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69The Foundling Hospital
The Foundling Hospital in London was the brain child of Thomas Coram, an English Sea Captain. After many years at sea, Thomas settled in America where he started a ship building business in Taunton, Massachusetts, 40 miles south of Boston. In 1717 he had the idea to form a colony of British immigrants in Maine, but for an unknown reason the idea was shelved.
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67Bedlam
Bedlam - " a place of uproar and confusion." This was the derogatory name given to The Priory of St. Mary of Bethlehem, a hospital opened in London in 1247, run by the brothers and sisters of the Order of the Star of Bethlehem. Other names given to it over the years are Bethlem and Bethlehem, but mostly Bedlam was the name that stuck.
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62How quit smoking
It was not easy. In fact it was very, very difficult. But I was determined to quit because it was getting too expensive, I had a terrible hacking cough every morning and I couldn't perform my keep fit regime without nearly collapsing from exhaustion. So I devised my own way of giving up the terrible smoking habit. I began by stopping my first smoke of the day at breakfast time. I really missed that cigarette in the morning, but I knew that if I weakened and smoked it, I might as well give up the
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71Plague
History of the plagues which ravaged Britain and continental Europe from the 14th to the 17th centuries.
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63Sniffer dogs
Sniffer dogs- In the news today is the case of a family who were at the end of their tether with their son who was taking drugs in the house. They finally employed a company who brought in a sniffer dog to find his...
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68Shoulder Joint Replacement
The excruciating pain in my shoulders was due to crumbling of the ball joints. The only answer was to replace the joints which my consultant did with great skill. I now do not suffer at all.
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