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Dates: during 1880-1889
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...outside world as occasions on which a display of humor may be expected. But if exceptions prove the rule, then may examinations claim to afford a very rich fund of ludicrous incidents. One of the frequent causes of humor at examinations is of course the ignorance of candidates. A person was once asked the question at an Oxford examination, "Who was Esau?" "Esop," said he, "was a man who wrote fables, and who sold the copyright to a publisher for a bottle of potash!" Another student was asked to give some account of Wolsey. His reply was unique. "Wolsey...
...found among them; and with the exception of two or three, the music of which is German, they are without any musical merit. With his curious ignorance of humor, the undergraduate believes that certain of these songs are humorous. What must be the mental condition of the person who holds that it is funny to repeat in unmusical chorus the words 'co-ca-che-lung, che-lung, chelaly,' and who, utterly forgetful of self-respect and a future state of rewards and punishments, will repeat these words for hours at a time...
...condition of vitality," said Dr. Sargent in his lecture on "The Blood" yesterday; "this in man is called blood." The lecturer explained the diseases which arise from the presence of too much blood or a deficiency of the same, and what effect either of these conditions has upon a person mentally or physically. Thus, one who studies very hard is likely to find his feet or hands cold even in a warm room, because he uses his blood to such a great degree in his head. Again, a person who exercises exclusively on the parallel bars may have feet...
...Counterblast to Tobacco." The lecturer then gave an analysis of tobacco smoke, showing that it is largely composed of substances poisonous to the system, and pointed out the effect which each ingredient produced upon it. The effect which tobacco produces is dependent almost entirely upon the constitution of the person using...
...Sargent, of a man's physical condition being such that he might use tobacco in a way that would do him good, but I never saw one who did. The fundamental cause of the injuriousness of tobacco is shown when a microscopic examination of the blood of a healthy person is made. The fact is then developed that the blood corpuscules are ranged regularly in rows, but in an habitual user of tobacco these corpuscules are not ranged in order but are apparently confused, and the liquid which supports them is much thinner. So that, for instance...