H.H. Munro (SAKI) - Selected StoriesThe Blind Spot. E-book. Formato PDF H.H. Munro (Saki)   -  Shadowpoet, 2023  - 

H.H. Munro (SAKI) - SELECTED STORIESThe Blind Spot  -->   Table of contentsA Defensive DiamondA Holiday TaskA Matter of SentimentDown PensDuskEsme  Hermann The IrascibleHyacinthTobermoryThe Storyteller-------------------------A Defensive DiamondTreddleford sat in an easeful arm-chair in front of a slumberous fire, with a volume of verse in his hand and the comfortable consciousness that outside the club windows the rain was dripping and pattering with persistent purpose. A chill, wet October afternoon was merging into a bleak, wet October evening, and the club smoking-room seemed warmer and cosier by contrast. It was an afternoon on which to be wafted away from one's climatic surroundings, and "The Golden journey to Samarkand" promised to bear Treddleford well and bravely into other lands and under other skies. He had already migrated from London the rain-swept to Bagdad the Beautiful, and stood by the Sun Gate "in the olden time" when an icy breath of imminent annoyance seemed to creep between the book and himself. Amblecope, the man with the restless, prominent eyes and the mouth ready mobilised for conversational openings, had planted himself in a neighbouring arm-chair. For a twelvemonth and some odd weeks Treddleford had skilfully avoided making the acquaintance of his voluble fellow-clubman; he had marvellously escaped from the infliction of his relentless record of tedious personal achievements, or alleged achievements, on golf links, turf, and gaming table, by flood and field and covert-side. Now his season of immunity was coming to an end. There was no escape; in another moment he would be numbered among those who knew Amblecope to speak to - or rather, to suffer being spoken to.  The intruder was armed with a copy of Country Life, not for purposes of reading, but as an aid to conversational ice-breaking. "Rather a good portrait of Throstlewing," he remarked explosively, turning his large challenging eyes on Treddleford; "somehow it reminds me very much of Yellowstep, who was supposed to be such a good thing for the Grand Prix in 1903. Curious race that was; I suppose I've seen every race for the Grand Prix for the last - " "Be kind enough never to mention the Grand Prix in my hearing," said Treddleford desperately; "it awakens acutely distressing memories. I can't explain why without going into a long and complicated story." "Oh, certainly, certainly," said Amblecope hastily; long and complicated stories that were not told by himself were abominable in his eyes. He turned the pages of Country Life and became spuriously interested in the picture of a Mongolian pheasant. 

Popular Lectures on Homeopathy: Delivered in Hahnemann Medical College. E-book. Formato PDF Hahnemann Medical College And Hospital Of Chicago   -  Forgotten Books, 2017  - 

The journal just named also published, in 1898, an editorial, The Modern Ananias, in which was shown the unqualified falsity Of the statements of the old school profession before the regents of the University Of California, when they said, The homeopathic school of medicine has no representa tion in the armies or navies of the world, nor in any branch of the national medical service, nor are its representatives found in the service of any of the great railway or steamship lines, nor are they em ployed as medical examiners or referees by life in surance companies, nor in city, county or state in stitutions. The homeopathic school of medicine is not recognized as such by scientific societies at home or abroad, nor have they representation in any rec ognized teaching institution save two in the United States. The homeopaths have not made a single advance in scientific knowledge since their founda tion eigh-ty-seven years ago. This' is not only false but unreasonable. To a reasonable creature that alone is insupportable which is unreasonable, but everything reasonable may be supported. I chal lenge the gentleman to support the statements of his school in California.