The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-10
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Is u true that the Wa.h.
rpent IN tho city of Washinsloa q
its pos ton every day? "s'an q
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tion-.f that is what you NEE ~ Y
DAY the law of contraction ~ " "
of material by hea; and cos1 sl ~
influence upon the s,rS,c.ur, s-a
that wnen the sun shines fut :.
eastern face OF he menumen, = M.
ngs the s;ones on that slae
throw the shape slightly 10 ~ ~
when the sun goes arouad h.
the apex OF the monumen, ma.
spending swing to tho north
creeps about the sky to its A.,
in the evening the glitterlng po,, b
of the monument makes a 49,.
enen around half a circle. pr,sr.s
Ting back TO is normal positor \.
rays of the sun have lost thai -
Pleusc give TO me tho his.
t.onal park. "s!ua
1t IS an area situated mainly !, =
Wyoming, which has been IN
frctn settlement by the un.tei 49,
ornment and dedicated to the NM.
a public park. 1t is a ree,oc n
springs and geysers, mountains ~
ons. lakes and waterfalls. Is..
square mties. All gaene IN ~
is protested by the rovernrns,,
cluies herd OF wild bjsnu ~
1000 hot springs n the park and Y
geysers. Congress erved the ~ }
settlement in 1872, the first erolr
under government survey havi,,
made by DR.. f. w. Hayden a \.
ceding year. Tho most s,r.n,., J.
have been enacted in regard to n. I.
OF game. the starting OF foress 4
the removal of the deposits OF ~ n
In a discussion wh!ch recently -
here II was denied that a huns. \
could live with any foreign snAss..
the brain. Can you enhghten d (
subject?
Nun erous cases are known Ia ~
eign bodies have remained In tbay,,
a considerable time without caurv
Gus results. Some years ago Dr. n
of Philadelphia published list q 4,
two such cases. Sir Thomas ~
gives the case of an English ofsv
carried a musket hall in his brA
years. In another case a Ench 4,
cannon was successfully removsd 4
artilleryman's brain after tser,1
DAYS. In Erichsen's "Sprgeryr i
tanned a reference TO a casa b y
patient hved nearly seven yean n
breech of a fowhng piece, wdghhl
ounces. lodged IN his forehead 81
on the surface OF the brain.
What Is the exact meaning 4 -
used IN medicine?
The empires were a regular ri
cient physicians In the time Of a.
Galen. who give us some INSIGHT II
modes of thought and practice n
great stress on the unprejudicel
ton OF nature. and thought III
careful collection OF observed III
ing a history. the coincidence 4
observations would lead to mi
prescriptions for certain casa
empiric in medicine is now undu
man who. for want of ,heoretic Ia
prescribes remedies by guess. aecm
the name OF the disease or to hs
symptoms, without thinking Of N
tuition OF the patient or Other ~
circumstances.
Please etate through the rolanu
Eos, as TO whether or not the n
VIII be a Leap Year. This b 10
dispute. / contend It will nct
reason why 1t will not be a Lev
For the sesth time the Letter n
answer this Leap Year queryi EM,
whose number is divisible by fcw
a remainder, is Leap Year, "
The full centuries. which. TO be Law
must be diyisible by 400 without ~
er; 1900 therefore. Is not q Len
This is a simple rule by whlch W
car be settled. The reason Tor y
ton Of this rule has been frequs
piaiied In this column.
rs I. . 49,, n ~ ~
has resigned rha presidency q NJ
ton and Lee University? Hov
he oeen al the mead Oh tha' '''ss
General Lee has been presidsn
General Robert y. Lee. In I'M
Gently rendered his resignation b
uuence OF his continued III hesath
accepted, 10 take effect July ! y
General Lee was appointed ?
emeritus for life. it being underHsa
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b ~" many onHea S ,bsv Iocs,a
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There is only one United States
and that rs a small affair. at Fort
Kan. Prisoners convicted
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