Bonaparte at Jaffa and the opium dilemma
Professor Forgue recounts Bonaparte's order during the Jaffa evacuation to ease the suffering of plauge stricken troops with opium. Descenettes recalls the general argued for preserving life and arms, noting opium was given to about thirty patients, while some resisted and recovered. The account, debated by Napoleonic memory and British sources, is treated with caution by the British Medical Journal.
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Forgue
Montpellier
Denettes
Descenettes
Jaffa
Plutte
Derzenettes
Bonaparte
Napoleon
Bayers
Itritich Medical Journal
Curiosities of Book Collecting and Elephant Teeth Tales
A Heil Royal Institution talk by Willan Andrews recounts the tale of a Caxton at Thorne Hall Lincolnshire. The Dane Juliana Berner book passes through hands from a butler to pedlars and chemists to Sir Thomas Grenville, with values rising to hundreds and later thousands, as noted by Dibdin. The piece ends with a curious note on elephants, explaining their lack of front teeth and describing their eight molars and elaborately described long tongue.
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Caxton
Weelexan
Tecord
Willan Andrews
Heil Royal Institution
Thornehall
Lincolnshire
Juliana Berner
St. A Albins
Alchemist
Gainsborough
Sir Thomas Grenville
Dibdin
Proof Positive and the Pink Louisine
In a playful exchange Mrs. Perry misstates a purchase as a mauve broche while claiming salesproof in the form of pink louisine. Her husband teases her, noting her mind, then a schoolboy quips that 1776 stands for the Declaration of Appendicitis in a wry joke about misread numbers.
African Natives Care for Teeth Uses Herbal Remedies
A German medical journal notes that natives in German colonies maintain sound teeth through special care and home remedies. Observations show high dental upkeep, use of herbs and tree infusions for gum reduction, root and seed remedies for toothache, and the native toothbrush made from wood rather than urinary bristle tools.
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Muenchener Medizinische Wochenschrift
Negombo
Nile
Tales From a Duke Volume on Tennyson and Bismarck Anecdotes
The excerpt reviews Tales In the Duke of Argyll's Mes sages From the Past, recounting Tennyson's habit of reciting on Freshwater shore to avoid listeners and a Berlin conference anecdote where Prince Bismarck preferred beer over wine, pleasing Princess Bismarck while limiting dinner portions.
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Duke of Argyll
Tennyson
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Prince Bismarck
Berlin
Bismarck
The Honor Appreciated and Wipedunks Humor
The tale recalls Head Conaul Boni of Woodmen of the World who sought change in a southern town. An old man, briefly questioned, replied with humor and dignity, appreciating the gesture though unable to help. A second quip from Wipedunks jokes about beard ownership and livelihood with a light domestic note.
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Conaul Boni
Saturday Evening Post
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Miller
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Hwd. Co
Akota
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