Doomed Remedies and Early Surgery in Historic Medical Beliefs
The piece surveys medieval and early modern medicine, detailing the Doctrine of Signatures with plants blamed for cures, notes on royal surgeries and notorious experiments, and gruesome methods like blood transfusion precursors. It references doctors like Felix de Utre, Henry II injuries, and Ambrose Pard, ending with a note on other Irish Quarterly articles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council of Lateran
William Coles
Elizabeth
Louis XIV
Felix
Felix de Utre
Venezuela
de Utre
Henry II
France
Montgomerie
Ambrose Pard
Johnson
Irish Quarterly
Review
A Grammar of the English Tongue by Hyde Clark
A London edition discusses Hyde Clark's A Grammar of the English Tongue as a self teaching and school text. The reviewer notes English grammar is unsettled and philology is in its infancy but calls the work a sensible step in the right direction and cites Hexas contrasting with Horne Tooke and Latham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Clark
London
Joli Weale
High Holborn
Hexas
Horne Tooke
Latham
Fairy Tales by Countess D Aulnoy in English
The article reviews Fairy Tales by the Countess D Aulnoy translated by J R Planche with illustrations by John Gilbert published by Routledge in London. It praises Planche for presenting the tales in integrity and notes the pleasant shift from war and political topics to a genial, readable book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Countess D'Aulnoy
J. R. Planche
John Gilbert
London
G. Routledge and Co
Farringdon-street
Countess D’aulnoy
Mr. Planche
Planche
Barnum's Baby Show Draws Large Crowds In New York
The piece details Barnum's baby show with a long list of questions posed to exhibitors about infant birth, parent ages, diet, and routines. It notes 143 babies in stock, seven triplets, eleven sets of twins, and 100 single infants, with 10,000 visitors daily for three days and a lecture by Mrs. Fowler amid Barnum's defense of the exhibit's scientific value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnum
New York
Fowler
Boston Gazette
Tourbillon
Micamber
Queen Victoria
Polly Bodine
Herald
New York “Evening Post
Uns
The Prize Baby Crowned In Imperial Babydom Scene
Charles Orlando Scott, a four year old from New York, is celebrated as the prize baby amid a crowd of visitors. Courtiers and ladies shower affection kissing him while his beauty and graceful infant features draw admiration. His mother stands beside him as he sits in a throne like spot.
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Charles Orlando Scott
New York
Submarine Telegraph Link From Europe to America
The article outlines a planned transatlantic telegraph using deep sea cables from Ireland to Newfoundland and then to New York. It notes European and American companies coordinating, with Peter Cooper and Cyrus Field among leaders. The project aims for operation by 1858, featuring six wires on the Irish–Newfoundland section and later expansion across the Atlantic.
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Black Sea
America
Europe
Globe
Balaklava
Varna
Atlantic
Ireland
Newfoundland
Brett
Mediterranean
Messrs. W. Kuper and Co
London
St. John's
New York
Peter Cooper
Moses ‘Taylor
Cyrus Field
Gulf of St. Lawrence
St. Johns
Colling
Jlairfax
Steamers and the future of transatlantic news speed
A historical note foresees rapid Europe to America communication making steamship mail less valuable for news bearing. It argues steamers will lose significance as carriers of news once instant continental messaging is possible.
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Europe
America
Post Office Tax Hits British Colonies Over Newspaper Rates
The circular imposes new charges on stamped newspapers sent to Canada and other colonies while keeping free rates to foreign destinations. It requires prepayment and expands taxation without changing overseas postal duties, provoking criticism that free colonial exchange is being curtailed despite ongoing free transmission within domains.
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Britain
Canada
United States
Great Britain
London
Dld
Post-office
France
Belgium
Prussia
British Post Office
England
The Spit of Arabat and nearby shores described in travel notes
A long sandy bank near Arabat and the Tchechka spit is analyzed for its geography fauna and water bodies. Jugunes salt lagoons hold flounders ducks and vivid birds while pelicans and cormorants hunt along the fringe. A separate item reports a Constantinople committee forming a cafe for convalescent soldiers to provide meals amusements and moral uplift under regulation.
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Sea OF Azoff
Arabat
Tchechka
Stavernaia Rosa
Cape Kammenoi
Yenikale
Bay of Kertch
Gulf of Taman
Constantinople
Mr. Stow
Wimes
King’s Horse Injured by Dog Attack Near Skodsborg
King rides from Skodsborg villa for Monday audiences when a roadside dog bites his horse in the leg. The horse falls, is bled by Dr. Lund, checked for bone damage, and survives with a severe shoulder contusion. He recovers with favorable bulletins as he returns to Skodsborg.
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Ie Lam
Vo Vis Kine
DanMank
Skodsborg
Professor Holst
Lund
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