Science Gwes a Great Debt To the Witches of Old
The essay argues witches shaped early science and medicine, noting modern witches sell cures and demand drives supply. It contrasts old witches as powerless midwives with herbal knowledge, cites the Witch of Endor as a medium, and highlights botany's roots in medicinal plant study led by women doctors.
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Rene Bache
Hallowe’en
Endor
Saul
P. T. Barnum
Arrival of the Witches and the Roots of Medicine
A survey tracing beliefs in magical cures and witchcraft from pull‑out dog rituals to king’s touch, voodoo charms, and fetishes. It links historic cures to modern faith healers, notes African and Ig orot practices, and credits witches as early botany pioneers while urging respectful tribute.
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Charles II
England
Europe
Johns Hopkins
United States
Automatic Devices Improve Safety in Railroads
An article by Norman C McCloutd explains how automatic signaling and intermittent track devices raise safety on major U S rail networks. It details block signals, locomotive control, and automatic braking that protect crews, with examples of signals at cabside and the use of ramps and contact shoes to enforce speed and stopping rules.
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Norman C
Interstate Commerce Commission
Tautime
Tnicipal Railways
United States
Block Protectio
Atford Concrete Trampie
Ia Tram
Crooked Man and crooked bank accounts in verse fragment
A fragmented verse hints at a crooked man with a crooked smile who deals in crooked homes and a hollow financial scheme. The jittery cadence suggests critique of deceitful dealings in an unsettled town. No clear names or dates are provided.
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