Soporifics (sleep-inducing and awareness-dulling agents) and narcotics were prepared from a wide range of plants‚ including marijuana‚ belladonna and jimsonweed. Distraction could be provided by rubbing the patient with counterirritants such as stinging nettles. A direct but cruel way of inducing a state of insensitivity was to knock the patient unconscious with a blow to the jaw. Yet‚ by 1846‚ opium and alcohol were the only agents which continued to be regarded as of practical value in diminishing the
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Natural Fiber Geotextiles Dr Muhammad Mushtaq Mangat www.mushtaqmangat.org Natural Fiber Geotextiles As old as human history Ziggurat in the ancient city of Dur-Kurigatzu (now known as Agar-Quf) The Babylonians 3000 years ago constructed this ziggurat using reeds in the form of woven mats and plaited ropes as reinforcement Great Wall of China The Great Wall of China‚ completed circa 200BC‚ utilized tamarisk branches to reinforce mixtures of clay and gravel
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PLANT TISSUES (pp 261-268) HOW ARE CELLS ORGANIZED IN PLANTS? I. MERISTEMATIC TISSUES A. APICAL MERISTEMS Primary Growth 1. Initials a. Occur near tips of roots and shoots b. Cells have thin walls‚ prominent nuclei‚ and small vacuoles c. Functions 1) Establish patterns of growth. • Leaf pattern. 2) Produce new‚ genetically healthy cells 3) Produce derivatives which in turn account for primary growth i.e. elongation. 2. Derivatives a. Protoderm - becomes
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they die once they are plucked just like his lover for her. Iago in one of his most famous speeches in the book while having a conversation with Roderigo “Our bodies are our gardens‚ to the which our wills are gardeners: so that if we will plant nettles‚ or sow lettuce […] either to have it sterile with idleness‚ or manured with industry‚ why‚ the power and corrigible authority of this lies in our wills.” He uses imagery to explain that people and he are gardens‚ the things we do and think are what
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these conditions. Pre-planning of the learning environment is essential. If a lesson would be better conducted in an outdoor space‚ it is important to have assessed and made that space safe beforehand - any dangerous plants removed such as stinging nettles‚ and animal mess‚ or broken glass or litter which could be potentially harmful. If it is a particularly hot day‚ shade must be available. Conversely if it is icy‚ paths must be cleared and any slipping hazard considered. Most schools will have rules
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became very sad. It took a lot of cooperation and patience‚ but they fixed up the house and made it look better. Hilda and John found out that they had a creek and a maple tree on their property. They all went on an adventure‚ and Lois got stung by nettles. They went so far into the woods that they got lost‚ and could barely find their way back home. Even though their new home was not what they wanted it to be‚ they were starting to get used to it. They liked the brook; the trees and they even found
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During medieval times women wore different styles of clothes‚ shoes‚ rules and jewelry. Women had many different ideas of what could go with what and what couldn’t go with the clothes. All of the classes had different fashion ideas that were preferred. Women also had a lot of fashion styles that they loved to wear‚ but only some clothes could be worn on certain days. Wearing jewelry with clothing was a real big deal back then‚ it meant roylalty‚ when women did that they felt real special when
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ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY OF HEDGEROWS Introduction A hedgerow is defined as ‘a line of one or more woody species‚ which may contain gaps‚ and includes associated vegetation of adjacent banks‚ ditches and/or field margins’ (http://www.hedgelink.org.uk). Hedgerows are one of the most characteristic features of the British countryside. Of great importance visually‚ culturally and historically‚ they provide a rich habitat for many of our native species of plants and animals. Over the years hedgerows
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COMPARISION/CONTRAST ESSAY: New York Yankees and Boston Red Sox Everyone knows or has heard about the much heated and hated rivalry between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox. The Yankees Red Sox rivalry is one of the sports worlds greatest of all times. This rivalry has been going on for over 100 yrs. Some would say that it all started when the Red Sox sold then superstar George “Babe” Ruth to the Yankees; when he was added to the Yankees’ line up it became known as “Murderers’ Row”
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edu/factsheets/entry/gorilla). Mountain gorillas are large beautiful creatures that are not aggressive unless provoked‚ much like humans. They are mostly vegetarians and eat a variety of different plants. Some of the plants they like to eat are celery‚ bamboo‚ nettles and thistles. They also enjoy eating an ant or two and maybe some grubs occupationally (http://gorillafund.org/page.aspx?pid=769). Mountain gorillas also love to eat fruit but there are only a few berries in the area that they live in. They spend
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