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Show Radio Saves Life The radio has saved countless lives by its ability to summon rescuing res-cuing vessels to ships in distress. Time and again the letters 'S. O. S." have turned boats aside from their courses to succor other mariners mar-iners and passengers from death at the hands of the perils of the sea. Equally spectacular in the quiet, regular use of the radio to 'prescribe' 'pres-cribe' for s'ck persons on the smaller ships which do not have doctors aboard. A number of lives have been prolonged by a ship's captain following medical advice received over the radio from physicians phy-sicians ashore. Recently a sailor badly gassed l.y crude oil fume) was rev ved as a csult cf a radio prescription. Another An-other time a seaman suddenly tni.-en tni.-en with acute appendicitis was transferred to r. larger vessel will an operating ri.rn. and his lift salvaeci. Medical advice v'a radio li enly small service of this wonderful means of communication. It is ore seldom heard of but does great gi'Otl, ns It is c-:!imatcd that ilini'!.. ands of small csscls mn'.e regular use of it. |