Category: Encyclopedias/Dictionaries/Reference
This book contains more than one thousand facts, many of which are not generally known to the average person; but all of them are of interest to humankind, and a knowledge of many of them is essential.
=Apparent Death.=--Never assume that a person is dead because he appears to be. Summon a physician. A fairly good test of death is to hold the hand of the person apparently dead...
12. Part 12Every one should walk at least two miles a day in the open air, unless he is very weak. Select a companion, as exercise is more efficacious if enjoyed and is not mere exercise b...
2. Part 2=Canals.=--The Suez Canal is 90 miles long with a depth of 35 feet, and is 108 feet wide at the bottom. It cost $100,000,000. The Manchester Canal, between Manchester and Liverp...
1. Part 1This book contains more than one thousand facts, many of which are not generally known to the average person; but all of them are of interest to humankind, and a knowledge of ma...
13. Part 13=Sunstroke.=--Indications of sunstroke or heat prostration are a slow but full pulse, very labored breathing, and the skin is hot and dry, the face usually red, and the person a...
4. Part 4The figures are given in round numbers: Animals, over 206,000,000, valued at over $5,000,000,000; Apples, over 147,000,000 bushels, valued at over $83,000,000; Apricots, over 4,...
10. Part 10=Type.=--Movable metallic type was invented by Gutenberg, of Germany, about 1450. Before this time, all books and papers were either hand-written or printed from engraved wooden...
9. Part 9GEOGRAPHIC DIVISIONS: New England 6,552,681 5,592,017 VII VII Middle Atlantic 19,315,892 15,454,678 I II East North Central 18,250,621 15,985,581 II I West North Central 11,637,...
6. Part 6=Mortality.=--About 15 people out of every thousand of the population of the United States die during each year. The percentage of male deaths is somewhat larger than that of fe...
7. Part 7NEW ENGLAND: Maine 742,371 29,895 New Hampshire 430,572 9,031 Vermont 355,956 9,124 Massachusetts 3,366,416 8,039 Rhode Island 542,610 1,067 Connecticut 1,114,756 4,820 MIDDLE A...
8. Part 8The work on shipboard is done by watches, the crew being mustered into two divisions, known as the Starboard Watch and Port Watch. The day begins at noon, and is divided into: A...
3. Part 3TO Mls. Mls. Mls. Mls. Mls. Mls. Mls. Mls. Mls. Mls. Mls. Mls. Mls. Mls. Mls. Atlanta 876 733 785 611 1,106 688 736 919 2,805 805 492 818 496 648 1,153 Baltimore 188 802 97 934...
5. Part 5=Influence of the Ocean on the Climate.=--The ocean has much to do with the climate of its coast. As a rule, land on or near the ocean has more irregular weather, and is subject...
14. Part 14United States, area, 62 by whom settled, 62 distances between cities in, 34 electoral vote, 62 flag, 142 Government, 55 history in brief, 143 inhabitants, 96 large cities (popul...