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Christmastide: Its History, Festivities, and CarolsChristmastide: Its History, Festivities, and CarolsIT would not be consistent with the proposed character of this work to enlarge on the Christian dispensation, as connected with the sacred feast of Christmas; to show Christianity as old as the Creation; that the fall of man...
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Jaros Hygienic Wear: The therapeutic and prophylactic applicationJaros Hygienic Wear: The therapeutic and prophylactic application.Professors Von Pettenkofer, Parkes, and Buck, pronounced Hygienists, have contributed largely to establishing theories regarding clothing materials and their relations to health. These conclusions have led to a more general consideration thereof, in the therapeutics, as well...
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19 Centuries of Drink in England: A HistoryNineteen Centuries of Drink in England: A HistoryThe object of this work is to ascertain the part which Drink has played in the individual and national life of the English people. To this end, an inquiry is instituted into the beverages which have been...
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The Art of Drinking: A Historical SketchThe Art of Drinking: A Historical SketchG. G. Gervinus (1805-1871) is recognized as one of the foremost historians of Germany. He was a man of marvelous erudition. His fame rests not only upon a great number of profoundly learned works, but also upon his...
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Tea Drinking in 18th-Century America: Its Etiquette and EquipageTea Drinking in 18th-Century America: Its Etiquette and Equipage - United States National Museum Bulletin 225, Contributions from the Museum of History and Technology Paper 14, pages 61-91, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1961 United States National Museum Bulletin 225, Contributions from the Museum of...
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The Historical ChildThe Historical Child - Paidology; The Science of the ChildIn the Pedagogical Seminary for December, 1893, in an article on "The Hearing of Children," the last paragraph, page 438, occurred for the first time in print the word paidology.1 In The Forum for February,...
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A Handbook of Pictorial HistoryA Handbook of Pictorial HistoryIt has been felt that in the study of English History, to the ordinary student and teacher, there are great difficulties in the way of consulting the numerous standard and other excellent works, on the subjects dealt with in this...
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Carriages and Coaches: Their History and Their EvolutionCarriages & Coaches: Their History & Their EvolutionI AM not a coachbuilder. Though such a pronouncement will seem entirely superfluous to any coachbuilder who reads the following pages, it is not perhaps a wholly unnecessary remark. For, with one or two exceptions, such books...
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History of the FanHistory of the Fan IT is, perhaps, a little singular that up to the present no work making any pretension to completeness has appeared in English dealing with that little instrument so intimately associated with both civil and religious life of the past, the...
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Sallimus: Itämainen kertomusSallimus: Itämainen kertomus Hyvksymys. Zadigin tarinaa koskeva Sadin omistuskirjelm sulttaanitar Sheraalle. Zadig eli Sallimus. I. Silmpuoli. II. Nen. III. Koira ja hevonen. IV. Kateellinen. V. Jalomielinen. VI. Ministeri. VII. Kinastelut ja vastaantotot. VIII. Mustasukkaisuus. IX. Piesty nainen. X. Orjuus. XI. Rovio. XII. Illallinen. XIII....
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The History of Signboards, from the Earliest times to the Present DayThe History of Signboards, from the Earliest times to the Present DayThe field of history is a wide one, and when the beaten tracks have been well traversed, there will yet remain some of the lesser paths to explore. The following attempt at a...
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Americana EbrietatisAmericana Ebrietatis - The Favorite Tipple of our Forefathers and the Laws and Customs Relating TheretoTo my father, Rev. Geo. H. Peeke, whose vote followed his prayers, this little book is dedicated, except the chapter on the "Church and the Clergy," which is dedicated...
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Pubs: A Collection of Hotel, Inn, and Tavern Signs in Great Britain and IrelandPubs: A Collection of Hotel, Inn, and Tavern Signs in Great Britain and Ireland - to Which Are Added a Few Foreign Café Signs He also desires to state his indebtedness to the standard work of Messrs. Larwood and Hotten for much valuable information,...
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Strange Teas, Dinners, Weddings and FetesStrange Teas, Dinners, Weddings and FetesThe Pasha rode a fine bay horse and was dressed in European costume, excepting that he wore a turban instead of a hat. He was short and stout, well bronzed by the sun, and had that air of command...
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The Sunshade, the Glove, the MuffThe Sunshade, the Glove, the MuffTHE author of a Dictionary of Inventions, after having proved the use of the Parasol in France about 1680, openly gives up any attempt to determine its precise original conception, which indeed seems to be completely concealed in the...
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A History of MourningA History of MourningA list of the changes made can be found at the end of the book. In the text, the corrections are underlined by a red dotted line "like this". Hover the cursor over the underlined text and an explanation of the...
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Mesdames Nos Aïeules: dix siècles d'élégancesMesdames Nos Aïeules: dix siècles d'élégancesIl n'y a de nouveau dans ce monde que ce qui a suffisamment vieilli, a dit, non pas un 6 grand philosophe mais une femme, la couturire de Josphine de Beauharnais, pouse de Napolon Bonaparte, consul de la Rpublique...
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Human IntercourseHuman Intercourse When this book was begun, some years ago, I made a formal plan, according to which it was to have been one long Essay or Treatise, divided into sections and chapters, and presenting that apparently perfect ordonnance which gives such an imposing...
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OverlookedOverlookedWhen my old friend and trusted adviser, Doctor Kennaway, told me that I must go to Harville and stay there a month or, still better, two months, I asked him what I could possibly do there. The only possible pastime at a watering-place is...
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The Heritage of Dress: Being Notes on the History and Evolution of ClothesThe Heritage of Dress: Being Notes on the History and Evolution of ClothesIt would be difficult to find a subject of more universal interest than that of dress, and hosts of books have been written which deal with the attire that has been adopted...
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