judas
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Bruce Barton
Cosmopolitan
Arsenic risks noted in modern life for workers and public
Dr. F B Flinn warns at a Brooklyn meeting that arsenic exposure comes from foods, dyes, or industrial processes. Blood and kidney tests show varying risks, with large amounts poisonous and small amounts uncertain. Industry uses include insecticides and metal work. ventilation and protections reduced hazards. Other exposed groups include pottery decorators, carpet makers, rubber workers, and many trades.
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F. B. Flinn
Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons
Brooklyn Academy of Medicine
Noise Standard to Help the Hard of Hearing
New York report on a committee of the American Standards Association developing national standards for measuring aid devices to assist the 5 000 000 hard of hearing. Led by Dr Vern C Knudsen of UCLA the panel includes manufacturers specialists and users to guide physicians and the deaf in selecting hearing aids with scientific criteria.
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Vern C. Knudsen
University of California At
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