Trapping Big Game and Perils of Transport in Siam Era
Charles Mayer, trapper to the King of Siam, explains why trapping big game appeals. He details risks from climate, shipment, and lack of insurance, and notes profits from elephants, tigers, leopards, rhinos, giraffes, and snakes. A Thai frontier hunt near Tringgaon ends in tragedy, with twelve killed, then a successful subsequent capture of forty four elephants including a Mysore Maharajah prize. The piece also covers monkey trapping via bottle snares and a quip about tradesmen’s fortunes.
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Charles Mayer
Siam
London Magazine
China
India
South America
Tringgaon
Malay Peninsula
Mysore
Brooklyn Dagte
Hypnosis and auto-suggestion in public life debated
Dr. Quackenbos warns self-hypnotism affects thousands and can lead to perjury in court as ads and promoters push cures via long distance. He cites Christian Scientists and quack doctors, noting advertising sways susceptible readers to seek remedies, while auto-suggestion could reshape population beliefs. Ends with observations on nightly rhythms and mysterious awakenings.
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Dr. Quackenbos
New York Mail
Turkey's Bad Forestry Destruction Near Erzerum
An explorer accuses the Turkish government of neglecting forests across Asiatic Turkey. He laments widespread burning and failed replanting, noting firewood travels four days to Erzerum and pine forests remain only in distant, inaccessible mountains.
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Turkey
Erzerum
Origin of A tinker's damn phrase explained
James MacArthur clarifies the common misapplication of the saying. He notes the phrase stems from a tinker’s dam of dough or clay used once to flood solder during repairs, not an insult, a point Harper’s Weekly highlights. The report also mentions Cuba’s experimental farm introducing twenty peach varieties and Japanese persimmons, with American guidance.
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James MacArthur
Harper’s Weekly
Cuba
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