Century Manners And Foreign Language Frustrations
A fragmentary 19th century tone contrasts manners with a mishmash of humorous quotes about table etiquette from a Book of Manners and a mishandled telephone call in Babel in Mexico. The piece also notes language misunderstandings and a brief consumer sketch of remedies and advertisements.
Preserving Corn and Old Fashioned Recipes
A collection of kitchen notes detailing preserving corn on the cob in brine then drying, making pickled pig’s feet, deviled oysters, sponge pudding, sausage, fire pudding, and other old fashioned recipes with guidance on timing, ingredients, and serving suggestions.
Fragmented Medley of Snippets and Slogans From Newspapers
A jumble of lines references stutter rates for children learning German a teething remedy fog and political talking points about leaders revolutions and authority plus stray adverts and a note on the czar’s expansive rule.
Spiders Respond to Music Only When Attracted by Prey
A French investigator M Lecail lou argues spiders show no musical taste but react to sounds that signal prey. His tests used violin, piano, cornet and other instruments, noting that only noises resembling buzzing drew the spiders toward the source.
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