Notes And Queries, Issue 217

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Author

Various

Title

Notes and Queries, Number 217, December 24, 1853 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc.

Credits

Produced by Charlene Taylor, Jonathan Ingram, Keith Edkins and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Library of Early Journals.)

Language

English

LoC Class

AG: General Works: Dictionaries and other general reference books

Subject

Questions and answers -- Periodicals

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Text

eBook-No.

30133

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/30133

Release Date

September 29, 2009

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.NOTES AND QUERIES:
2. 2.A MEDIUM OF INTER-COMMUNICATION FOR LITERARY MEN, ARTISTS, ANTIQUARIES, GENEALOGISTS, ETC. — "When found, make a note of." — Captain Cuttle .
3. 3.CONTENTS.
4. 4.Notes. — FOLK LORE IN THE REIGN OF KING JAMES I. — THE BALLAD OF SIR HUGH, ETC. — PENNSYLVANIAN FOLK LORE: CHRISTMAS. — COUNTY RHYMES. — LEGENDS OF THE CO. CLARE: FUENVICOUIL (FINGAL) AND THE GIANT. — FOLK LORE MISCELLANIES.
5. 5.Minor Notes.
6. 6.Queries. — THE STORY OF CRISPIN AND CRISPIANUS.
7. 7.Minor Queries.
8. 8.Minor Queries with Answers.
9. 9.Replies. — CHILDREN CALLED IMPS. — THE DIVINING ROD. — CHANGE OF MEANING IN PROVERBIAL EXPRESSIONS, ETC. — SNEEZING. — BOOKS BURNED BY THE COMMON HANGMAN. — JEWS IN CHINA. — POETICAL TAVERN SIGNS. — THE CURFEW.
10. 10.PHOTOGRAPHIC CORRESPONDENCE.
11. 11.Replies to Minor Queries.
12. 12.Miscellaneous.
13. 13.Notices to Correspondents. — QUEENWOOD COLLEGE, — POPULAR SCIENCE.
14. 14.NEW WORK BY PROFESSOR JOHNSTON.
15. 15.THE CHEMISTRY OF COMMON LIFE. — By JAMES F. W. JOHNSTON, M.A. F.R.SS. L. & E., &c. — SURREY ARCHÆOLOGICAL SOCIETY. — WESTERN LIFE ASSURANCE AND ANNUITY SOCIETY. — Solicitors' & General Life Assurance Society,
16. 16.LITERARY GIFT BOOKS.

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