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... the 17 th curt . writes : — It'is quite possible , that Sir W . Scott arid 'Old Mortality ' s' son are right atter all in giving 1715 as the date ' oE Old Mortality ' s birto ; I Lave still the best of reasons for maintaininp that . 1716 is theproper ...

Published: Tuesday 21 December 1897
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1678 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

ST HILDA'S MYSTERIOUS MALADY

... the for the purpose of cunft-rring with d-ct irs regarding the |«culiar malady which the uewly-bora infante of the place. The rate of child mortality has become so high that the natives urged Mr visit the mainland fur toe purpose a!lud*d to. The nature ...

Published: Monday 20 July 1891
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 319 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

GEMS OF THOUGHT

... being to grow up with such a manner. Those who have lost an infant are never without an infant child. The other children grow up to manhood and womanhood, and suffer all the changes of mortality. This one alone is rendered an immortal child. Death has arrested ...

Published: Saturday 30 December 1899
Newspaper: West Lothian Courier
County: West Lothian, Scotland
Type: | Words: 186 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

EDUCATIONAL

... following appointments were • ma de ;—William Taylor , headmaster of South Schooln . t £ 2 CO per annum ; Miss A . M . Mortal , infant iniBtieBs in East School , at £ 110 ; Miss Mary J . Weir , ' nead of standard I . - in Camphill School , at £ 95 : 'Mr' ...

Published: Wednesday 05 July 1893
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 200 | Page: 10 | Tags: none

THE STOUTEST MAN IN AMERICA

... woighed 46 stone. Even as infant e c » usually stout, and used to say that of fivo he had never been able to see his Ten men were required to carry his was of extraordinary size, and constructed * tfP pose receive the mortal remains of the of Wall Street ...

Published: Wednesday 21 September 1898
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 100 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

BABIES' MILK IN PARKS

... babee. the milk to sold r.t a nowi . price or given away in needy eases, imaintained that this plan will to law tlie mortal it among infants the months. It seems reasonable, and do £** might lead more mothers to seek the effects of the park breezes for their ...

Published: Saturday 12 August 1899
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 99 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

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... I ^ indon Comity Council .. 'Under &e aMBHne law . tko regietra . tioia . of houflea wlieTB infants wero'icopt was only required Tftiere mors than ono infant less . than twelve months old was kept . Therefore any'one oould tafco any child of-less than ...

Published: Tuesday 30 March 1897
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 1457 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

THE HEALTH OF LEITH

... THE HEALTH LEITH. There were recorded in Leith during the past week 59 deaths, equal to annual mortality 43*82 per per annum. For the previous week there were deaths, or a death-rate of 41*42. Zymotic diseases accounted for 23 deaths, of which 1 was due ...

Published: Saturday 17 December 1892
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 106 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

[ rAauaupn ADTCT'nsEitECT

... [ rAauaupn ADTCT'nsEitECT . WSAT IS THE GREAT SECRET OF INT'AAT MORTALITY ? It differs with-tames and seasonsbut the ( Aief permanent factor is Tuberccicsis , which . lecon ^ mvtKtisa . t . iou has shown-to be on thfl inotaso aaniciJIy among cliildicn ...

Published: Wednesday 28 December 1898
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 229 | Page: 9 | Tags: none

THE LATE DR WILLIAM SMITH

... of the directors. In 1862 he served on the Committee for the Collection the Mortality Experiences of British Life Offices, which led to the formation of The Institute Mortality Tables, ' now in general use. From 1879 to 1881 he was cliairman of the Association ...

Published: Friday 29 May 1896
Newspaper: Edinburgh Evening News
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 263 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THESE could hardly be 1 more satisfactory evidence of the increasing well-being of the commumly at large ' t&n

... been-a-considerable rise in the male mortality after the age of 45 , and iri the-female mortality after 55 , recent figures show that this blemish has been • almost entirely removed ; -The mortality among infants under one year of age , which is generally ...

Published: Saturday 01 August 1896
Newspaper: The Scotsman
County: Midlothian, Scotland
Type: Article | Words: 2485 | Page: 6 | Tags: none