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Newspaper
Lawrence Weekly Journal
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1886
Page
8
A San Francisco Chronicle column argues specialization fuels success in law and medicine, while hobbies provide rest and resilience. It urges parents to encourage children to pursue natural interests, from tools to science, to nurture enthusiasm, relieve stress, and prevent burnout as youths mature.
Prof Friedel of the French Institute reports to the Paris jewellers association detailing that artificial rubies match natural stones in composition density and refractive power but differ in bubble shape. Pear shaped bubbles with aligned axes indicate a paste origin, leading the association to deem artificial rubies not precious. The notice also cites census figures on mental incapacity in France and aging demographics.
A historical article explains how breathing consumes oxygen and emits carbonic acid gas, detailing the role of leaves in purification, the movement of gases, and the dangers of poor ventilation. It cites J H Hangyard of Gulden Kule and argues for proper house ventilation and divine providence maintaining air balance.
A curious article recounts beliefs in cures by faith and charms. It mentions Sir Walter Scott’s piper, John Brace, twelve stones from south-running streams for a sick master, and the wrap of a widow’s petticoat as essential. Anecdotes include a Welsh-like doctor’s chalked remedies and a Dr John Brown anecdote about a self-made pill, illustrating folk faith in physicians and magic across cultures.
The article describes the submerged cedar forests in Dennisville swamps New Jersey discovered seventy five years ago. Windfalls and break downs yield logs six feet across buried under muck to depths of up to seventy feet with logs transported to surface to be cut into shingles and staves.
A narrator seeks shelter at a native ranch during a downpour in El Salvador. The wife and relatives share fruit never tasted before, likely an Anona bianca or Sweet-sop, apple shaped with a rough rind and mahogany seeds. The scene recalls Ben Hur imagery as a dame pours fresh water from a green coconut into a gourd.
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