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... moon , or an account of ev- ery moon , etc. As the various rites and observances in most religions were regulated by the periods of the moon , none of these derivations are improb- able . It is certain that the word Calendar , which is ...
... moon , or an account of ev- ery moon , etc. As the various rites and observances in most religions were regulated by the periods of the moon , none of these derivations are improb- able . It is certain that the word Calendar , which is ...
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... moon has any effect whatsoever . However , such denials apparently were never able to eradicate the beliefs that ... moon " and those from which the harvest is made below the ground ( such as beets and potatoes ) are to be planted in the ...
... moon has any effect whatsoever . However , such denials apparently were never able to eradicate the beliefs that ... moon " and those from which the harvest is made below the ground ( such as beets and potatoes ) are to be planted in the ...
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... moon . " Holding an almanac aloft for the jury to see , Lincoln pointed out that on that evening of August 28 , 1857 , the " moon was riding low " and , for this reason , his client had no light of any kind . Robert B. Thomas's Old ...
... moon . " Holding an almanac aloft for the jury to see , Lincoln pointed out that on that evening of August 28 , 1857 , the " moon was riding low " and , for this reason , his client had no light of any kind . Robert B. Thomas's Old ...
Contents
A HOUSEHOLD NECESSITY | 29 |
BEN FRANKLIN AND POOR RICHARD | 68 |
WHAT DID THEY SAY? | 133 |
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