Why Growth Stoppage Occurs in Children
The piece explains that growth slows because stomach and intestinal surfaces cannot expand proportionally to body growth, limiting nutrient absorption. It notes first year gains, energy demands in later life, and that only about 5 percent of human food supports growth versus 34 percent in lower animals, with thyroid glands newly implicated as growth controllers. It closes with a cartoonish anecdote about Richard Mansfield’s wit in a Broadway restaurant.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Crossing a River in India by a Bedstead Ferry
In India floods reshaped rivers and ferries. a traveler recalls crossing a swollen stream on a homemade bedstead raft. A native rigged four earthen pots on sand beds as floats, lifting the traveler with his saddle aboard. Two strong swimmers towed the improvised craft to shore.
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India
Nel Davidson
His Honesty Tested
A New York horseman recalls the late Frank Work noting his direct humor. He cites a jockey accused of misconduct who has faced committee scrutiny three times, reflecting on integrity and honesty in racing circles.
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Frank Work
New York
Mark Twain
Mr. Work
Not a Follower of Familiarities in Puck’s Line
In a brief exchange, a man tries to smother her with kisses but she rejects his familiar advances. He coolly retorts that such familiarity would be improper and withdraws, maintaining his composure as the scene closes.
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Richard Mansfield
Mansfield
Chicago
Mr. Cash
Puck
Mystery to Him as Woman Sarsh Is Taken to Insane Asylum
A farmer explains to another that his wife Sarsh has been committed to an insane asylum. He expresses disbelief that Sarsh could have left the department in twenty years, reflecting local concern and confusion.
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Hiram
Sarsh
Joe
la Journal
Lakes Tipped by Winds Across Major Waters
Reports in Scientific American describe wind driven lake level changes on large bodies of water. Gales cause seas to tilt resulting in significant vertical differences, twelve feet on some seas and fifteen feet on Lake Erie, with similar effects observed in other lakes and the Baltic Sea.
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Caspian
Erie
Baltic Sea
Scientific American
The Roman Woman's Liberty and Civic Equality
The passage notes that ancient elite women enjoyed the greatest social liberty and legal economic autonomy, nearing manly equality and citizenship. It cites Ferrero in Century as the source for the view that such equality marks moral progress toward comrade status rather than servitude.
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Professor Ferrero
Gave Him a Jolt as Grandchild Speaks Gently
A New York Sun reader recounts a startling moment when a child approached and asked, Are you grandpa clarifying how such simple remarks jar the speaker. The account reflects on the way small interactions can provoke sudden emotional jolts.
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New York Sun
Very Shy Plays at the Billiards Table
Dialogue snippet shows Jack and Will discussing a girl named Ethel who is extremely shy. Jack notes her blushes when billiard balls touch, highlighting her shy nature and comic misunderstanding.
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Jack
Ethel
Will
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