Healing Among the Ancients by Herkimer Northrup
The article traces the history of medicine from ancient Egypt and Greece through Rome and the Arab world to medieval Europe, highlighting key figures, schools, and practices. It discusses Osiris and Isis, Esculapius, Hippocrates, Alexandrian anatomy, Talmudic hygiene, and the rise of Arabian medicine, medieval Salerno, and the eventual German and English strides in medical education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Osiris
Isis
Greece
Esculapius
Cos
Hippocrates
Une
Alexandria
Oo B.C
Palestine
Dimsis
Tiberius
Daniel
Rome
Pliny
Archagathus
B.C
Arabia
Damascus
Bagdad
Spain
Europe
Salerno
William of Normandy
Trotula
Napoleon
France
Italy
Turkey
Germany
Igo
University of
Halle
Frederick the Great
Dorothea Christiana Erxleben
Stabilizing fins for airships hinted by early experiments
The conical form cannot be fully balanced at certain speeds by methods like nature. The idea suggests a short balloon with stabilizing fins for airship design. Dr Houseau and pupils report ongoing experiments with tail arrangements resembling fish lobes and measurements from living fishes to support the theory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Houssay
Sorbonne
Paris
A. Magnan
la Nature
Dr. Honssay
Mr. Magan
Moi
Lince
Houseau
Dew Watering Dew Ponds On Gibraltar Rock
The article describes ancient dew ponds in England and their modern counterparts on Gibraltar. It explains hollow basins lined with rye straw and clay to condense dew into usable water, with improvements using asphalt and cement, and notes Gibraltar now uses wood and sheet iron in place of straw and clay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Rock of Gibraltar
Gibraltar
Age of fish and growth patterns revealed
Researchers show that fish age cannot be judged by size alone. Bone rings and otoliths reveal annual growth similar to tree rings. Wallace and others correlated age with size and weight, noting sex differences in growth sites, with ages up to twenty five or more years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reibiach
Heineke
Mens
Wallace
Artificial furs promise cheaper seamless hides
La Nature reports a method to produce artificial furs by freezing raw pelts, shaving and thinning skins, then thawing portions to apply rubber solution. The resulting large seamless furs are cheaper than natural skins and said to be more resisting to moth damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Nature
Thotha
Hot Water for Plants A Remedy for Sickly Houseplants
London florists advise pouring hot water through stirred soil to counter soil souring when plants decline. The method, used sparingly, washes away mold and poison absorbed by roots, reviving growth if warmth and fresh conditions are maintained. A Calla in a three gallon pot revived after hot water killed mold found in manure-filled soil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Florists
Circuit of England by Aeroplane
Announcement of an international aeroplane race around Great Britain set for July 22 to August 1. Eligible pilots must hold IF A licensing, pay 500 entrance fee, and begin at Hendon testing speed. The five stage course runs Hendon Edinburgh Bristol Brighton Brooklands with multiple city controls and allowed repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
International Aeronautic Federation
Mune Ist
Brooklands
Hendon
Edinburgh
Bristol
Brighton
The Modern View Of Life On Children And Wealth
A historian’s reflection on children as burdens to parents and society, noting shrinking joy in large families, misperceptions of riches, and a critique of modern tastes. It argues loss of simplicity, obsession with status, and the creeping idea that enjoying life is a basic right, urging a return to straightforward values.
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Herkimer Northrup
Henry Will
Thomas Linacre
Cambridge
Oxford
Corporation of Barber Surgeons
Royal College of Surgeons
North America
London
United States
Wisconsin
Americas
Manitoba
H. Gemmel
G. H. Merritt
F. H. Higginbotham
EB. W. Turner
H. Wasdale
Angus Kenning
FP. Huckell
R. H. Graham
G. Barrett
W. A. Galliher
W. H. Cullen
Moss
A. M. Stowe
F. M. Morgan
Circuit OF England
Aero Plane
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