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...possibility of an epidemic of small-pox this winter and it is very important that every man here should be vaccinated immediately if he has not been vaccinated within two or three years. It is pretty generally accepted among medical men that vaccination does not render a man proof against the disease for more than five years and by some it is claimed that it is good for only three. However this may be, every man who has not been vaccinated recently should see to the matter at once. There is great danger of contracting disease in hot, closed cars...
...picturing nature in language both accurate and poetic. M. Sully-Prudhomme produced psychological studies of character which, though they are true to life, show a depth of power and feeling equal to that of the romanticist. The school of which these men are the leaders is a living proof that the scientific movement on French poetry has been a good...
...accepted plans for the museum are by Mr. Richard M. Hunt of New York, who two years ago received an honorary degree from Harvard. The building will be of Indiana limestone and will be as nearly fire proof as possible...
...corridors will be finished in yellow brick and the stair cases will be built entirely of iron, precautions which will render the structure semi fire-proof. The plans provide for two lavatories on every floor and these will be equipped with shower baths and closets. There are to be eighty-six suites of rooms in Perkins, the largest number in any Harvard dormitory. Each suite is intended for one occupant and will consist of a study 13 ft. by 16 ft., and a bed chamber 9 ft. by 12 ft. The studies will have comfortable window seats and will...
Futhermore, he said, a most striking proof that the law of unselfishness was the law of the universe is seen from the discoveries made of late years in the field of physics. Men, turning from the contemplation of their own souls to the study of nature find that there the law of involuntary sacrifice ever holds. The death of the lower form gives birth to higher. But in man, the sacrifice is no longer involuntary; he must himself will it, and poor is the man who refuses to live out in his own life those laws that have produced...