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The first information that we have of his presence here is from the records of his admission as an inhabitant of Charlestown on the 1st of August, 1637, where he was sometimes "minister of God's Word." He was called the Reverend in New England and was known as a...
Three thousand physical examinations, said Dr. Sargent in his lecture yesterday, have done much to convince me that the number of men with imperfectly formed chests is very much larger than is commonly supposed. To this fact may be attributed the large percent. of deaths which annually occur from pulmonary...
Students at Harvard printed a circular purporting to be issued by a "Society for the Reform of the Social Habits of Foreigners," and aimed especially at the consumption of Limberger cheese and sour-kraut. The circular fell into the hands of European journalists and was gravely and severely commented on...
Mr. E. S. Perin, '82, of Cincinnati, whose death was announced a few days since, died Dec. 4 at Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he had gone with his mother and brother for the benefit of his failing health. Death resulted from hemorrhage and quick consumption.
In connection with this subject I would like to call attention to the work done in the matter of forestry preservation by Prof. C. S. Sargent of Harvard. Having had charge of the department of forestry statistics in the last census, Prof. Sargent has had unequalled opportunities for the study...