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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...briefly the suppositions which have been advanced concerning the identity of the prisoner. The first mention made of the fact is by Voltaire who says a great deal concerning the deferential way in which he was treated, which would tend to show that he was some man of importance. Among the many theories which have been advanced there are three, any one of which is possible. The first is that the "Man in the Iron Mask" was a brother of Louis XIV., which opinion was strongly advocated by the Duke of Richelieu, a descendent of the famous cardinal of that...
Besides the players there were several spectators, who amused themselves alternately with watching the progress of the games and playing whist among themselves, and altogether the evening proved a very pleasant...
...Science," written by well-known scientists. These books treat of the various natural sciences, of photography, of telegraphy, of the steam engine, railway appliances, etc. Another excellent set is a set of 53 volumes of Latin and Greek texts, edited and annotated by Dr. John T. White, of Oxford. Among the other books the following deserve mention: a complete set of the "Epochs of History;" selections from the English classics, and numerous works on the different branches of mathematics...
...late issue of the Boston Herald contained an interesting editorial on the need of exercise among the middle aged men of our land, and some quotations may be of interest...
...middle life today were not brought up on athletics in their youth. They did not ride bicycles or enjoy the activity and spirit of the saddle, and they have never done much to keep a sound mind in a sound body. The almost total neglect of bodily exercise among the men of one's acquaintance is characteristic of our own generation, and it would be hard to estimate the number of men in the prime of life whose death is attributed by the verdict of the physician to what is commonly called overwork-which means the use of the mental...