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17/09/2024
Child in the Midst: A Comparative Study of Child Welfare in Christian and Non-Christian Lands cover

Child in the Midst: A Comparative Study of Child Welfare in Christian and Non-Christian Lands

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Chapter: 20 | Listen: 1

Chapters follow the progression of a child from birth through working years.Thus, Chapter 1 traces the child from newborn to toddler stage in the home. It includes assumed rights of children and mothers, superstitions, diseases and treatments, and what missions are contributing. Continuing on, Chapter 2 compares homes in various countries, explains the need for teaching the mothers, and delves into roles of fathers and missions. Other chapters explore the importance of play, the clash between play and work, views on education, and the role of worship. (Bill Boerst)     [chương_files]  

17/09/2024
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Cursory History of Swearing

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Chapter: 10 | Listen:

This is a very readable scientific account of Swearing and Cursing in the English Language. Not only is an enlightening historical account given, but also several excursions are made into other languages and certain historical periods. – Summary by Carolin     [chương_files]  

17/09/2024
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Thoughts on the Death Penalty

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Chapter: 17 | Listen: 1

This 1845 publication, written by a prominent reformer of the day, argues against capital punishment from several perspectives, including historical, philosophical and biblical arguments. It is broken into 3 chapters: Expediency, Justice, and Sacred Scriptures (although it has Scripture references peppered throughout). Burleigh frequently references and argues against George B. Cheever, a prominent death penalty advocate of the time. “If it shall thus be the means of helping on in a humble way the progress of that humane reform whose principles it advocates; and of hastening, however little, the coming of that time, when the penal statutes of a “christian” and “civilized people,” shall have ceased to be written in blood, I shall be richly repaid for the time and labor spent upon this task.” (Summary by TriciaG and from the preface)     [chương_files]  

17/09/2024
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Baltimore Hats

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Chapter: 18 | Listen:

It is not impossible that some useful information may be conveyed by this book. Should these pages prove of such service, their cost in labor is most cheerfully donated. This volume is composed of a series of articles which appeared in a Trade Journal, covering a period of two years from 1887 to 1889. It must be accepted as but a brief history of an industry long identified with Baltimore. Thanks are due the Librarian of the Maryland Historical Society and Mr. B. R. Sheriff for favors in lending rare and valuable old City directories; also to the many citizens who kindly aided and assisted in the search for needed information. The Author. (from the Preface)     [chương_files]  

17/09/2024
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Curious Lore of Precious Stones

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Chapter: 34 | Listen:

Full title is “The Curious Lore of Precious Stones, being a description of their sentiments and folklore, superstitions, symbolism, mysticism, use in medicine, protection, prevention, religion, and divination, crystal gazing, birthstones, lucky stones, and talismans, astral, zodiacal, and planetary.” Just about everything you ever wanted to know about precious stones, aside from their formation, acquisition, and chemical composition. – Summary by TriciaG     [chương_files]  

17/09/2024
Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Vol 2 cover

Lives Of The Most Remarkable Criminals Who have been Condemned and Executed for Murder, the Highway, Housebreaking, Street Robberies, Coining or other offences Vol 2

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This is the second volume in this collection of reports and newspaper stories regarding notorious criminals and their punishment, assembled by prison inspector Arthur Hayward from original sources originally published in 1735. Please note that some listeners may find the language and terminology in some chapters offensive. It is Librivox policy to maintain the original without alteration or censorship. ( Lynne Thompson)     [chương_files]  

17/09/2024
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Glimpses of Italian society in the eighteenth century

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Chapter: 21 | Listen:

Selections from the “Observations and reflections made in the course of a journey through France, Italy, and Germany” by Hester Lynch Piozzi who, during her first marriage to Henry Thrale, was the hostess and friend of many of her famous contemporaries including Dr Johnson and Fanny Burney. The vivid and personal “Observations and Reflections” was first published in 1789. – Summary by barbara2     [chương_files]  

09/08/2024
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Genetic Studies of Genius, Volume 1: Mental and Physical Traits of a Thousand Gifted Children

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It should go without saying that a nation’s resources of intellectual talent are among the most precious it will ever have. The study of the lives of gifted children initiated by Professor Lewis M. Terman, began in 1921, and has become the longest running longitudinal study in the field of psychology. Published over 5 volumes, the study is of historical significance to the field of educational science as well as psychology, for providing an insight into the nature of intelligence and achievement, but also challenging stereotypes of the personality of the gifted. This first volume covers the introduction and goals of the study, selection and statistical composition of the group, health and physical condition, family heritage, interests and play activities, and many more valuable pieces of data relating to the characteristics and personality of the children surveyed. – Summary by leon harvey     [chương_files]  

09/08/2024
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Manners and Rules of Good Society; Or, Solecisms to be Avoided by a Member of the Aristocracy

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Chapter: 48 | Listen:

The title of this work sufficiently indicates the nature of its contents. The Usages of Good Society relate not only to good manners and to good breeding, but also to the proper etiquette to be observed on every occasion. (From “Introductory Remarks”) Note: The abbreviation viz. (or viz without a full stop) is short for the Latin videlicet, which itself is a contraction of the Latin phrase videre licet, meaning “it is permitted to see”. (Wikipedia)     [chương_files]  

21/07/2024
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Towards Democracy

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Chapter: 13 | Listen: 4

“Civilization sinks and swims, but the old facts remain—the sun smiles, knowing well its strength.” Edward Carpenter (1844-1929) wrote his prose poem, Towards Democracy, styled after Walt Whitman’s Leaves of Grass, in a summer burst of creativity. “Early in 1881, no doubt as the culmination and result of struggles and experiences that had been going on, I became conscious that a mass of material was forming within me, imperatively demanding expression . . .” An English intellectual, Carpenter was in rebellion against Victorian prudery. Railing against Industrialization’s dehumanization, he preached a return to a simple life in harmony with Nature. Towards Democracy reads like Beat poetry—wild flowing word associations, moments of insight so clear they hurt, interspersed with pure rant! Included is an essay Carpenter wrote in 1894 explaining his intent and feelings in writing Towards Democracy. – Summary by Sue Anderson     [chương_files]