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Knowledge for the Time

by John Timbs

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  1. 1To the Reader
  2. 2The Frontispiece
  3. 3Politics Not Yet a Science
  4. 4The Philosopher and the Historian
  5. 5Whig and Tory Ministries
  6. 6Protectionists
  7. 7Rats, and Ratting
  8. 8The Heir to the British Throne Always in Opposition
  9. 9Legitimacy and Government
  10. 10Writing for the Press
  11. 11Shorthand Writers
  12. 12The Worth of Popular Opinion
  13. 13Machiavelism
  14. 14Free-speaking
  15. 15Speakers of the Houses of Parliament
  16. 16The National Conscience
  17. 17“The Nation of Shopkeepers”
  18. 18Results of Revolutions
  19. 19Worth of a Republic
  20. 20Church Preferment
  21. 21Peace Statesmanship
  22. 22The Burial of Sir John Moore
  23. 23The Ancestors of Washington
  24. 24The “Star-spangled Banner” of the United States
  25. 25Ancestry of President Adams
  26. 26The Irish Union
  27. 27The House of Bonaparte
  28. 28Invasion of England Projected by Napoleon I.
  29. 29Fate of the Duc d’Enghien
  30. 30Last Moments of Mr. Pitt
  31. 31What Drove George the Third Mad
  32. 32Predictions of the Downfal of Napoleon I.
  33. 33Wellington Predicts the Peninsular Campaign
  34. 34The Battle of Waterloo
  35. 35Wellington’s Defence of the Waterloo Campaign
  36. 36Lord Castlereagh at the Congress of Vienna
  37. 37The Cato-street Conspiracy
  38. 38Money Panic of 1832
  39. 39A Great Sufferer by Revolutions
  40. 40Origin of the Anti-Corn-Law League
  41. 41Wellington’s Military Administration
  42. 42Gustavus III. of Sweden
  43. 43Fall of Louis-Philippe
  44. 44The Chartists in 1848
  45. 45Revival of the French Emperorship
  46. 46French Coup d’Etat Predictions
  47. 47Statesmanship of Lord Melbourne
  48. 48Ungraceful Observance
  49. 49The Partition of Poland
  50. 50The Invasion of England
  51. 51What a Militia Can Do
  52. 52White-Boys
  53. 53Naval Heroes
  54. 54How Russia Is Bound to Germany
  55. 55Count Cavour’s Estimate of Napoleon III
  56. 56The Mutiny at the Nore
  57. 57Catholic Emancipation and Sir Robert Peel
  58. 58The House of Coburg
  59. 59A Few Years of the World’s Changes
  60. 60Noteworthy Pensions
  61. 61Progress of Civilization
  62. 62Revelations of Geology
  63. 63The Stone Age
  64. 64What Are Celtes?
  65. 65Roman Civilization of Britain
  66. 66Roman Roads and British Railways
  67. 67Domestic Life of the Saxons
  68. 68Love of Freedom
  69. 69The Despot Deceived
  70. 70True Source of Civilization
  71. 71The Lowest Civilization
  72. 72Why Do We Shake Hands?
  73. 73Various Modes of Salutation
  74. 74What Is Comfort?
  75. 75What Is Luxury?
  76. 76What Do We Know of Life?
  77. 77The Truest Patriot the Greatest Hero
  78. 78The Old Philosophers
  79. 79Glory of the Past
  80. 80Wild Oats
  81. 81How Shyness Spoils Enjoyment
  82. 82Ancient Guilds and Modern Benefit Clubs
  83. 83The Oxford Man and the Cambridge Man
  84. 84“Great Events From Little Causes Spring”
  85. 85Great Britain on the Map of the World
  86. 86Ancient and Modern London
  87. 87Potatoes the National Food of the Irish
  88. 88Irish-speaking Population
  89. 89Our Colonial Empire
  90. 90The English People
  91. 91Dignities and Distinctions
  92. 92Heralds’ College
  93. 93The Shamrock
  94. 94Irish Titles of Honour
  95. 95The Scotch Thistle
  96. 96King and Queen
  97. 97Title of Majesty, and the Royal “We”
  98. 98“Dieu et Mon Droit”
  99. 99Plume and Motto of the Prince of Wales
  100. 100Victoria
  101. 101English Crowns
  102. 102The Imperial State Crown
  103. 103Queen’s Messengers
  104. 104Presents and Letters to the Queen
  105. 105The Prince of Waterloo
  106. 106The See of London
  107. 107Expense of Baronetcy and Knighthood
  108. 108The Aristocracy
  109. 109Precedence in Parliament
  110. 110Sale of Seats in Parliament
  111. 111Placemen in Parliament
  112. 112New Peers
  113. 113The Russells
  114. 114Political Cunning
  115. 115The Union-Jack
  116. 116Field-Marshal
  117. 117Change of Surname
  118. 118Changes in Laws
  119. 119Curiosities of the Statute Law
  120. 120Secret of Success at the Bar
  121. 121Queen’s Serjeants, Queen’s Counsel, and Serjeants-at-Law
  122. 122Do Not Make Your Son an Attorney
  123. 123Appellate Jurisdiction of the House of Lords
  124. 124Payment of an Advocate
  125. 125Utter-Barristers
  126. 126What Was Special Pleading?
  127. 127What Is Evidence?
  128. 128What Is Trial?
  129. 129Trial by Jury
  130. 130Attendance of Jurors
  131. 131The Law of Libel
  132. 132Induction of a Rector
  133. 133Benefit of Clergy
  134. 134The King’s Book
  135. 135Compulsory Attendance at Church
  136. 136The Mark of the Cross
  137. 137Marriage-Law of England
  138. 138Marriage Fines
  139. 139Irregular Marriages
  140. 140Solemnization of Marriage
  141. 141The Law of Copyright
  142. 142Holding Over After Lease
  143. 143Abolition of the Hop Duty
  144. 144Customs of Gavelkind
  145. 145Treasure Trove
  146. 146Principal and Agent
  147. 147Legal Hints
  148. 148Vitiating a Sale
  149. 149Law of Gardens
  150. 150Giving a Servant a Character
  151. 151Deodands
  152. 152Arrest of the Body After Death
  153. 153The Duty of Making a Will
  154. 154Don’t Make Your Own Will
  155. 155Bridewell
  156. 156Cockfighting
  157. 157Ignorance and Irresponsibility
  158. 158Ticket-of-Leave Men
  159. 159Cupar and Jedburgh Justice
  160. 160What Is to Be Done With Our Convicts
  161. 161The Game Laws
  162. 162The Pillory
  163. 163Death-Warrants — Pardons
  164. 164Origin of the Judge’s Black Cap
  165. 165The Last English Gibbet
  166. 166Public Executions
  167. 167Measure and Value
  168. 168Precocious Mental Calculation
  169. 169The Roman Foot
  170. 170The Peruvian Quipus
  171. 171Distances Measured
  172. 172Uniformity of Weights and Measures
  173. 173Trinity High-water Mark
  174. 174Origin of Rent
  175. 175Curiosities of the Exchequer
  176. 176What Becomes of the Public Revenue
  177. 177Queen Anne’s Bounty
  178. 178Ecclesiastical Fees
  179. 179Burying Gold and Silver
  180. 180Results of Gold-seeking
  181. 181What Becomes of the Precious Metals?
  182. 182Tribute-money
  183. 183The First Lottery
  184. 184Coinage of a Sovereign
  185. 185Wear and Tear of the Coinage
  186. 186Counterfeit Coin
  187. 187Standard Gold
  188. 188Interest of Money
  189. 189Interest of Money in India
  190. 190Origin of Insurance
  191. 191Stockbrokers
  192. 192Tampering With Public Credit
  193. 193Over-speculation
  194. 194Value of Horses
  195. 195Friendly Societies
  196. 196Wages Heightened by Improvement in Machinery
  197. 197Giving Employment — Indirect Taxation
  198. 198Never Sign an Accommodation Bill
  199. 199A Year’s Wills
  200. 200Progress of Science
  201. 201Changes in Social Science
  202. 202Discoverers Not Inventors
  203. 203Science of Roger Bacon
  204. 204The One Science
  205. 205Sun-force
  206. 206“The Seeds of Invention”
  207. 207The Object of Patents
  208. 208Theory and Practice — Watt and Telford
  209. 209Practical Science — Mechanical Arts
  210. 210Force of Running Water
  211. 211Correlation of Physical Forces
  212. 212The Effect of Oil in Stilling Waves
  213. 213Spontaneous Generation
  214. 214Guano
  215. 215What Is Perspective?
  216. 216The Stereoscope
  217. 217Burning Lenses
  218. 218How to Wear Spectacles
  219. 219Vicissitudes of Mining
  220. 220Uses of Mineralogy
  221. 221Our Coal Resources — The Deepest Mine
  222. 222Iron as a Building Material
  223. 223Concrete, Not New
  224. 224Sheathing Ships With Copper
  225. 225Copper-smelting
  226. 226Antiquity of Brass
  227. 227Brilliancy of the Diamond
  228. 228Philosophy of Gunpowder
  229. 229New Pear-flavouring
  230. 230Methylated Spirit
  231. 231What Is Phosphate of Lime?
  232. 232What Is Wood?
  233. 233How Long Will Wood Last?
  234. 234The Safety Match
  235. 235Pottery — Wedgwood
  236. 236Imposing Mechanical Effects
  237. 237Horse-power
  238. 238The First Practical Steam-boat
  239. 239Effect of Heavy Seas Upon Large Vessels
  240. 240The Railway
  241. 241Accidents on Railways
  242. 242Railways and Invasions
  243. 243What the English Owe to Naturalized Foreigners
  244. 244Geological Growth
  245. 245The Earth and Man Compared
  246. 246Why the Earth Is Presumed to Be Solid
  247. 247The Centre of the Earth
  248. 248The Cooling of the Earth
  249. 249Identity of Heat and Motion
  250. 250Universal Source of Heat
  251. 251Inequalities of the Earth’s Surface
  252. 252Chemistry of the Sea
  253. 253The Sea: Its Perils
  254. 254Limitations of Astronomy
  255. 255Distance of the Earth From the Sun
  256. 256Blue Colour of the Sky
  257. 257Beauty of the Sky
  258. 258Influence of High Temperatures in Balloon Ascents
  259. 259Value of Meteorological Observations, Telegraphy, and Forecasts
  260. 260Weather Signs
  261. 261Barometer for Farmers
  262. 262Icebergs and the Weather
  263. 263St. Swithun: His True History
  264. 264Rainfall in London
  265. 265The Force of Lightning
  266. 266Effect of Moonlight on Vegetation
  267. 267Contemporary Inventions and Discoveries
  268. 268The Bayonet
  269. 269Derivation of the Word Loot
  270. 270Telegram
  271. 271Archæology and Manufactures
  272. 272Good Art Should Be Cheap
  273. 273Imitative Jewellery
  274. 274French Enamel
  275. 275Life and Health
  276. 276Age of the People
  277. 277The Human Heart
  278. 278The Sense of Hearing
  279. 279Care of the Teeth
  280. 280On Blindness
  281. 281Sleeping and Dreaming
  282. 282Position in Sleeping
  283. 283The Hair Suddenly Changing Colour
  284. 284Consumption Not Hopeless
  285. 285Change of Climate
  286. 286Perfumes
  287. 287Cure for Yellow Fever
  288. 288Nature’s Ventilation
  289. 289Artificial Ventilation
  290. 290Worth of Fresh Air
  291. 291Town and Country
  292. 292Recreations of the People
  293. 293The Druids and Their Healing Art
  294. 294Remedies for Cancer
  295. 295Improved Surgery
  296. 296Restoration of a Fractured Leg
  297. 297The Original “Dr. Sangrado”
  298. 298False Arts Advancing True
  299. 299Brief History of Medicine
  300. 300What Has Science Done for Medicine?
  301. 301The Element of Physic in Medical Practice
  302. 302Physicians’ Fees
  303. 303Prevention of Pitting in Small-pox
  304. 304Underneath the Skin
  305. 305Relations of Mind and Organization
  306. 306Deville, the Phrenologist
  307. 307“Seeing Is Believing”
  308. 308Causes of Insanity
  309. 309Brain-Disease
  310. 310The Half-mad
  311. 311Motives for Suicide
  312. 312Remedy for Poisoning
  313. 313New Remedy for Wounds
  314. 314Compensation for Wounds
  315. 315The Best Physician
  316. 316The Uncertainty of Human Life
  317. 317Religious Thought
  318. 318Christmas
  319. 319Doubt About Religion
  320. 320Our Age of Doubt
  321. 321A Hint to Sceptics
  322. 322What Is Egyptology?
  323. 323Jerusalem and Nimroud
  324. 324What Is Rationalism?
  325. 325What Is Theology?
  326. 326Religious Forebodings
  327. 327Folly of Atheism
  328. 328The First Congregational Church in England
  329. 329Innate Ideas, and Pre-existence of Souls
  330. 330The Sabbath for Professional Men
  331. 331The Last Religious Martyrs in England
  332. 332Liberty of Conscience
  333. 333Awful Judgments
  334. 334Christian Education
  335. 335The Book of Psalms
  336. 336The Book of Job
  337. 337Appendix
  338. 338Epigraph
  339. 339Contents

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