The Leisure Hour, Volume 341885 - Great Britain |
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... force and courage had their fires fed on oat- meal . In my handbook on " Diet " I have stated that " there are diets suited for every age , for every species of work , physical or mental ; there are diets by which diseases may be ...
... force and courage had their fires fed on oat- meal . In my handbook on " Diet " I have stated that " there are diets suited for every age , for every species of work , physical or mental ; there are diets by which diseases may be ...
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... forces . On the faith of a surgeon , who related the circum- stance to the narrator , the army pensioners in the bad old Sangrado days were " blooded " periodi- cally . They were ranged in a row , and each man held in one hand a pole to ...
... forces . On the faith of a surgeon , who related the circum- stance to the narrator , the army pensioners in the bad old Sangrado days were " blooded " periodi- cally . They were ranged in a row , and each man held in one hand a pole to ...
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... force what was regarded as rebellion . As large a force as could be spared from other parts of South Africa was ordered to strengthen the military stations in the Transvaal . The Boers then declared that an advance would be met by armed ...
... force what was regarded as rebellion . As large a force as could be spared from other parts of South Africa was ordered to strengthen the military stations in the Transvaal . The Boers then declared that an advance would be met by armed ...
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... force , as they would be seen by the troops which , it was taken for granted , were by this time far on the way to support the force on the hill . It was perhaps 5 a.m. before the Boers had any suspicion of the state of matters . Not a ...
... force , as they would be seen by the troops which , it was taken for granted , were by this time far on the way to support the force on the hill . It was perhaps 5 a.m. before the Boers had any suspicion of the state of matters . Not a ...
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... force been available at the commencement of the South African troubles of recent years there would have been no surprise of the camp at Isandula by the Zulus , nor would time have been given for the Boers to fortify the pass at Laing's ...
... force been available at the commencement of the South African troubles of recent years there would have been no surprise of the camp at Isandula by the Zulus , nor would time have been given for the Boers to fortify the pass at Laing's ...
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