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Excerpt from Directions for Cooking by Troops: In Camp and HospitalPut 12 gallons water into a suitable vessel (or divide if necessary), on the fire, when boiling, add 3 lbs. Ground coffee mix well with a spoon leave on the fire, a few minutes longer, take it Off, and pour in a gal lon cold water, let it stand till the dregs subside, say from 5 to 10 minutes: then pour off, and add 6 lbs. Sugar. If milk is used, put in 12 pints, and diminish t...

Excerpt from Notes on Hospitals: Being Two Papers Read Before the National Association for the Promotion of Social Science, at Liverpool, in October, 1858, With Evidence Given to the Royal Commissioners on the State of the Army in 1857 No one, I think, who brings ordinary powers of observation to bear on the sick and maimed can fail to observe a remarkable differ ence in the aspect of cases, in their duration and in their termina tion in diff...

Excerpt from Early Stages of the Quaker Movement in Lancashire How largely the movement captured Cumberland and Westmorland is common knowledge, but it has been somewhat of a revelation to myself to find that it was so widespread in Lancashire and it is to make this clear that the following pages have been written. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks....

Excerpt from Subsidiary Notes as to the Introduction of Female Nursing Into Military Hospitals in Peace and WarThoughts submitted by Order, concerning I. Hospital Nurses II. Nurses in Civil Hospitals III. Nurses in Her Majesty's Hospitals.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 us...

Excerpt from A Portraiture of the Roman Catholic Religion Sincerely devoted to the great cause of Catholic Emancipation, yet zealously attached to the religion of Protestants, I hesitated for some time on the propriety and usefulness of publishing the result of my inquiries concerning the faith and worship of Roman Catholics. To encounter the prejudices and mistakes of my friends, and my enemies, if I have any, by taking, what some will call,...

Excerpt from Sanitary Statistics of Native Colonial Schools and Hospitals If it is said on reading this paper, There is nothing in it, I answer, That is why I wrote it, because there is nothing in it, in order that something might come out of nothing. It is to show that statistics, capable of affording complete practical results when wanted, have scarcely made a beginning in the colonies. It is to show that when the Colonial Office, with grea...

Excerpt from Army Sanitary Administration and Its Reform Under the Late Lord Herbert IT has been well and truly said that, in long wars, the real arbiter of the destinies of nations is not the sword, but pestilence. It is this destroying angel which, following on the march of armies, exacts of every man to the full whatever penalties follow on the infraction of natural law. In times past, war has been conducted in more or less forgetfulness...

Although there exists a range of books on the topic of sailing, not many are devoted chiefly to sailing dinghies, and fewer still that are designed for the novice. With step-by-step instructions and simple diagrams, this volume is highly recommended for the modern enthusiast, and would make for a worthy addition to collections of allied literature. Contents Include: "Sailing", "General Purpose Dinghies", "What to Sail and Where", "Mainsails", ...

BELOVED LOTUS "Sarah Nightingale has written an intriguing novel which delves into the psyche of the woman Isis whose desire to reach her destination leads her on a dangerous journey. Set against the backdrop of a fascinating period in ancient Egyptian history, the author has captured the landscape and spirit of the time and leads the reader to an unexpected ending." Phyllis Saretta, Ph.D., Egyptologist "It is a work of excellence which drew a...

BELOVED LOTUS "Sarah Nightingale has written an intriguing novel which delves into the psyche of the woman Isis whose desire to reach her destination leads her on a dangerous journey. Set against the backdrop of a fascinating period in ancient Egyptian history, the author has captured the landscape and spirit of the time and leads the reader to an unexpected ending." Phyllis Saretta, Ph.D., Egyptologist "It is a work of excellence which drew a...

Know who did it? Do you? Sleep ok at night? Safe in your own home? Really? Wasn't you was it? What were you doing that day? Have an alibi? Live on your own? Income enough to live on? At the moment maybe? And tomorrow? Misunderstood? Judge people do you? Had any feelings lately? What would you do to keep afloat? Who can you rely on? Read one woman's story, just an ordinary woman, maybe just like you? Rich? No. Powerful? No. Family be there tomo...

Leading scholars explore the theme of human and divine rationality in ancient cognitive and moral psychology.

When we think of segregation, what often comes to mind is apartheid South Africa, or the American South in the age of Jim Crow-two societies fundamentally premised on the concept of the separation of the races. But as Carl H. Nightingale shows us in this magisterial history, segregation is everywhere, deforming cities and societies worldwide. Starting with segregation's ancient roots, and what the archaeological evidence reveals about humanity...

Excerpt from The Beauties of England and Wales, or Original Delineations, Topographical, Historical, and Descriptive, of Each County, Vol. 13: Part IIT his church contains several neat monuments, both ancient and modern. One of them is remarkable for its elegance. It is built of white and Sienna marble, and was erected in honour of Henry W'aterland, LL. D. Prebendary of Bristol, who died in the year 1779. The inscription is too long to be quot...

Excerpt from The Ejected of 1662 in Cumberland and Westmorland, Vol. 1 of 2: Their Predecessors and SuccessorsThe particular attention of the reader is called to the Appendices and other matters at the end of the book. Much of the information given there is of the utmost importance. It supplements and occasionally modifies the text and should be read in conjunction with it. It came to hand too late to be embodied in the work proper, but I felt...

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Excerpt from Practice in Weaving and Loom-Fixing: A Complete Manual for the Weave-Room Sunless you have one or two unsightly pieces of picking-stick to brace it down, the chances are that you will have to crawl under the loom very often to tighten the box and bark your knuckles. File across the ribs until your straight-edge shows them to be even, care being taken lest you get them slanting from either side. Fitting the pin - In 'putting the ...

Excerpt from History of the Old Independent Chapel, Tockholes, Near Blackburn, Lancashire, or About Two Centuries and a Half of Nonconformity in TockholesChapter III. - Being Lives of the Ministers, from the Rev. Joseph Speakman to the Rev. Charles Bingley (1822-1857) IV - Being Lives of the Ministers, from the Rev. Horrocks Cocks to the Rev. Albert Lee (1857-1882)About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and c...

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