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Bristol Phoenix

Location

Bristol, Rhode Island, United States of America

Date

Oct 18, 1884

Page

3

Wintun Beliefs on Worlds Sky and Echoes

Major Powell notes Wintun lore from the Sacramento valley describing three worlds with distinct inhabitants. The sky is viewed as smoke ice or quartz by some, mountains formed by a mole-god, and rocks once alive now speaking. Echoes attributed to talking rocks and spirits, with disease linked to mythical animals. traces of African folklore among tribes through slaves.

David Kennedy Rondout N. Y Crawford Main and Ulon Streets Springfield Mass D. Kennedy Lise Lyman Crawford Sacramento Valley Major Powell

Monkeys and Musical Sands Remarkable Experiments

French experimenter Mons. J. Fischer notes monkeys recognize many animals, name dozens of cage mates, read faces, and show early counting sense. Profs Julien Bolton report sonorous sands found in many locations, capable of producing musical notes when compressed, with dryness and grain uniformity as key factors.

Han Mons. J. Fischer Profs Julien Bolton

Weight Variations in Children and Household Notices

The article notes Prof Malling Hansen’s study of 130 children showing weight fluctuates daily and seasonally with three annual phases, and appetite peaks in March. It also advertises a free one year Domestic Journal trial for housewives and a Voltaic Belt Co. offer for electric appliances on trial for thirty days.

Wuen Culloren Malling Hansen Copenhagen Wen THE Voltaic Belt Co Marshall Mich

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