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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 19, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 18, 1806May 20, 1806May 19, 1806 Monday May 19th 1806. It continued to rain this morning untill 8 OCk. when it became fair. We sent Charbono…

Brewer's: Gautama

(g hard). The chief deity of Burmah, whose favourite offering is a paper umbrella. The four sublime verities of Gautama are as follows: (1) Pain exists. (2) The cause of pain is “birth…

Tao Te Ching: Chapter 71

Daodejing (Tao Te Ching) by Laozi, trans. James Legge Chapter 70 Chapter 72 Chapter 71 1 To know and yet (think) we do not know is the highest (attainment); not to know (and yet think) we do…

Signs and Symptoms of Cancer

Cancer and other illnesses often cause a number of problems you can watch for. The most common warning signs of cancer are:Change in bowel or bladder habits;A sore that does not heal;Unusual…

The Devil's Dictionary: Scarification

by Ambrose Bierce SCARABEESCEPTERSCARIFICATION -n. A form of penance practised by the mediaeval pious. The rite was performed, sometimes with a knife, sometimes with a hot iron, but always…

breast cancer

(Encyclopedia) breast cancer, cancer that originates in the breast. Breast cancer is the second leading cause of cancer death in women (following lung cancer). Although the vast majority of the cases…

Ridgely Torrence: Eye-Witness

Eye-WitnessRidgely TorrenceDown by the railroad in a green valley By dancing water, there he stayed awhile Singing, and three men with him, listeners, All tramps, all homeless reapers of the…

The History of Aspirin

The Question: A chemical first prepared by Felix Hoffman in 1897 and patented in 1899 became one of the most globally popular drugs of all time. Name it…

Childhood Diseases: Chickenpox

ChickenpoxChildhood DiseasesIntroductionThe Polio PanicChickenpoxEar AchesMeasly MeaslesMumpsRubellaDeadly DiphtheriaPertussis, or Whooping CoughTerrifying TetanusThe Importance of Childhood…