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Treatise on Poisons
by Sir Robert ChristisonThe author regrets that circumstances beyond his control have delayed the re-appearance of the present work beyond the period at which it was called for by the favourable reception of the last edition. He has endeavoured to take advantage of the numerous investigations which have been carried on during the interval into the several departments of T..
Lily Speed-O-Weave - Luncheon Set No. 86
by Lily Mills CompanyThis luncheon set, illustrated on back page, is made of one color which is the simplest type of work that can be done on the frame, yet the results are most pleasing. The set consists of a center piece, and four or six smaller pieces. The center piece is made with the frame adjusted to the shape shown in Fig. 2. The smaller pieces are made with the..
The Story of the Indian Mutiny
by Ascot MoncrieffThe story of the great Indian Mutiny has often been told in whole or in part. In this book, while historical outlines are carefully preserved, it is attempted to throw into relief the more picturesque episodes, and to bring out illustrative incidents of personal adventure likely to attract young readers. With such a theme, if any reader will only s..
James Clerk Maxwell and Modern Physics
by Richard GlazebrookThe task of giving some account of Maxwell’s work—of describing the share that he has taken in the advance of Physical Science during the latter half of this nineteenth century—has proved no light labour. The problems which he attacked are of such magnitude and complexity, that the attempt to explain them and their importance, satisfactorily, witho..
Magna Carta - A Commentary on the Great Charter of King John
by William Sharp McKechnieNo Commentary upon Magna Carta has hitherto been written from the standpoint of modern research. No serious attempt has yet been made to supersede, or even adequately to supplement, the works of Coke and Richard Thomson, published respectively in 1642 and 1829, and now hopelessly out of date. This lack of enterprise may be due in part to a natural ..
Guide to Fortune-Telling
by AnonymousSince the world began, “coming events have cast shadows before,” and many of the important incidents in our lives are shown us in our dreams if we only understood their full interpretation. The following are a few of the most certain signs, and can almost invariably be relied upon. For dreams not mentioned here, a pleasant dream almost invariably i..
The War History of the 1st/4th Battalion, the Loyal North Lancashire Regiment
by AnonymousThe purpose of this book is to supply to the people of Preston and district, for the first time, a complete and authentic record of the adventures of their original local Territorial Infantry Battalion during the Great War, such a record being a chapter of local history which must sooner or later be written; to put into the hands of the relatives a..
The Allen County War Memorial Coliseum
by Otto H. AdamsThe story of the Allen County War Memorial Coliseum began ten years ago. The progression of events between the first consideration of the memorial in 1944 and its completion in 1952 was by no means smooth and uninterrupted. The account of the solution of the problems involved in planning, financing, and constructing the memorial constitutes a commu..