... Marsden's work among the convicts ofthe other sex. There was sweetness as well as strength inthe straight glance ofthe well-opened eye, and inthe fine lines ofthe compressed lips. In one respect ... firm hold ofthe maritime nations[2] of Europe, from whom the missionaries ofthe future were to spring. The capture of Constantinople by the Turks in 1452 may be taken as the turning point. It ... beginning of better things. Out ofthe midst ofthe failure and the shame this man of faith was able to gather hope for the future. A History of the English Church in New Zealand [ii] To the...
... crossedeach other inthe charge and, wheeling, had mingled inthe fight.But the Rangers were compelled to discard the carbine and the saber for other reasons than their inferiority in the hand-to-hand ... detachments of three or four, journey eastward into the Cumberland Mountains, thenwork southward, traveling by rail after we were well within the Confederate lines, and finally the evening of the third ... ESCAPES OFTHECIVIL WAR WAR DIARY OF A UNION WOMAN INTHE SOUTHEDITED BY G.W. CABLE The following diary was originally written in lead-pencil and in a book the leaves of which were too soft totake...
... commander ofthe Defences of Washington inthe spring of 1862, I was, owing to the nature of my duties, brought into intimate relations with the statesmen whocontrolled the Government at the time, ... consequence of my association with them at West Point, and, subsequently, in the regular army. Indeed, several of them, including Stonewall Jackson and A. P. Hill, were, prior to the war, officers inthe ... Asthrough their manifold offences inthe way of starving our prisoners, etc., the rebel President and his cabinetwere afraid of reprisals, there was great dismay at the weakness ofthe garrison there,...
... certain superiority in dress betokened to be the captain of a vessel. They were talking ofthe war, and ofthe probability ofthe Scottish army taking part in it. The fishermen were all ofthe ... negotiations ofthe king for a marriage between his son and the Infanta of Spain raised the fears ofthe people to the highest point. The remembrance ofthe Spanish armadawas still fresh in their minds, ... through the opening inthe hut. In the grove they were joined by Jacob. They then made their way to the seashore, where they saw lying a largeshallop, drawn partly up on the beach. A man was sitting...
... speculators in accounting for the precipitousdecline ofthe domestic purchasing power ofthe mark. Insteadthey direct his attention to the motives ofthe German Reichs-bank in expanding the money ... tell us is that inthe past definite menor groups of men were valuing and acting in a definite way.Whether they will inthe future value and act inthe sameway remains uncertain. All that can ... on the market. As Rothbard explains:28 A Historyof Money and Banking inthe United States: The Colonial Era to World War II44One ofthe first expositions ofthe operation of this law, within...
... inthehistoryoftheWarof Secession as being the most decisivevictory to date ofthe Union forces inthe West and as marking the turning point inthe political relationship of the State of ... one ofthe most disgraceful, in thehistoryoftheWarof Secession, in its border phase. The first inthe long procession of refugees were those ofthe army of Opoeth-le-yo-ho-la who, after their ... movement initiated in their behalf. The desire to recover lost ground in Indian Territory, under the pretext of restoring the fugitives, aroused the fighting instinct of many young men in southern...
... astonishment.Uniting with their allies ofthe River St. John, the great war party sped westward over the waters ofthe Bay of Fundy and along the coast till they reached the land ofthe Armouchiquois. Here they ... energetic part in helping on the warfare against New England. The French owedmuch ofthe aid afforded their cause, including the co-operation of their Indian allies, to the zeal of the missionaries ... poles they throw some skins, matting orbark. At the foot ofthe poles under the skins they put their baggage. All the space around the fire is strewnwith soft boughs ofthe fire tree, so they...
... feet. The forward plating was 3 inches of iron,backed by 30 inches of oak; at the stern, and abreast the engines, there was 2ẵ-inch iron, backed by 12 inches of oak; the rest ofthe sides ofthe ... below the intended position ofthe mortar-boats on the west bank ofthe stream. The day following was spent in perfecting the arrangements, and by the morning of the 18th two divisions of mortar-boats ... raised the light upperdecks. The Lexington, having destroyed the trestle-work at the end ofthe bridge, rejoined the following morning;and the three boats, continuing their raid, arrived the next...
... countries with THEHISTORYOFTHE INTERNET IN THAILAND48able with the new technology. Also, the increased presence ofthe Internet in rural areas would help ISPs promote their services inthe long ... http://www.nectec.or.th/inet-map/1995/ THEHISTORYOFTHE INTERNET IN THAILAND20key personnel. Yunyong explained that engineering students at the univer-sity were always allowed to participate inthe setting up ofthe Internetgateway ... political instability. Since the beginning, the government was very slowto acknowledge the importance ofthe Internet, and react to the country’sshortage of human resources. Instead of promoting the...
... built despite the newzoning regulations ofthe city and was the first curtain wall structure inthe city. It was thus the 'curtain-wall pioneer' of New York City.(Lever Building, 1952)Considered ... to the building's functions. The second was the development and use of iron, steel, glass, and reinforced concrete, and thirdly the economical creation of mass numbers of office buildings. ... disconnected from the culture in which it grew out of. As 'ineffective' ascritics might say this style was, there is great importance inthe entire movement made in architecture during the mid-twentieth...
... is rather for the protection of society than the care ofthe lunatic.A Committee ofthe House of Commons was appointed in 1763, to inquire into the state ofthe privatemad-houses ofthe kingdom. ... an immense amount of good.CHAPTER II. 28 Chapters intheHistoryofthe Insane in by Daniel Hack Tuke The Project Gutenberg EBook of Chapters intheHistoryofthe Insane in the British Isles, ... representing the interior of one ofthe wards of Bethlem about the year 1745, when the hospital, therefore, was in Moorfields. There are manacles on the arms of a patient who islying on the floor,...
... achieve the national goals in reducing health riskbehaviors.To meet these goals, the Merck Institute of Aging &Health and the National Academy on an Aging Society, the policy institute ofThe ... one in five Americans will be age 65 or older. The Merck Institute of Aging & Health and the National Academy on an Aging Society, the policyinstitute ofThe Gerontological Society of America, are ... continue to increase, since future sen-iors will benefit from continuing medical advances. Causes of Death In the 1980s and 1990s, the death rates for two of the three leading killers of older...
... depriving their antagonists of so important a branch of freedom; and a compassion towards the tories, inthe breasts ofthe people, in the other colonies and in Great Britain, by insinuating ... some other territory in India was ceded to the Dutch in lieu of it. But this was the transaction ofthe king, not of parliament, and therefore makes nothing to the argument. But admitting, ... the cause ofthe peculiarity of their constitution ceases. “79. If the charters can be pleaded against the authority of parliament, they amount to an alienation ofthe dominions of Great...