Enjoy some passages from Barkham Burroughs' Encyclopaedia Of Astounding Facts And Useful Information, 1889.
HOW TO BE HANDSOME. The lady denudes herself, takes a seat near the window, and takes in the warm rays of the sun. The effect is both beneficial and delightful. If, however, she be of a restless disposition, she may dance, instead of basking, in the sunlight.
THEMES FOR DEBATE. Is "socialism" treason? Should women be given the right of suffrage in the United States? Should the government establish a national system of telegraph?
THE FAMILY PHYSICIAN Cure for Weeping Eyes. -- Wash the eyes in chamomile tea night and morning.
How to Distinguish Death.--As many instances occur of parties being buried alive, they being to all appearance dead, the great importance of knowing how to distinguish real from imaginary death need not be explained.
