09 Aug 1862
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Newspaper
Bristol Phenix
Location
Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1862
Page
1
A New York merchant notes health declines among bookkeepers in sunless rooms. Historical medical authorities link sunshine and fresh air to well being, citing cases from England and France. They urge locating family rooms and libraries in well lit spaces to prevent illness.
A historical summary traces the origins of smallpox inoculation from Circassians to Lady Wortley Montagu and Queen Charlotte, noting early practices in Constantinople and Paris. It highlights Jenner’s 1798 cowpox breakthrough, its adoption in Britain and America, and urges widespread vaccination as protection against a deadly disease.
A young American lieutenant and Midshipman Frank Talbot spearhead a daring plan to seize a British tender used for impressment and smuggling. They gather 35 volunteers, load the schooner with stock, and slip past batteries to board the tender. The two vessels are captured and anchored off the battery after a six hour mission.
A British tender chases a Yankee sloop near Sandy Hook under a SW wind. The clipper-built tender, armed with a 32-pounder, pursues a pig and poultry laden sloop toward the harbor while the American crew shows readiness and defiance.
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