Corved Meaning in Dance from Asia Magazine Pattern
Gertrude Emerson contrasts Eastern and Western dance in Asia Magazine. Eastern dance is half sculpture, symbolizing life and cosmic creation through gestures and poses. The article traces sacred origin in India with Siva, noting consistent patterns across Bali, Burma, Siam, and Cambodia.
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Siva
Bali
Java
Burma
Siam
Cambodia
Gertrude Emerson
Asia Magazine
Roof Adjusted to Weather in Arctic Snow Houses
In Stefansson’s account the Eskimos shave the roof of snow houses to regulate interior temperature. When warmer, a man with a knife thins the roof by several inches to allow outside cold to penetrate and stop thawing. If it cools, they blanket the roof with soft snow to prevent hoarfrost droppings.
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Arctic
Vilhjalmur Stefansson
Mr. Stefansson
Pointed Out Danger in Cup Tea's effects alarm John Wesley
John Wesley warned against tea noting tremors in his hand during a Oxford visit. He found trembling worsened after breakfast and ceased when tea was skipped several days. He urged abstinence and urged others to follow. Wesley suggested substitutes but warned excessive tea use neared death.
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John Wesley
Oxford
Walter Besant
Wesley
Floating islands form in rivers and lakes worldwide
Natural floating islands arise from compact reed rooted earth carried by currents. They drift and may support trees, acting as pasture. People have built artificial wicker rafts covered with reeds and mud to cultivate water loving crops, a practice once seen near Mexico and used by Indian, Persian and Tibetan communities.
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Mississippi
India
Persia
Sun Seen Blue In High Altitude Light Theory
A discussion explains that daylight shifts color due to atmospheric diffusion. Direct sunlight loses red and blue components, while diffused sky light, dominated by blue, alters perceived solar color. At about 100 kilometers above, the sun would appear bluish against a black sky, aligning with solar temperature ideas. The piece cites L. Houllevigne in Le Temps.
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L. Houllevigne
le Temps
Paris
Ecaussines Hosts World’s Only Fiancee Fair
In the Belgian hamlet of Ecaussines the annual fiancee fair draws visitors as it decorates for lace and cattle fairs. Women in their best dresses wash carefully while dancing fills the day and kissing is not a misdemeanor. A mistress gives a speech urging marriage, and courting spaces are prepared near the grounds with signs urging love and marriage.
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Ecaussines
Bank of England Founded by William Paterson in 1604
The Bank of England, Britain's first public bank, was chartered in 1604. William Paterson inspired the plan to raise 500000 pounds from 40 merchants to lend 1200000 to the government at 8 percent, facing parliamentary opposition before royal assent on April 25, 1604.
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The
Bank of England
William Paterson
Tinwald
Dumfriesshire
Great Britain
William III
France
Michael Godfrey
Charles Montague
Advice on how to present money from a Birmingham paper
An elderly man tells a younger man with a roll of ones that he should add twenties to the outside of the bundle to impress the help. The line appears in a Birmingham Age-Herald quotation illustrating social pretension and money display.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
The Sheldrake Duck Distinctions In Land Dignity
The article notes the Sheldrake walks on land with little waddle and shows distinctive nesting habits. It favors sandy spots near the sea and rabbit burrows, evicting owners to claim the home. Mr Sheldrake helps arrange the nest and cares for the newborns.
Unconscious Humor Exchange
A quoted exchange sees Mr Grabcom mentioning a humorous magazine that promises fattened incomes for clerks by late night study of success rules. The remark underscores satire on get rich schemes and self help tropes.
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Grabcom
Rirwlaghsa
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