Beetles and Cancer Parasites Debate In Isle of Man Study
A fringe scientist claims cancer may be parasitic and carried by beetles, cockroaches, and vermin. Dr Louis Sambon outlines mapping cancer cases on the Isle of Man, studying animal and plant hosts, and noting clustering in villages and streets as part of his exploratory theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Orking
de. Louis Sambon
Isle of Manted
Isle Ecialy
Sumhon
Isle of Man
Sambon
London
Villa Lagarina
Trentino
Via Damiano Chiesa
Samboan
Petal Painting Art Invented by W J King of Mill Hill
Mr W J King of Mill Hill London invents and showcases petal painting where leaves petals bark thistle pith and even cabbage stems are arranged under glass to form pictures. He sketches scenes on plywood as a canvas and layers different shaded leaves to create relief notably a Dante head in marrow leaves. He notes some colors fade less with age and believes many can try this art as a relaxing pastime with craft value.
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W. J. King
Mill Hill
London
Mr. King
King
Hard and Soft Diamonds Carved Sticks Chart Coasts
Eskimos of Greenland are more advanced culturally than the Alaskan Lakiinns and, like them, are skilled navigators. They use charts for coastlines in a peculiar form, carved as sticks of Wend. The source notes their inventive approach to navigation through these carved sticks.
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Iamonds
Wal
Eggs Used as Surgical Aids and Mirages Seen at Sea
Eggs are described as pure emollients for dressings in severe burns and wounds, with shell membranes used as artificial skin to protect tissue. The piece also notes distant mirages seen from ships, including a gatefaced East Indian coast and a legendary Alaska “mystic city” rising from the Great Muir Glacier, explained as atmospheric mirage phenomena.
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Caast
Alaska
Muir
Mount Fairweather
Hand truck speeds packing by gripping stacked boxes
The inventor describes a hand truck that handles two stacks of boxes at once. A foot-brake locks wheels, a lever clamps the bottom boxes, and the upper boxes are held in place during transport. At the destination clamps release and the pile is neat. A separate measurement project uses a plunger to test peach ripeness by the force needed to drive it in, indicating flesh softness.
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M. A. Blake
New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station
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Piliger
Cope
Italy
Eancer
Iceland
Holland
Switzerland
Arctic
Ieee
Hat
Ely
Rus
Lia
Lorne
van Vaurl
George Af. Doty
Brazil
Menstlor
Louis Samhon
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