The Bizarre Notes and Queries in History, Folk-Lore, Mathematics, Mysticism, Art, Science, Etc Volume 3-4 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1886 Excerpt: ...Commandments, 374. Seven Lamps of Architecture, 197. Seven modern wonders of the world, 198. Seven-octave lntrnment, tuning, 121. Seven Precepts of Noah, 375, Seven rales of Catwg the Wise, 78. Seven words on the Cross, 117, 163. Shakespeare, anachronisms, 35. "first American mention of, 181. "or Imitation of Christ, 18, 131. Shamrock. Ireland's emblem, 90. Shapira manuscripts, 14, 15. Sheba, Queen of, 283. Shem-hammephorasb, what is it? 5, 345. Shoe pegs, 38. Short names and words, 134. Shoulder-Hitter, 234. "Show the White Feather, 437. Simple Cooler of Aqaicam. 80. Single-speech Hamilton, 214. Single-Song Writers, 282. Signs of the Zodiac, 42,115. Singularly-constructed words, 138. Slang-Wlianger. 234. Slaveocracy, 234. Skedaddles, 234. Skeezicks, 235. 'Skin of my teeth," 333. Smectymmius. 122. Snakes climb trees, 152. Sneezing, Omens of. 381. Socrates's prayer, 167, 186. Soft-Shell Democrats, 235. Solomon, 370. Solomon's riddles, 13, Solomon's problem, 159. Sorosls in 1775, 1. Sortes, 43. Sound produced by wind instruments, 162. South Americans, 235. Southey's words for title-pages, 139. Spartacus the Gladiator, 49. Spartacles, 125. Speculations on value of Pi, 21. "Sphere," origin of the word, 328. Sphinx's riddle, 11. "Spiflicate," 265. Spinner, Gen. Francis E., 167. Split. 234. Split Ticket, 235. Spoils, 235. Square root of 2, 22. ""of 2, squared, 23. "' of 3, 23. Squaring Numbers, 263. Squatter Sovereignty, 235. St. Aspinquid, story of' 172. St. Helena, Island'of, origin of name, 219. Staff of Adam, 345, Stalwarts, 235. Stamp Act, 235. State Rights, 225. Sterne, Lawrence, 41. Story of St. Aspinquin, 172. Strabnnic or Straborean, 219. Stralght-Outs. 235. Straw-Bail. 235. Strikers, 235. Stump Orat...