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Excerpt from John Kenneth Mackenzie: Medical Mission to ChinaIt was on the early morning of Easter Day 1888 that, after thirteen years of active service in China, Dr. Mackenzie was suddenly called to rest from his labours.During this time he had been used by God in a wonderful way to overcome the great prejudice existing in China against Western medical science, and was the means of founding and conducting the first Government medical school i...

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Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve ...

Excerpt from The Rail-Splitter, Vol. 1: January, 1917In an interesting way he referred to Professor Langley's experience With the ¿ying machine. From his shrewd oh servation of a bumblebee's ¿ying he deduced the principles of the ¿ying machine, and finally succeeded in making the first heavier-than-air machine. After two men had attempted a ¿ying machine by starting it from a height, Dr. Langley, disappointed by the disaster which attended eac...

Excerpt from Cross and Crown: Stories of the Chinese MartyrsHen I was at home on furlough, and met many of the young people who will, I hope, read these pages, the Rev. Arnold Thomas, of Bristol, and many other ministers and Christian workers, told me they thought the heroic deaths and sufferings, for Jesus' sake, of so many Chinese converts ought to be put on record. The story, they said, was a legacy to the church universal, which should not...

Excerpt from The Mining Industry in North Carolina During 1926For the past few years little mining has been done for gold and silver except in the year 1925 when worth Of gold was produced, most Of which came from the Rich Cog Mine in Montgomery County. However, during the past year, there has been a sort Of revival in this industry. Considerable prospecting has been done in several counties Of the State. New companies have been organized to c...

With contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, David Attenborough and many others, a celebration of the scientific culture established across the history of the Royal Society.

Excerpt from Jane McCrea: A Dramatic PoemWhen from the din of war's alarms, Restored within each others' arms. When slaughtering guns are heard no more, Along the Hudson's tranquil shore, Here would we live, and here enjoy Those sweet pursuits, that wars destroy. My brother, dear as life to me, Has struck the blow for Liberty Ah! Should'st thou then to battle go, And Show thyself his mortal foe, Discord between you will arise, And break true f...

Excerpt from James Gilmour and John Horden: The Story of Their LivesThe accompanying pages are the result of an attempt to sketch the life of James Gilmour from the standpoint of his fellow workers in the North China mission field.The book is not an abridgment of any former work, but consists principally of the writer's personal reminiscences, and extracts from letters written by Mr. Gilmour to herself. And her husband. For other letters she i...

Excerpt from Smoky RosesThe mogul rides the east wind, Cleaving the dust and heat, Speeding from dawn to twilight With thunder and lightning feet.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original for...

Excerpt from Woodsy Neighbours of Tan and TeckleThere is so much that every day passes uh noticed right under our eyes, and so much is yet to be learned of the lives of our tiny neighbours that live near the ground, that no child ever heed be lonely or idle so long as there is an ant or a ¿y or a bee or a spider that he can watch. These little stories are not meant to be lessons 111 natural history so much as to call the attention of the young...

Excerpt from Child Life in Chinese HomesWhen I arrived there, how extraordinary the little pig-tailed boys and small-footed girls looked to me, and how much I wished to be able to understand them when they were chattering away to each other in words which sounded so strange to me!About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an imp...

Una città o l'altra" è un diario di viaggio. L'autore, in balia di autisti dall'istinto omicida e di albergatori stravaganti, attraversa da Nord a Sud l'Europa partendo da Hammerfest, la città più settentrionale del mondo, per arrivare fino a Istanbul, alle porte dell'Oriente. In mezzo, per fissare ognuna delle tappe successive, sul taccuino del viaggiatore finiscono inedite istantanee di alcune tra le più suggestive città d'Europa, scorci di ...

Excerpt from Dreams: Or, Lessons From the Poppy FieldsGigantic minds of all ages have put forth titanic efforts to unravel the mystery of life, still it stands towering in gloom, the sphinx of time, heedless of the human sand sifting over its base.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten...

Excerpt from The Scotch-Irish People, And, Inventors of the Scotch Irish Race of AmericaThe science of government is a study full of interest from every stand-point of investigation. The nature and genius of a government cannot be correctly understood without a clear apprehension of the several elements which enter into the formation of the governmental structure. There are always antecedents of a marked and pronounced character, which lead up...

Scotch-Irish Addresses - The Scotch-Irish people is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1892.Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Han...

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Excerpt from Which Way America?: Communism, Fascism, DemocracyWe do not pretend, these days, that the American combination of Democracy and capitalism has worked perfectly. But this is our way of doing things, and be fore we change we will look around. While the battle of propaganda goes ou, in the newspapers, on the street corners, by radio, and in talking with our friends, we can take time to think. What are these other ways they want us to ...

Excerpt from Which Way America?: Communism, Fascism, DemocracyWe do not pretend, these days, that the American combination of Democracy and capitalism has worked perfectly. But this is our way of doing things, and be fore we change we will look around. While the battle of propaganda goes ou, in the newspapers, on the street corners, by radio, and in talking with our friends, we can take time to think. What are these other ways they want us to ...