why my father lived....

I collect pre-1960's Pop Mechanics and similar magazines.  My father,the Presbyterian missionary mentioned, was the first patient to use this exact machine.  He got polio a few days after Dr. Chapman had finished building it.  I know the man working the pump but not who the kid is.

Piranha in China, payback for the jumping catfish we got from them

Fishermen flock to Chinese city for bounty in 'people's war against the piranha' - Behind The Wall