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Languages : en
Pages : 1244
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House documents
Prices of Clothing
Author: John M. CurranPublisher:
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Category : Clothing and dress
Languages : en
Pages : 24
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From its beginning to the death of President Swain, 1789-1868
Author: Kemp Plummer BattleThe History of Gambling in England
Author: John AshtonPublisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 332
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Difference between Gaming and Gambling-Universality and Antiquity of Gambling-Isis and Osiris-Games and Dice of the Egyptians-China and India-The Jews-Among the Greeks and Romans-Among Mahometans-Early Dicing-Dicing in England in the 13th and 14th Centuries-In the 17th Century-Celebrated Gamblers-Bourchier-Swiss Anecdote-Dicing in the 18th Century. Gaming is derived from the Saxon word Gamen, meaning joy, pleasure, sports, or gaming-and is so interpreted by Bailey, in his Dictionary of 1736; whilst Johnson gives Gamble-to play extravagantly for money, and this distinction is to be borne in mind in the perusal of this book; although the older term was in use until the invention of the later-as we see in Cotton's Compleat Gamester (1674), in which he gives the following excellent definition of the word: -"Gaming is an enchanting witchery, gotten between Idleness and Avarice: an itching disease, that makes some scratch the head, whilst others, as if they were bitten by a Tarantula, are laughing themselves to death; or, lastly, it is a paralytical distemper, which, seizing the arm, the man cannot chuse but shake his elbow.
History of McHenry County, Illinois
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Category : McHenry County (Ill.)
Languages : en
Pages : 640
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The World War Veterans' Act: 1924 with Amendments Prior to March 20, 1933
Author: United StatesPublisher:
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Category : Life insurance
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Tract No. 1(-6).
Author: National Currency Reform Association (LONDON)Publisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 130
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History of the Kuykendall Family
Author: George Benson KuykendallPublisher: Рипол Классик
ISBN: 5872287712
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 689
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With Genealogy as Found in Early Dutch Church Records, State and Government Documents, Together with Sketches of Colonial Times, Old Log Cabin Days, Indian Wars, Pioneer Hardships, Social Customs, Dress and Mode of Living of the Early Forefathers
Anti-Vivisection and the Profession of Medicine in Britain
Author: A.W.H. BatesPublisher: Springer
ISBN: 1137556978
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
This book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license. This book explores the social history of the anti-vivisection movement in Britain from its nineteenth-century beginnings until the 1960s. It discusses the ethical principles that inspired the movement and the socio-political background that explains its rise and fall. Opposition to vivisection began when medical practitioners complained it was contrary to the compassionate ethos of their profession. Christian anti-cruelty organizations took up the cause out of concern that callousness among the professional classes would have a demoralizing effect on the rest of society. As the nineteenth century drew to a close, the influence of transcendentalism, Eastern religions and the spiritual revival led new age social reformers to champion a more holistic approach to science, and dismiss reliance on vivisection as a materialistic oversimplification. In response, scientists claimed it was necessary to remain objective and unemotional in order to perform the experiments necessary for medical progress.
History of Lycoming County, Pennsylvania ...
Author: John Franklin MeginnessPublisher:
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Category : Lycoming County (Pa.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1642
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