Wiley Warns On Food Storage And Freezing Practices
Dr. Wiley discusses shelf life of foods in cold storage, noting meat and dairy deterioration over time. He criticizes freezing oysters for shipment and urges shelling or in-shell transport to avoid spoilage and disease risks. Gelatine origin from tanner waste is condemned as dirty and risky for food and medicine uses.
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Ey W. Wiley
Reau
Departmentulture
Washington
Wiley
Dr. Wiley
Haskins
Marine Hospital Service
Earliest Man Evidence Shortens Time Since Ice Ages
New studies by Professor Penck and Hugo Obermaier suggest Alps and Pyrenees contain geological records showing four cycles of glacial advance and retreat. This challenges earlier views that prehistoric people only inhabited the regions during two major ice invasions.
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Penck
Alps
Hugo Obermaier
Pyrenees
Europes
Pyrenfee
Wartime Hare Menace Surges in the Republic
A limited, wartime report notes imported hares have multiplied within the Republic, raising concerns over food supplies and pest control measures. Authorities consider new containment steps and public cooperation essential to curb the spread.
Sabbath history and the shift to Sunday observance
Ref Robert Flood argues Sabbath originated from moon worship and evolved through Israelite, Babylonian, and Christian layers. He cites Priestly Code, Rabbinical Sabbath, and Christ's resurrection, noting Sunday laws in AD 321 and 538. He urges joyful Sunday practice, not coercive enforcement, with emphasis on moral uplift.
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Robert
John Flood
American ‘Association For the Advancement of
Christ
Constantine
Council of
Orleans
Flood
Microbe of Whooping Cough Identified by Bordet and Gengou
In twenty years of study the whooping cough culprit is isolated from bronchial tubes as a bacillus or oval organism. Cultures show it resists ordinary serum. serum from recently recovered children shows mild agglutination, hinting at a possible future antidote.
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M. M. Bordet
Gengou
Studying an Oyster's Heart Reveals Its Hidden Core
The mantle is removed to expose the oyster heart, a crescent shaped organ, revealing two chambers like a human heart. The front chamber receives blood from the gills while the rear chamber pumps it through the arteries, a procedure done only in curiosity and science.
Italian Invention Eases Deep Sea Diving Burden
A new diving suit developed in Italy allows divers to control their buoyancy from inside the suit. The mechanism uses internal actuators operated by the wearer to adjust weight and balance underwater, reducing the effort required to sink and ascend.
Miracles of Survival Across Harsh Accidents and Attacks
A serialized discussion notes remarkable survivals from stabbing, gunshots, falls, and war injuries. It cites a London era report highlighting cases like a bullet in the heart not fatal, a cliff ascent rescue, a Whitby spine fracture recovery, and a bayonet incident with a Russian soldier. A Yorkshire lupus sufferer and a driver’s near miss at a Clifton bridge are also described alongside a surgical breakthrough that removes a heart bullet.
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Matthew Arnold
London
Surrey
Edinburgh
Ben Nevis
Clifton Suspension Bridge
Wells
Whitby
Nature
Hr Manteuffel
Meyer
Europe
Guisborough
Yorkshire
Cleveland Hills
Ironstone
Cleveland
Phrenology in Ancient China and Its Folly
The Chinese historical view on phrenology is traced to Helin Tzu in the third century B C who denounced the practice as humbug. Modern Chinese observers favor physiognomy, noting skull shapes linked to temperament longevity and intellect, with bumps judged to reflect inner brain states and moral traits shaped by environment.
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Helin Tzu
China
H. A. Giles
Cambridge University
Rattle of the Porcupine Noisy Night Neighbor
The London Zoo’s Pocock notes porcupines rattle loudly when irritated at night. Quills modified into spines cause the noise, with variations from slender bases to hollow quills. True porcupines stay Old World and terrestrial. New World species are mostly arboreal and mixed with hair. Flesh taste compared to pork and veal.
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London Zoological Gardena
Pocock
Thun'erg
Crown of King Charles of Roumania Crowned
King Charles of Roumania wears a steel crown forged from a Turkish gun captured at Plevna to honor Bulgarian battlefield achievements and the nation’s new independence. He declared pride in the coronation and the cannon’s memory.
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Charles
Roumania
Plevna
Bulgaria
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