Superstitions Tied to Digits From One Through Seven
A Birmingham Weekly Post contributor traces historic beliefs about numbers. It notes 1 as sacred in Java, 2 linked to evil in early Christianity, 3? 4 and 5 seen as lucky or problematic, 6 tied to creation and ritual, and 7 as the most mysterious with extensive treatises. It also cites 13 as exceptional for various theological and numeric reasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Day
Hell
Heaven
Earth
Ifarold II
Blain Jabaidla
Wiliam II
Beeward II
Dthelred II
Richard IX
James II
Henry II
Charles II
George II
Charles Iis
France
Navarre
Spain
Anjou
Savoy
Ft. Ie
Humber
Tob
Rome
Tarquinius Sextus
Urban
Olisha
Naaman
Waith
Elipah Anat
Mount Carmel
Sericho
Man
Augustus Caesar
Gellius Saith
The Myth of the Average Child
Dr. L Newton Kugelmass criticizes standardization of children in Zygeja Magazine. He argues children are unique with 25 trillion cells and cannot fit mass produced patterns, noting the danger to physical growth and family well being.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L Newton Kugelmass
Zygeja
Truly Great Man Emerson's Inc Inspires Solo Strength
Quotation attributed to Emerson about independence amid crowds. It emphasizes inner balance and personal integrity regardless of public opinion. The message promotes steadfastness and self reliance in any social setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson's Inc
Hea
Kinship Revealed Between Vitamins and Vision
The article notes a link between vitamin A and retinal visual purple in the eye. De Charge Wald of the Oceanographic Institute Woodside Mass observed that when visual purple bleaches to colorlessness a yellow substance is released, closely related to carotene and vitamin A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de Charge Wald
Oceanographic Institute
Woodsole
Mass
Wald
Stamps to Beckon Collectors at Vienna Exhibition
Stamps valued at over 9 million dollars will be displayed at the International Philatelic Exhibition in Vienna Austria opening June 24. About 1000 prominent stamp collectors will attend the event and the sole known specimen of the British Guiana one cent stamp will be shown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Austria
British Guiana
Magnanimous Matt Adam Stays By Nancy In Hospital Trial
Nancy recovers under nurse and cousin care as Matt Adam stays by her side. Jack’s bravery looms, doctors debate foot risk, and Nancy seeks home comforts while Matt pledges to remain nearby through the perilous night.
Courage and Return After Blizzard Rescue
Nancy Nelson endures a harrowing blizzard ordeal as Jack and friends recover from injuries. Matthew Adams consoles Nancy while family ties strengthen amid hospital scenes and urgent telegrams as Mark plans a new car and Aurora serves meals. Nancy learns her legs may be fine, then wrestles fear of a wheelchair future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbine Nelson
Massachusetts
Jack
Miss Nelson
Columbine
Tack
Matthew Adim
Matthew
Nancy
Matt
Miss Columbine
Adam
Mark
Pearl Divers of Ceylon Coast
Native divers on the northwest coast of the British island of Ceylon work in one of the Indian Ocean’s most important pear fisheries. They collect tear eyestry and wear nostril stoppers and head attachments to aid underwater work, allowing them to stay submerged for long periods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ceylon
Indian Ocean
Wonderful miniature hospital model for London fundraiser
A highly detailed hospital model complete in metal is exhibited for a London fund drive. It features 7000 bricks 22000 tiles and scale replicas of an X ray department solarium and electric kit. The queen donated handkerchiefs for two cots and portraits of Florence Nightingale and peers decorate offices.
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Reeder
London
England
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