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A Conversation between H.F. Leonard and K. Higashi

July 2nd, 2018

H.F. Leonard was an instructor in wrestling at the New York Athletic Club. Katsukum Higashi was an instructor in Jujitsu.

“I say with emphasis and without qualification that I have been unable to find anything in jujitsu which is not known to Western wrestling. So far as I can see, […]

The Hoochie Coochie Hex

June 28th, 2018

From Dr. Marvel’s 1929 book entitled Hoodoo for the Common Man, we find his infamous Hoochie Coochie Hex.

What follows is a verbatim transcription of the text:

The Hoochie Coochie Hex should not be used in conjunction with any other Hexes. This can lead to […]

U.S. Coast Guard Radio Information for Boaters

June 27th, 2018

RADIO INFORMATION FOR BOATERS

Effective 01 August, 2013, the U. S. Coast Guard terminated its radio guard of the international voice distress, safety and calling frequency 2182 kHz and the international digital selective calling (DSC) distress and safety frequency 2187.5 kHz. Additionally, marine information and weather broadcasts transmitted […]

Naval Stores – Distilling Turpentine

May 6th, 2018

Chipping a Turpentine Tree

DISTILLING TURPENTINE One of the Most Important Industries of the State of Georgia Injuring the Magnificent Trees Spirits, Resin, Tar, Pitch, and Crude Turpentine all from the Long Leaved Pine – “Naval Stores” So Called.

Dublin, Ga., May 8. – One of the most important […]

Clairvoyance and Occult Powers

May 3rd, 2018

CLAIRVOYANCE AND OCCULT POWERS

By Swami Panchadasi

By Advanced Thought Pub. Co. Chicago, Il

INTRODUCTION.

In preparing this series of lessons for students of Western lands, I have been compelled to proceed along lines exactly opposite to those which I […]

Clairvoyance – Methods of Development

May 3rd, 2018

CLAIRVOYANCE

by C. W. Leadbeater

Adyar, Madras, India: Theosophical Pub. House

[1899]

CHAPTER IX – METHODS OF DEVELOPMENT

When a men becomes convinced of the reality of the valuable power of clairvoyance, his first question usually is, “How can I develop […]

What’s the Matter?

April 15th, 2018

A rhetorical question? Genuine concern?

In this essay we are examining another form of matter otherwise known as national literary matters, the three most important of which being the Matter of Rome, Matter of France, and the Matter of England.

Our focus shall be on the Matter of England or […]

Matter of Britain

February 24th, 2026

National Literary Matters: Matter of Rome, Matter of France, Matter of England

The three “Matters” were first described in the 12th century by French poet Jean Bodel, whose epic La Chanson des Saisnes (“Song of the Saxons”) contains the line:

Ne sont que III matières à nul homme atandant, De […]

The Crime of the Congo by Arthur Conan Doyle

April 3rd, 2018

Click here to read The Crime of the Congo by Arthur Conan Doyle

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The Hardwood Handbook – An Illustrated Guide to Appalachian and Southern Lumber

April 2nd, 2018

This Handbook is Published by SLMA or the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturer’s Association

Click here to read the handbook or click on the link below for a faster download.

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Paramilitary Operations in the Congo: Witchcraft, Sorcery, Magic and Other Psychological Phenomena

April 1st, 2018

WITCHCRAFT, SORCERY, MAGIC AND OTHER PSYCHOLOGICAL PHENOMENA AND THEIR IMPLICATIONS ON MILITARY AND PARAMILITARY OPERATIONS IN THE CONGO

This report has been prepared in response to a query posed by ODCS/OPS, Department of the Army, regarding the purported use of witchcraft, sorcery, and magic by insurgent elements in the Republic […]

Seeds for Rootstocks of Fruit and Nut Trees

April 1st, 2018

THE PRINCIPAL fruit and nut trees grown commercially in the United States (except figs, tung, and filberts) are grown as varieties or clonal lines propagated on rootstocks.

Almost all the rootstocks are grown from seed. The resulting seedlings then are either budded or grafted with propagating wood of the desired […]

Producing and Harvesting Tobacco Seed

April 1st, 2018

Setting up Tobacco Plants in Carolina – USDA Photo

THE FIRST step in producing a satisfactory crop of tobacco is to use good seed that is true to type. The grower often can save his own seed to advantage, if he wants to.

Before topping is done, he should […]

Banana Propagation

March 29th, 2018

Banana Propagation

Reprinted from the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA.org)

The traditional means of obtaining banana planting material (“seed”) is to acquire suckers from one’s own banana garden, from a neighbor, or from a more distant source. This method served to spread common varieties around the world and to multiply them […]

Cup of Tea? To be or not to be

March 28th, 2018

Is the tea in your cup genuine?

The fact is, had one been living in the early 19th Century, one might occasionally encounter a counterfeit cup of tea. Food adulterations to include added poisonings and suspect substitutions were a common problem in Europe at the time.

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