Reprint from The Sportsman’s Cabinet and Town and Country Magazine, Vol I. Dec. 1832, Pg. 94-95 To the Editor of the Cabinet. SIR, Possessing that anxious feeling so common among shooters on the near approach of the 12th of August, I honestly confess I was not able to […] 
Reprint from the Sportsman Cabinet and Town & Country Magazine, Vol.1, Number 1, November 1832. MR. Editor, Will you allow me to inquire, through the medium of your pages, the correct meaning of the term thorough-bred fox-hound? I am very well aware, that the expression is in common […] 
Reprint from The Pitfalls of Speculation by Thomas Gibson 1906 Ed. THE PUBLIC ATTITUDE TOWARD SPECULATION THE public attitude toward speculation is generally hostile. Even those who venture frequently are prone to speak discouragingly of speculative possibilities, and to point warningly to the fact that an […] 
U.S. Marine Corps War Memorial by Felix de Weldon Felix Weihs de Weldon, age 96, died broke in the year 2003 after successive bankruptcies and accumulating $4 million dollars worth of debt. Most of the debt was related to the high cost of love for a wife living with Alzheimer’s. Health […] 
New York Stock Exchange Floor September 26,1963 The Specialist as a member of a stock exchange has two functions.’ He must execute orders which other members of an exchange may leave with him when the current market price is away from the price of the orders. By executing these orders on […] 
What is follows is an historical article that appeared in The Hartford Courant in 1916 about the arsenic murders carried out by Mrs. Archer-Gilligan. This story is the basis for the 1944 Hollywood film “Arsenic and Old Lace” starring Cary Grant and Priscilla Lane and directed by Frank Capra. The […] 
The arsenicals (compounds which contain the heavy metal element arsenic, As) have a long history of use in man – with both benevolent and malevolent intent. The name ‘arsenic’ is derived from the Greek word ‘arsenikon’ which means ‘potent’”. As early as 2000 BC, arsenic trioxide, obtained from smelting copper, was used […] 
The magician delighted in exposing spiritualists as con men and frauds. By EDMUND WILSON June 24, 1925 Houdini is a short strong stocky man with small feet and a very large head. Seen from the stage, his figure, with its short legs and its pugilist’s proportions, is less impressive than at close […] 
In July of 1968, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA), published NASA Technical Report TR R-277 titled Chronological Catalog of Recorded Lunar Events. The catalog begins with the first entry dated November 26th, 1540 at ∼05h 00m: Feature: Region of Calippus2 Description: Starlike appearance on dark side Observer: Observers at Worms Reference: […] 
King George IV was known far and wide as the dandy king, incompetent, ugly, and vulgar. As Prince regent, prior to his assent to the throne, he kept fast company with Beau Brummel, King of Dandies, a man sixteen years his younger. And decadence followed. King George was a gambler, philanderer, and […] 
http://www.countryhouseessays.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/FDR.mp3 FDR 2nd Fireside Chat The downloadable audio clip is of FDR’s Second Fireside Chat recorded on May 7th, 1933. The transcript that follows is my corrected version of the transcript that is found The American Presidency Project website that was created by Gerhard Peters and Professor […] 
H.F. Leonard was an instructor in wrestling at the New York Athletic Club. Katsukum Higashi was an instructor in Jujitsu. “I say with emphasis and without qualification that I have been unable to find anything in jujitsu which is not known to Western wrestling. So far as I can see, […] 
From Dr. Marvel’s 1929 book entitled Hoodoo for the Common Man, we find his infamous Hoochie Coochie Hex. What follows is a verbatim transcription of the text: The Hoochie Coochie Hex should not be used in conjunction with any other Hexes. This can lead to […] 
RADIO INFORMATION FOR BOATERS Effective 01 August, 2013, the U. S. Coast Guard terminated its radio guard of the international voice distress, safety and calling frequency 2182 kHz and the international digital selective calling (DSC) distress and safety frequency 2187.5 kHz. Additionally, marine information and weather broadcasts transmitted […] 
Quite possibly, the most agonizing decision being made by Baby Boomers across the nation these days is what to do with all that vintage Hi-fi equipment and boxes full of classic rock and roll cassettes and 8-Tracks. I faced this dilemma head-on this past summer as I definitely wanted in […] 
If ever it could be said that there is such a thing as miracle healing soil, Ivan Sanderson said it best in his 1965 book entitled Ivan Sanderson’s Book of Great Jungles. Sanderson grew up with a natural inclination towards adventure and learning. He hailed from Scotland […] 
Toxicity of Rhododendron From Countrysideinfo.co.UK “Potentially toxic chemicals, particularly ‘free’ phenols, and diterpenes, occur in significant quantities in the tissues of plants of Rhododendron species. Diterpenes, known as grayanotoxins, occur in the leaves, flowers and nectar of Rhododendrons. These differ from species to species. Not all species produce them, although Rhododendron ponticum […] 
Chipping a Turpentine Tree DISTILLING TURPENTINE One of the Most Important Industries of the State of Georgia Injuring the Magnificent Trees Spirits, Resin, Tar, Pitch, and Crude Turpentine all from the Long Leaved Pine – “Naval Stores” So Called. Dublin, Ga., May 8. – One of the most important […] 
ON THE ORIGIN OF SPECIES BY MEANS OF NATURAL SELECTION, OR THE PRESERVATION OF FAVOURED RACES IN THE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE. BY CHARLES DARWIN, M.A., FELLOW OF THE ROYAL, GEOLOGICAL, LINNÆAN, ETC., SOCIETIES ; AUTHOR OF ‘JOURNAL OF RESEARCHES DURING H.M.S. BEAGLE’S VOYAGE ROUND THE […] 
CLAIRVOYANCE AND OCCULT POWERS By Swami Panchadasi Copyright, 1916 By Advanced Thought Pub. Co. Chicago, Il INTRODUCTION. In preparing this series of lessons for students of Western lands, I have been compelled to proceed along lines exactly opposite to those which I […] |
       
Flotsam and Jetsam
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Traditional JuJutsu Health, Strength and Combat Tricks
The Stock Exchange Specialist
Simon Mann – The Mercenary
Shooting in Wet Weather
Magna Carta: Myth and Meaning – Discussion at the Royal Institution
List of the 60 Franklin Library Signed Limited Editions
On the Origin of Species – Natural Selection by Charles Darwin
A Conversation between H.F. Leonard and K. Higashi
A Red Letter Day with Henry Miller
Museum of Science and Industry Model Train – Chicago
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Why Beauty Matters
Banana Propagation
The Character of a Happy Life
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Reading Glasses
The American Museum in Britain – From Florida to Bath
Producing and Harvesting Tobacco Seed
Chronological Catalog of Recorded Lunar Events
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Texas Tea
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The Legacy of Felix de Weldon
Audubon’s Art Method and Techniques
The Snipe
Unarmed Combat – Imperial War Museum Archives
A Summer Memory
Coffee & Cigarettes
How to Tie Knots, Bends, and Hitches
Country Cabbage and Pea Soup
The Intaglio Processes for Audubon’s Birds of America
Gout Remedies
History of the Cabildo in New Orleans
Fruits of the Empire: Licorice Root and Juice
The Field of the Cloth of Gold
Muscadine Jelly
News from the Empire – Jan. 17th, 1851 Vol IX-No.165 – Allen’s Indian Mail
On the Growth of Plants in Closely Glazed Cases by Nathaniel Bagwell Ward    |
 
The Hatha Yoga Pradipika
Clairvoyance and Occult Powers
Tobacco as Medicine
A History of Fowling – Ravens and Jays
Great Indian Pine Hornbill
King William III on Horseback by Sir Godfrey Kneller
The Most Powerful and FREE Import Export Research Database on the Planet
The Sinking of the Laconia
Herbal Psychedelics – Rhododendron ponticum and Mad Honey Disease
Harry Houdini Investigates the Spirit World
Cup of Tea? To be or not to be
The Human Seasons
The Perfect Salad Dressing
List of the 60 Franklin Library Signed Limited Editions
Coffee & Cigarettes
Texas Tea
Sennen Cove, UK WWII Footage
AB Bookman’s 1948 Guide to Describing Conditions
Arsenic and Old Lace
History of the Cabildo in New Orleans
Proper Book Handling and Cleaning
Traditional JuJutsu Health, Strength and Combat Tricks
A Creative Approach to Saving Ye Olde Cassette Tapes
The Warmth of a Country Christmas
What’s the Matter?
Bess of Hardwick: Four Times a Lady
U.S. Coast Guard Radio Information for Boaters
A Crock of Squirrel
Antibiotic Properties of Jungle Soil
Fruits of the Empire: Licorice Root and Juice
Unarmed Combat – Imperial War Museum Archives
Prairie Steel and Golden Lace
The Damp Dark Plight of Rainy Day Books
The American Museum in Britain – From Florida to Bath
Wine Making
Cocktails and Canapés
Congo River Boat Ride
English Cottage Gardens
Muscadine Jelly
Of Interest to Heavy Drinkers: Cleansing the Liver with Northern Ground Cone (Boschniaka rossica)
Life Among the Thugee
The Red-Headed Macaw
A Cure for Distemper in Dogs
The Field of the Cloth of Gold
Blackberry Wine
How to Sail a Full Rigged Ship
How to Season a New Clay Cooking Pot
Mr. Bert Gripton, a Great Terrierman
Sir Peter Francis Bourgeois and the Dulwich Picture Gallery
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