Oysters and curiosities from science and society
A wide collection of items includes Lancet notes on hot water for fainting, cautions on cod liver oil substitutes, a brutal punishment tale from Milwaukee, a Spaniard with ritual sacrifice, reflections on the English Constitution, Chinese remedies with reptiles, a Cleveland slang society, Southern betrothal customs, a German kinetic explosive, a Texas songbird, obesity plans from Detroit, the Vienna baths, famous oyster lovers from Cervantes to Napoleon, and a science description of how flies walk on glass with capillary adhesion.
Notable Bath Admits Women Swimmers in Vienna
A Vienna bath opens to ladies from nine in the morning until one in the afternoon and remains open until dusk for other patrons. The report notes the ladies as particularly adept swimmers and ends with a proverb about fanatics who think the world is fools for not seeing through green glasses.
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