Sleeping After Meals Harmful to Digestion in Some Climates
A review of sex and digestion notes that after meal sleep aids digestion in tropical climates but may harm digestion in temperate zones. Studies by Dr Schule show sleep slows stomach motility and raises gastric acidity, while simple rest without sleep stimulates digestion without increasing acidity. Many people report a bitter taste after waking from a siesta, indicating discomfort.
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Tropics
Paris
Cosmos
Schule
Baumler
Freiburg
Desperation and Fortune Reignite Davies Coal Venture
Mr Davies, once a sawyer and carpenter turned railway contractor, sunk all £10,000 into a coal mine with no coal found. After declaring bankruptcy to his miners, he tossed a half crown to them and vowed to lose it all. the gesture sparks renewed effort, and soon the miners discover rich coal, restoring Davies to wealth.
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Davies
Indian mathematics in modern science and its neglected influence
A historical note on how Indian arithmetic algebra and notation shaped modern math. It praises Hindu methods as nearly perfect, cites Brahman scholars of the Ganges for credit, and laments late European adoption delayed impact in indeterminate analysis.
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Ganges
Europe
Clergyman Mistakenly Shoots Cherubim in Woods
In a Brooklyn setting a clergyman accidentsly shoots what he believes is a cherubim during a sportlike outing in the woods. A white owl falls from cover and the incident ends with the priest urging his companion to retreat in disbelief.
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Brooklyn
Twines
Jack
Harper's
Father's Lesson
A weary mother pleads with a father to help Bobby memorize two lines from Lady of the Lake. The father coaches by forcing rhymes, and Bobby struggles, misquoting wildly while the mother laughs through tears at the attempted memory aid. The scene ends with Bobby’s puzzled smile as his mother laughs.
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Bobby
Henry
Changed Yet the Same Sermon Travels North and South
A southern man, long established in New York, visits his Virginia hometown and meets an old preacher’s son. The son recalls the preacher always preached the same sermon, but says for the last year or two he has been hollering in different parts of it.
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New York
Virginia
Lippincott’s
Lamb and the Scotchman on a Healthy Book
Charles Lamb noted that Scots demand explanation in familiar phrases and that a fellow diner insisted on calling a book healthy. The Scot argued “healthy” applied to a book, though Lamb and the man found the term odd and confusing.
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Charles Lamb
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription for women’s health
An advertisement extols Dr. Pierce Favorite Prescription as a powerful tonic improving health and strength in women. It claims benefits for weak workers and mothers and lists relief from nervous symptoms and various female ailments amid promises of rest and comfort.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierce
St. Vitus
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