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...have acquired the stronger hold. Noticeably is this so in Russia, where formerly the punishment for the first offence was a whipping, for the second, death; and in England, where the most strenuous efforts were made to prevent its introduction a movement which was largely impelled by King James' famous "Counterblast to Tobacco." The lecturer then gave an analysis of tobacco smoke, showing that it is largely composed of substances poisonous to the system, and pointed out the effect which each ingredient produced upon it. The effect which tobacco produces is dependent almost entirely upon the constitution of the person...
...Chambers, an old Cambridge (England) University oarsmen, as well as a famous umpire of Thames races, died very suddenly in London yesterday...
Even excelling Longfellow's handwriting in beauty is a letter from Robt. Burns to the Earl of Buchanan, Jan. 7, 1794, containing the famous epic lines...
...dismissed. This decision was brought up and considered by a court of inquiry in 1878-79, who recommended that the action of the court martial be reversed. Mr. Channing then explained the maps which he had brought with him, and showed the position of the armies. He explained the famous "joint order" of Pope's to McDowell and Porter, and the way in which Porter misunderstood it, and hence did not move. After some correspondence Gen. Porter attempted to move, but it was too late. The lecturer then took up Pope's charge that Porter wilfully kept his troops...
...only thing that seemed to detract from the solemnity of the occasion was the frantic clutchings and clawings of the air by the unfortunate victims of the experiments. We may add that Mr. Knapp proposes to have an exhibition of other fire escapes in a few days, including the famous canvas chute arrangement. He also suggests that the students volunteer and take part in frequent practice in raising the extension fire-ladders...