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<p>Patkohn: /* Page 730 */</p> <hr /> <div>__TOC__<br /> <br /> ==Page 717==<br /> '''North Cape'''<br>[[File:NorthCape.png|200px|thumb|right|Map of North Cape (Nordkapp)]]North Cape (Norwegian: Nordkapp) is a cape on the island of Magerøya in northern Norway, in the municipality of Nordkapp. Its 307 m high, steep cliff is often referred to as the northernmost point of Europe, located at 71°10′21″N 25°47′40″E / 71.1725°N 25.79444°E / 71.1725; 25.79444, 2102.3 km from the North Pole. However, the neighbouring point Knivskjellodden is actually 1,457 metres further north. Moreover, both of these points are situated on an island, which means the northernmost point of mainland Europe is in fact Cape Nordkinn (Kinnarodden), about 20 km from the village of Mehamn. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Cape,_Norway WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Cherry Island'''<br><br /> Cherry Island is the only island in Loch Ness, Highland, Scotland, and is an example of a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crannog crannog]. The island is about 150 yards (140 m) from the shore near the southern end of the loch... A castle stood on the island during the 15th century; this was constructed of stone and oak wood and was probably used as a fortified refuge. It has been suggested that Cherry Island may have been a hunting lodge, with Dog Island the home for the hunting dogs. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cherry_Island_(Loch_Ness) WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''pro forma'''<br><br /> The term pro forma (Latin "as a matter of form") is a term applied to practices that are perfunctory, or seek to satisfy the minimum requirements or to conform to a convention or doctrine. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pro_forma WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 718==<br /> '''Boswell'''<br><br /> James Boswell, 9th Laird of Auchinleck (October 29, 1740 - May 19, 1795) was a lawyer, diarist, and author born in Edinburgh, Scotland; he is best known for his biography of Samuel Johnson. His name has passed into the English language as a term (Boswell, Boswellian, Boswellism) for a constant companion and observer. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Boswell WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Nitre, for Gunpowder'''<br><br /> Nitre is the mineral form of potassium nitrate, KNO3, also known as saltpeter (US) or saltpetre (UK). Historically, the term "nitre" – cognate with "natrium", a Latin word for sodium – has been very vaguely defined, and it has been applied to a variety of other minerals and chemical compounds, including sodium nitrate (also "soda nitre" or "cubic nitre"), sodium carbonate and potassium carbonate. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nitre WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 719==<br /> '''crepuscular'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_47:_460-465#Page_465 465].<br /> <br /> '''Scows'''<br><br /> A scow, in the original sense, is a flat bottomed boat with a blunt bow, often used to haul garbage or similar bulk freight; cf. barge. The etymology of the word is from the Dutch ''schouwe'', meaning such a boat. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scows WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Ulster'''<br><br /> Ulster is one of the four Provinces of Ireland, located in the north of the island. Ulster is composed of nine counties: Antrim, Armagh, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, and Tyrone are part of Northern Ireland; while Cavan, Donegal, and Monaghan are part of the Republic of Ireland. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster WIKI] - Also, see page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_58:_570-574#Page_572 572].<br /> <br /> ==Page 720==<br /> '''Fairy Lights'''<br><br /> Decorative lights, most likely lots of small candles lit in a cluster, etc, similar to what we now know as Christmas lights.<br /> <br /> '''hypnagogickally'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_33:_327-340#Page_338 338].<br /> <br /> '''"Sandwich"'''<br><br /> See pages [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_36:_362-370#Page_366 366-367].<br /> <br /> '''Donegal'''<br><br /> Donegal is a town in County Donegal, in the Province of Ulster, in Ireland. Donegal is not the county town (capital) of County Donegal, despite being its namesake, however until the early 17th century it was the capital of the larger former Kingdom and Principality of Tyrconnell... Donegal town is situated at the mouth of Donegal Bay, on the River Eske and is overshadowed by the Bluestack Mountains. The Irish name translates into English as ''Fort of the Foreigners (Vikings)''. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donegal WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Munchausen'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_35:_349-361#Page_350 350].<br /> <br /> ==Page 721==<br /> ''''as above, so below''''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_50:_484-490#Page_487 487].<br /> <br /> '''fluxions'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_61:_597-607#Page_602 602].<br /> <br /> '''Reverend Dr. Taylor, an Infinite Series'''<br><br /> In mathematics, the Taylor series is a representation of a function as an infinite sum of terms calculated from the values of its derivatives at a single point. It is named after the English mathematician Brook Taylor (see page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_38:_382-390#Page_384 384]). If the series is centered at zero, the series is also called a Maclaurin series, named after the Scottish mathematician Colin Maclaurin. It is common practice to use a finite number of terms of the series to approximate a function. The Taylor series may be regarded as the limit of the Taylor polynomials. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taylor_series WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Epsilonics... ''Defective Zero'''''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_49:_476-483#Page_482 482].<br /> <br /> '''Imp'''<br><br /> An imp is a mythological being similar to a fairy or demon, frequently described in folklore and superstition. The word may perhaps derive from the term ''ympe'', used to denote a young grafted tree. Imps are often described as mischievous more than seriously threatening, and as lesser beings rather than more important supernatural beings. The attendants of the devil are sometimes described as imps. They are usually described as lively and having small stature... Originating from Germanic folklore the imp was a small lesser demon. It should also be noted that unlike the Christian faith and stories, demons in Germanic legends were not necessarily always evil. Imps were often mischievous rather than evil or harmful and in some regions they were attendants of the gods. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imp WIKI] - Also, cf. page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_7:_58-76#Page_63 63].<br /> <br /> '''Kabbala'''<br><br /> See pages [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_35:_349-361#Page_356 356] & [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_49:_476-483#Page_479 479].<br /> <br /> '''Oakboys'''<br><br /> The Oakboys was a largely non-sectarian agrarian secret society on Ireland. They are also called ''Greenboys'' or ''Hearts of Oak''. It was regulatory, concerned with a moral issue as they perceived it. It sprang up in Ulster in mid-1763. Its targets were the County cess, the road-building activities of the Grand Juries which the cess financed, and the perennial grievance of tithes. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oakboys WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Dublin Pale'''<br><br /> Eventually, after the 16th and 17th centuries, and especially after the Anglican Reformation and the Plantation of Ulster, many of the "Old English" settlers were gradually assimilated into the Irish population, in large part due to their relative reluctance to give up Roman Catholicism (those who worshiped in the Church of Ireland were rewarded with a higher status). They kept their version of the English language, which had Cornish influences, for the most part. They were in fact joined by other English Roman Catholics fleeing persecution under Queen Elizabeth I and subsequent monarchs. By the Tudor period, however, the Irish culture and language had regained most of the territory initially lost to the colonists: even in the Pale ‘all the common folk … for the most part are of Irish birth, Irish habit and of Irish language’. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pale WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Lord Pennycomequick'''<br><br /> See this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pennycomequick LINK]<br /> <br /> '''Bordeaux'''<br><br /> Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in southwest France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture of the Gironde department. Its inhabitants are called Bordelais. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bordeaux WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Second Charles'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_33:_327-340#Page_335 335].<br /> <br /> '''Wag'''<br><br /> A witty person. From [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wag WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 722==<br /> '''Robin Hood'''<br><br /> Robin Hood is a hero in English folklore, a highly skilled archer and outlaw. In particular, he is known for "stealing from the rich and giving to the poor," assisted by a group of fellow outlaws known as his "Merry Men". Robin and many of his men wore Lincoln green clothes. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_hood WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Buff'''<br><br /> Buff is a pale yellow-brown colour that got its name from the colour of buff leather. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buff_(color) WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''the Folly'''<br><br /> In architecture, a folly is a building constructed strictly as a decoration, having none of the usual purposes of housing or sheltering associated with a conventional structure. In the 18th century English gardens and French landscape gardening often featured Roman temples, which symbolized classical virtues or ideals. Other 18th century garden follies represented Chinese temples, Egyptian pyramids, ruined abbeys, or Tatar tents, to represent different continents or historical eras. Sometimes they represented rustic villages, mills and cottages, to symbolize rural virtues. "Folly" is used in the sense of fun or light-heartedness, not in the sense of something ill-advised. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Folly WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Topiary Elephant'''<br>[[File:Topiaryelephant.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Topiary elephants at Bang Pa-In Royal Palace]]Topiary is the art of creating sculptures in the medium of clipped trees, shrubs and sub-shrubs. The word derives from the Latin word for an ornamental landscape gardener, topiarius, creator of topia or "places", a Greek word that Romans applied also to fictive indoor landscapes executed in fresco. No doubt the use of a Greek word betokens the art's origins in the Hellenistic world that was influenced by Persia, for neither Classical Greece nor Republican Rome developed any sophisticated tradition of artful pleasure grounds. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Topiary WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Obelisks'''<br><br /> An obelisk is a tall, narrow, four-sided, tapering monument which ends in a pyramid-like shape at the top. Ancient obelisks were often monolithic. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obelisk WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Mr. Halfpenny's ''Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste'''''<br><br /> William Halfpenny, English 18th-century architectural designer; he described himself as "architect and carpenter". His books deal almost entirely with domestic architecture, and especially with country houses in the neo-Gothic and Chinoiserie fashions which were so greatly in vogue in the middle of the 18th century. His most important publications, from the point of view of their effect upon taste, were ''New Designs for Chinese Temples, in four parts'' (1750-52); ''Rural Architecture in the Gothic Taste'' (1752); ''Chinese and Gothic Architecture Properly Ornamented'' (1752); and ''Rural Architecture in the Chinese Taste'' (1750-1752). This last book is believed to have introduced the word "gazebo" to the English language. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Halfpenny WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Great Buddha'''<br><br /> See this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Buddha LINK] for examples in the East.<br /> <br /> '''Peat Baths'''<br><br /> A peat pulp bath is a bath prepared of peat pulp from wetlands. Balneotherapy in form of peat pulp baths is offered in many health resorts. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peat_pulp_bath WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 723==<br /> '''Bog-bursts'''<br><br /> See this [http://www.ipcc.ie/infobogburst.html LINK]<br /> <br /> '''Berm'''<br><br /> A berm is a level space, shelf, or raised barrier separating two areas. Berm is a loanword from Dutch. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berm WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''"Slanes"'''<br><br /> (Anglo-Irish) A spade for cutting turf or peat, consisting of an iron flat-bladed head and a long wooden shaft. From [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/slane WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Mathesis'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_19:_190-198#Page_194 194].<br /> <br /> ==Page 724==<br /> '''American Station of the Cross'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_54:_525-541#Page_525 525].<br /> <br /> '''cogitating'''<br><br /> 1. (intransitive) to meditate, to ponder, to think deeply <br><br /> 2. (transitive) to consider, to devise <br><br /> From [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cogitate WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''''Uber Bernouillis Brachistochronsprobleme'''''<br><br /> Johann Bernoulli posed the problem of the brachystochrone to the readers of ''Acta Eruditorum'' in June, 1696. He published his solution in ''Acta Eruditorum'' the following year in May, 1697 and noted that the solution is the same curve as Huygen's tautochrone curve. After deriving the differential equation for the curve by the method given above he went on to show that it does yield a cycloid. But his proof is marred by the fact that Bernoulli uses a single constant instead of the three constants, vm, 2g and D, above. Five mathematicians responded with solutions: Isaac Newton, Jakob Bernoulli (Johann's brother), Gottfried Leibniz, Ehrenfried Walther von Tschirnhaus and Guillaume de l'Hôpital. Four of the solutions (excluding l'Hôpital's) were published in the same edition of the journal as Johann Bernoulli's. In his paper Jakob Bernoulli gave a proof of the condition for least time similar to that above before showing that its solution is a cycloid... A Brachistochrone curve, or curve of fastest descent, is the curve between two points that is covered in the least time by a body that starts at the first point with zero speed and is constrained to move along the curve to the second point, under the action of constant gravity and assuming no friction. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachistochrone WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''the local Frieze'''<br><br /> Middle English term for a coarse woollen, plain weave cloth with a nap on one side. The nap was raised by scrubbing it to raise curls of fibre, and was not shorn after being raised, leaving an uneven surface. Panni frisi, "Frisian cloths", appear in medieval inventories and other documents. Frieze was woven in the English Midlands and Wales, and in Ireland from the fourteenth century, and later in Holland as well. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frieze_(textile) WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Neep-Lantern'''<br><br /> In Scotland, folklore, including that of Halloween, revolves around the ancient Celtic belief in faeries (Sidhe, or Sith, in modern Gaelic). Children who ventured out carried a traditional lantern (''samhnag'') with a devil face carved into it to frighten away the evil spirits. Such Halloween lanterns were made from a turnip, or "Neep" in Lowland Scots, with a candle lit in the hollow inside. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halloween_around_the_world WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Keadew'''<br><br /> Keadue is a village in County Roscommon, Ireland on the R285 regional road close to the borders of County Leitrim and County Sligo. The name is sometimes also spelled Keadew. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keadue WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''wan'''<br><br /> 1. Pale, sickly-looking. <br><br /> 2. Dim, faint. <br><br /> From [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wan WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Well of Saint Brendan'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_13:_125-145#Page_134 134].<br /> <br /> '''Galway'''<br><br /> Galway, one of the largest cities in Ireland, situated on the west coast of Ireland, has a complex history going back around 800 years. The city was the only medieval city in the province of Connacht. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Galway WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 725==<br /> '''Cavan'''<br><br /> Cavan (meaning "The Hollow") is the county seat of County Cavan in Ireland. It is one of the three counties, the others being Monaghan and Donegal, which are part of the Irish province of Ulster but are part of the Republic. The town lies in the northeast of the island, along the border with Northern Ireland. The town is located on the main road - the N3 road - linking Dublin (to the south) with Enniskillen, Ballyshannon and Donegal Town (to the north). From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cavan WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Dowsers'''<br>[[File:18thcenturydowser.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A dowser, from an 18th century French book about superstitions.]]Dowsing, sometimes called divining, doodlebugging (in the US), or (when searching specifically for water) water finding or water witching, is a practice that attempts to locate hidden water wells, buried metals or ores, gemstones, or other objects as well as so-called "currents of earth radiation" without the use of scientific apparatus. A Y- or L-shaped twig or rod is sometimes used during dowsing, although some dowsers use other equipment or no equipment at all. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dowsers WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''''Krees'' from his Dream in Cape Town'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_7:_58-76#Page_70 70].<br /> <br /> '''Traction'''<br><br /> 1. the act of pulling something along a surface using motive power <Br><br /> 2. the condition of being so pulled <br><br /> From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Traction WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Holy Wells of Gloucestershire'''<br><br /> A Holy Well is a spring or other body of water, revered either in a Pagan or Christian context, often both, as holy wells were frequently Christianized. The term 'Holy Well' is commonly employed to refer to any water source of limited size (i.e. not a lake or river, but including pools and natural springs and seeps), which has some significance in the folklore of the area where it is located, whether in the form of a particular name, an associated legend, the attribution of healing qualities to the water through the numinous presence of its guardian spirit or Christian saint, or a ceremony or ritual centred on the well site. In Christian legend, the water is often said to have been made to flow by the action of a saint, a familiar theme especially in the hagiography of Celtic saints. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_wells WIKI] - It is possible this is a reference to the Roman Villa in Chedworth, see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chedworth_Roman_Villa LINK]<br /> <br /> ==Page 726==<br /> '''Miasmatick'''<br>[[File:Corsica.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Topography of Corsica]]<br /> Reeking, oppressing, having the nature of a miasma (a noxious atmosphere or emanation once thought to originate from swamps and waste to cause disease). From [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/miasmatic WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Finger of Corsica'''<br><br /> Corsica is the fourth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily, Sardinia, and Cyprus). It is located west of Italy, southeast of the French mainland, and north of the island of Sardinia. Corsica is one of the 26 régions of France, although strictly speaking Corsica is designated as a "territorial collectivity" (collectivité territoriale) by law. As a territorial collectivity, it enjoys greater powers than other French régions, but for the most part its status is quite similar. Corsica is referred to as a "région" in common speech, and is almost always listed among the other régions of France. Although the island is separated from the continental mainland by the Ligurian Sea and is much closer to the Italian than to the French mainland, politically Corsica is part of Metropolitan France. It was once briefly an independent Corsican Republic, until being incorporated into France in 1768. Corsica is famed as the birthplace of Napoléon Bonaparte. His ancestral home, Casa Buonaparte, is located there. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corsica WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==page 727==<br /> '''Bradley'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_16:_167-174#Page_173 173].<br /> <br /> '''''Péché Mortel'''''<br><br /> Mortal Sin<br /> <br /> '''Mr. Chippendale'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_33:_327-340#Page_336 336].<br /> <br /> '''Clive... Clive of ''India'''''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_7:_58-76#Page_74 74].<br /> <br /> '''Venial'''<br><br /> Pardonable; able to be forgiven. from [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/venial WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 728==<br /> '''Celadon'''<br><br /> The term "celadon" for the pottery's pale jade-green glaze was coined by European connoisseurs of the wares. One theory is that the term first appeared in France in the 17th century and that it is named after the shepherd Celadon in Honoré d'Urfé's French pastoral romance, ''L'Astrée'' (1627), who wore pale green ribbons. (D'Urfe, in turn, borrowed his character from Ovid's ''Metamorphoses''.) Another theory is that the term is a corruption of the name of Saladin (Salah ad-Din), the Ayyubid Sultan, who in 1171 sent forty pieces of the ceramic to Nur ad-Din, Sultan of Syria. Yet a third theory is that the word derives from the Sanskrit ''sila'' and ''dhara'', which mean "stone" and "green" respectively. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celadon WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Revers'''<br><br /> A lapel of a garment, turned back to show the reverse side. From [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/revers WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''East Indiaman'''<br><br /> An East Indiaman was a ship operating under charter or license to any of the East India Companies of the major European trading powers of the 17th through the 19th centuries. In Britain, the Honourable East India Company itself did not generally own merchant ships, but held a monopoly granted to it by Queen Elizabeth I of England for all English trade between the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn, which was progressively restricted during the late 18th and early 19th centuries. English (later British) East Indiamen usually ran between England, the Cape of Good Hope and India, often continuing on their voyages to China before returning to England via the Cape of Good Hope. Main ports visited in India were Mumbai (then Bombay), Chennai (then Madras) and Kolkata (then Calcutta). From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Indiaman WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Harrison Watch'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_20:_199-206#Page_201 201].<br /> <br /> '''Hungarian Vampire'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_42:_422-435#Page_425 425].<br /> <br /> '''Board of Longitude... B. of L.'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_13:_125-145#Page_141 141].<br /> <br /> ==Page 729==<br /> '''Bedlam'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_35:_349-361#Page_351 351].<br /> <br /> '''Veterans of Cartegena and Minorca'''<br><br /> The Battle of Cartagena de Indias was the decisive battle of a massive amphibious expedition by the forces of Britain under Vice-Admiral Edward Vernon against Spain under Admiral Blas de Lezo, taking place at the city of Cartagena de Indias, in present day Colombia, starting in March 1741. It is the most significant battle in the War of Jenkins' Ear and one of the largest naval campaigns in British history, though it is now largely forgotten by the British. The war later blended into the greater conflict of the War of the Austrian Succession. The battle ended in a major defeat and heavy losses for the British: 50 ships lost and 18,000 casualties. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Cartagena_de_Indias WIKI]<br /> <br /> The Battle of Minorca (20 May 1756) was a naval battle between French and British fleets, leading to the court-martial and execution of the British commander. It was the opening sea battle of the Seven Years' War in the European theatre. Shortly after Great Britain declared war on the House of Bourbon, their squadrons met off the Mediterranean island of Minorca. Although the fight was indecisive, and the French broke off battle first, the decision by the British to withdraw to Gibraltar handed France a strategic victory and led directly to the Fall of Minorca. The British failure to save Minorca led to the controversial court-martial and execution of the British commander, Admiral John Byng, for "failure to do his utmost" to relieve the siege of the British garrison on Minorca. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Minorca WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 730==<br /> '''a Blank Sheet that invites Fiction and her vulgar Friends'''<br><br /> This passage recalls the discussion that Wicks and his listeners had about "the Novel," earlier in the book; Cf. page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_35:_349-361#Page_351 351].<br /> <br /> '''Eleventh Commandment'''<br><br /> The Eleventh Commandment is a term used to describe a rule or policy that is extremely important to the point of being sacred. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eleventh_commandment WIKI]<br /> <br /> Specifically, here, "I must not speak ill of another Clergyman" references a phrase utilized by Ronald Regan in his 1966 campaign for Governor of California: ''Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Eleventh_Commandment_(Ronald_Reagan) WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Schiehallion'''<br><br /> Schiehallion is a prominent mountain in Perth and Kinross, Scotland. Schiehallion has a rich botanical life, interesting archaeology, and a unique place in scientific history for an 18th-century experiment in 'weighing the world'. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schiehallion WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Cavendish'''<br><br /> Henry Cavendish FRS (10 October 1731 – 24 February 1810) was a British scientist noted for his discovery of hydrogen or what he called "inflammable air". He described the density of inflammable air, which formed water on combustion, in a 1766 paper "On Factitious Airs". Antoine Lavoisier later reproduced Cavendish's experiment and gave the element its name. Cavendish is also known for the Cavendish experiment, his measurement of the Earth's density, and early research into electricity. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Cavendish WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Mayer's Lunar Tables'''<br><br /> Tobias Mayer (17 February 1723 – 20 February 1762) was a German astronomer famous for his studies of the Moon. From/See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tobias_Mayer WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 731==<br /> '''Investiture'''<br><br /> Investiture, from the Latin (preposition in and verb vestire, 'dress' from vestis 'robe') is a rather general term for the formal installation of an incumbent (heir, elect of nominee) in public office, especially by taking possession of its insignia. The term is normally reserved for formal offices of state, aristocracy and church. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Investiture WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Liripipes'''<br><br /> A liripipe (also liripoop, liripipion, liripion) is a historical part of clothing, the tail of a hood or cloak, or a long-tailed hood, in particular a chaperon or gugel, or the peak of a shoe. In modern times, the liripipe mostly refers to an element of academic dress, the tail of the cowl of an academic hood. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liripipe WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Tippets'''<br><br /> A tippet is a stole or scarf-like narrow piece of clothing, worn around the arms and above the elbow. They evolved in the fourteenth century from long sleeves and typically had one end hanging down to the knees. In later fashion, a tippet is often any scarf-like wrap, usually made of fur, such as the 16th century zibellino or the fur-lined capelets worn in the mid-18th century. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tippet WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Passementerie'''<br><br /> Passementerie or passementarie is the art of making elaborate trimmings or edgings (in French, passements) of applied braid, gold or silver cord, embroidery, colored silk, or beads for clothing or furnishings. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passementerie WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Pleiades'''<br>[[File:Astrolabe.jpg|200px|thumb|right|A 16th century astrolabe]]See pages [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_36:_362-370#Page_365 365] & [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_64:_623-628#Page_628 628].<br /> <br /> '''Astrolabe'''<br><br /> An astrolabe (Greek: ἁστρολάβον astrolabon 'star-taker') is a historical astronomical instrument used by classical astronomers, navigators, and astrologers. Its many uses include locating and predicting the positions of the Sun, Moon, planets, and stars; determining local time (given local latitude) and vice-versa; surveying; and triangulation. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astrolabe WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 732==<br /> '''Honorarium'''<br><br /> An honorarium is an ''ex gratia'' payment made to a person for their services in a volunteer capacity or for services for which fees are not traditionally required. This is used by groups such as schools or sporting clubs to pay coaches for their costs. Another example includes the payment to a guest speaker at a conference to cover their travel, accommodation, or preparation time. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honorarium WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Annotations Index==<br /> <br /> {{MD PbP}}</div>

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<p>Patkohn: </p> <hr /> <div>__TOC__<br /> <br /> ==Page 598==<br /> '''Grist-millers'''<br><br /> A gristmill or grist mill is a building in which grain is ground into flour, or the grinding mechanism itself. In many countries these are referred to as corn mills or flour mills. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grist_mill WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''"Mound"'''<br><br /> Mounds were used for burial, to support residential and religious structures, to represent a shared cosmology, and to unite and demarcate community. Common forms include conical mounds, ridge-top mounds, platform mounds, and animal effigy mounds, but there are many variations. Mound building in the USA is believed to date back to at least 3400 BC in the Southeast (see Watson Brake). The Adena and Mississippian cultures are principally known for their mounds. The largest mound site north of Mexico is Cahokia, a vast World Heritage Site located just east of St. Louis, Missouri. The most visually impressive mound site (due to the area being free of trees) is in Moundville, Alabama. The largest conical burial mound can be found in Moundsville, West Virginia. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indian_mound WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Silbury Hill'''<br><br /> Silbury Hill is a man-made chalk mound near Avebury in the English county of Wiltshire. At 130 ft high, Silbury Hill – which is part of the complex of Neolithic monuments around Avebury, which includes the Avebury Ring and West Kennet Long Barrow – is the tallest prehistoric human-made mound in Europe and one of the largest in the world; it is similar in size to some of the smaller Egyptian pyramids of the Giza Necropolis. Its purpose however, is still highly debated. There are several other Neolithic monuments in the area, including Stonehenge. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silbury_hill WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''''Still'''''<br><br /> Mason with a semi-lame pun on distillation of corn hooch<br /> <br /> '''Promontory'''<br><br /> A promontory is a prominent mass of land which overlooks lower lying land or a body of water (when it may be called a peninsula or headland). Most promontories are formed either from a hard ridge of rock that has resisted the erosive forces that have removed the softer rock to the sides of it, or are the high ground that remains between two river valleys where they form a confluence. Throughout history many forts and castles have been built upon promontories because of their natural defensive properties. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promontory WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 599==<br /> '''Leyden Jar... Leyden Battery'''<br><br /> See pages [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_38:_382-390#Page_390 390] & [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_29:_289-295#Page_294 294].<br /> <br /> ==Page 600==<br /> '''Welsh Indians'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_51:_491-498#Page_497 497].<br /> <br /> '''''The Turkish Spy'''''<br><br /> ''Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy'' was an eight-volume collection of articles ostensibly written by an Ottoman spy named "Mahmut". Authorities agree that the first volume of this work, published in Italian in Paris in 1684, was written by a Genoese political refugee, Giovanni Paolo Marana (1642-1693), and was not a translation from Arabic. The remainder has been attributed to several English authors, among them Dr. Robert Midgley and William Bradshaw; however, it is likely that Midgley merely edited the English translation, made by Bradshaw, of the original Italian manuscript. Daniel Defoe wrote ''A Continuation of the Letters Writ by a Turkish Spy'' in 1718. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Letters_Writ_by_a_Turkish_Spy WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''The Cymry'''<br><br /> The Welsh people (Welsh: Cymry) are an ethnic group and nation associated with Wales and the Welsh language. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cymry WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Babylon'''<br><br /> All that remains of the original ancient famed city of Babylon today is a mound, or tell, of broken mud-brick buildings and debris in the fertile Mesopotamian plain between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers, in Iraq. Although it has been reconstructed, historical resources inform us that Babylon was at first a small town, that had sprung up by the beginning of the third millennium BCE (the dawn of the dynasties). The town flourished and attained prominence and political repute with the rise of the First Babylonian Dynasty. It was the "holy city" of Babylonia by approximately 2300 BCE, and the seat of the Neo-Babylonian Empire from 612 BCE. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon were one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Babylon WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Nineveh'''<br><br /> Ancient Nineveh's mound-ruins of Kouyunjik and Nabī Yūnus are located on a level part of the plain near the junction of the Tigris and the Khosr Rivers within an 1,800-acre (7 km2) area circumscribed by a 12-kilometre (7.5 mi) brick rampart. This whole extensive space is now one immense area of ruins overlaid in parts by new suburbs of the city of Mosul. Nineveh was an important junction for commercial routes crossing the Tigris. Occupying a central position on the great highway between the Mediterranean Sea and the Indian Ocean, thus uniting the East and the West, wealth flowed into it from many sources, so that it became one of the greatest of all the region's ancient cities. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nineveh WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Tuscaroras'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_58:_570-574#Page_571 571].<br /> <br /> '''Ogham'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_51:_491-498#Page_497 497].<br /> <br /> '''Hu Gadarn the Mighty'''<br><br /> Hu Gadarn ("Hu the Mighty") is supposedly a figure from Welsh mythology. He is said to have brought the Welsh to Britain from the Summer Country (Gwlad Yr Haf), also called Deffrobani (a medieval name for Ceylon, and sometimes called Atlantia (in modern neo-druidism)), taught them to plough, and invented song to strengthen memory and record. His oxen pulled the afanc, a water-dwelling monster, from a lake, preventing floods. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hu_Gadarn WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Torpedo'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_49:_476-483#Page_477 477].<br /> <br /> ==Page 601==<br /> '''Sideling Hill'''<br><br /> Sideling Hill is part of the Allegheny Mountains of the Appalachian Mountain Range (also considered part of the Ridge-and-valley Appalachians). It traverses West Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania and rises to its highest elevation of 2,301 feet (616 m) in Fulton County, Pennsylvania. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sideling_Hill WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Black Boys'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_39:_391-398#Page_395 395].<br /> <br /> '''Shippensburg'''<br><br /> Shippensburg is the oldest community of the Cumberland Valley, and the second oldest west of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania (after York to the southeast). In July 1730, 12 Scots-Irish families came to the site of the present day Shippensburg and built cabin homes along Burd's Run. Shippensburg began as the western outpost of colonial settlement. The village received its name from Edward Shippen, a prominent resident of Lancaster (and one time mayor of Philadelphia) who obtained the patent to the land from the heirs of William Penn. Edward Shippen's granddaughter, Peggy Shippen, was historically notable as the wife of General Benedict Arnold, who infamously betrayed the Continental Army by defecting to the British during the American Revolutionary War. In 1735, Samuel Perry built the Widow Piper's Tavern, which stands at the southwest corner of East King Street and Queen Street. This building was selected as the place for the first Cumberland County Courts in 1750 and 1751. The building has been restored and serves today as the home of the Shippensburg Civic Club. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shippensburg WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Captain Zhang'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_58:_570-574#Page_573 573].<br /> <br /> ==Page 602==<br /> '''medicine in China'''<br><br /> Traditional Chinese Medicine, also known as TCM, includes a range of traditional medical practices originating in China. Although well accepted in the mainstream of medical care throughout East Asia, it is considered an alternative medical system in much of the western world. TCM practices include such treatments as herbal medicine, acupuncture, dietary therapy, and both Tui na and Shiatsu massage. Qigong and Taijiquan are also closely associated with TCM. TCM claims to be rooted in meticulous observation of nature, the cosmos, and the human body, and to be thousands of years old. Major theories include those of Yin-yang, the Five Phases, the human body Channel system, Zang Fu organ theory, six confirmations, four layers, etc. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_medicine WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Flow of ''Chee'''''<br><br /> In traditional Chinese culture, Chi is an active principle forming part of any living thing. It is frequently translated as "energy flow," and is often compared to Western notions of energeia or élan vital (vitalism) as well as the yogic notion of prana. The literal translation is "air," "breath," or "gas" (compare the original meaning of Latin spiritus "breathing"; or the Common Greek πνεῦμα, meaning "air," "breath," or "spirit"; and the Sanskrit term prana, "breath"). From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ch%27i WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Oolite Shafts'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_55:_542-553#Page_547 547].<br /> <br /> '''Fluxions'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_22:_215-227#Page_220 220].<br /> <br /> '''"An Inner Surface? Are you by chance seeking analogy between the Human Body and the planet Earth? The Earth has no inner Surface, Dixon."'''<br><br /> Dixon is positing a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollow_earth Hollow Earth theory]. See [[Chapter_55:_542-553#Page 548|p.548]].<br /> <br /> '''Cloud-berry Flip'''<br><br /> A Flip is a class of mixed drinks. According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the term was first used in 1695 to describe a mixture of beer, rum, and sugar, heated with a red-hot iron ("Thus we live at sea; eat biscuit, and drink flip"). The iron would cause the drink to froth up, and it is from this frothing (or "flipping") that the name was born. Over time, the proportion of eggs and sugar would increase, the beer would be gradually be left out, and the drink would cease to be served hot. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flip_(cocktail) WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 603==<br /> [[File:Hollowearth.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Map of a Hollow Earth (from ''The Goddess of Atvatabar'' (1892))]]<br /> '''"...the Visitor's tales of a great dark Cavity up there, mirror'd overhead, as by a Water-sky,&#151; Funnel-shap'd, leading inside the Earth...to another World."'''<br><br /> Stig continues with tales of the Hollow Earth...<br /> <br /> Sounds very much like a trip the Chums of Chance took in ''ATD''<br /> <br /> '''Cock Lane Ghost'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_18:_183-189#Page_183 183].<br /> <br /> '''Lud Oafery'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_47:_460-465#Page_463 463].<br /> <br /> '''Mr. Birch'''<br><br /> See pages [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_25:_245-253#Page_247 247] & [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_7:_58-76#Page_75 75].<br /> <br /> ==Page 604==<br /> '''Father Boscovich'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_22:_215-227#Page_215 215].<br /> <br /> '''Zarpazo'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_55:_542-553#Page_543 543].<br /> <br /> '''Wise Men from the East... ev'ryone knows they come in Threes!'''<br><br /> The supposed "three" wise men from Jesus' birth narrative comes from the three gifts given to baby Jesus, ie. Gold, Frankincense & Myrrh. Nowhere does the story specify the number of wise men.<br /> <br /> '''Thirteenth Guest'''<br><br /> There were thirteen participants at the Last Supper. Tradition states that Judas Iscariot, the disciple who betrayed Jesus, was the 13th to sit at the table. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/13_(number) WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 605==<br /> '''Supernumerary Figure'''<br><br /> Supernumerary is an additional member of an organization. A supernumerary is also a non-regular member of a staff, a member of the staff or an employee who works in a public office who is not part of the manpower complement. Thus, a supernumerary could be an extra member or a temporary employee in addition to the permanent staff, or permanent members of a society. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supernumerary WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Dog... for its Eyes glow as if all the Creature's Interior be a miniature of Hell'''<br><br /> Cf. page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_51:_491-498#Page_494 494].<br /> <br /> ==Annotations Index==<br /> <br /> {{MD PbP}}</div>

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<p>Patkohn: </p> <hr /> <div>__TOC__<br /> <br /> ==Page 575==<br /> '''Shelby Seat'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_55:_542-553#Page_548 548].<br /> <br /> '''Governor Sharpe'''<br><br /> Horatio Sharpe (1718-1790) was Provincial Governor of Maryland from 1753 to 1768 under the Restored Proprietary Government. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horatio_Sharpe WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Mr. Joseph Warford'''<br><br /> In December 1776, Joseph Warford was deeded 100 acres of land on which he laid out a village that was to become known as Warfordsburg. A large stone structure that served as the Warford home and tavern was built, though the building was destroyed by fire in 1947. Warfordsburg lies just north of the Mason-Dixon line in Union and Brush Creek Township in southern Fulton County, Pennsylvania, off Interstate 70 and readily accessible to U.S. Route 40, the historic National Road. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warfordsburg,_Pennsylvania WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Tom Hynes... Catherine Wheat... Baby'''<br><br /> See this [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Proceedings_of_the_Council_of_Maryland LINK]<br /> <br /> '''Frederick's Town'''<br><br /> Frederick is a city in west-central Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Frederick County, the largest county by area in the state of Maryland... “Frederick Town” was laid out by Daniel Dulany (a land speculator) in 1745, and settled by a German immigrant party led by a young German Reformed schoolmaster from the Rhineland Palatinate named Johann Thomas Schley (d. 1790), who came to the Maryland colony with his wife, Maria Winz. They built the first house of the new town which into the 20th century stood at the northwest corner of Middle Alley and East Patrick Street. The settlement was founded upon a tract of land granted by Daniel Dulany on the banks of Carroll Creek. Within three years the settlement had become the county seat of Frederick County. It is uncertain which Frederick the town was named for, but the likeliest candidate is Frederick Calvert, 6th Baron Baltimore. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Town WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 576==<br /> '''the Kirk'''<br><br /> The Kirk is an informal name for the Church of Scotland, the country's national church. The Kirk of Scotland was in official use as the name of the Church of Scotland until the 17th century, and still today the term is frequently used in the press and everyday speech, though seldom in the Church's own literature. However, Kirk Session is still the standard term in church law for the court of elders in the local parish, both in the Church of Scotland and in any of the other Scottish Presbyterian denominations. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kirk WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 577==<br /> '''Barney Johnson'''<br><br /> Related to [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Johnson_%28Maryland%29 this guy], perhaps.<br /> <br /> ==Page 578==<br /> '''Arnica Tea'''<br><br /> Arnica montana has been used medicinally for centuries. The roots contain derivatives of thymol, which are used as fungicides and preservatives and may have some anti-inflammatory effect. Arnica is currently used in liniment and ointment preparations used for strains, sprains, and bruises. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arnica WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''the Baby is suddenly become a Ball in a Game'''<br><br /> Here we have record of the first game of American Football (though a bit more like Rugby), PA vs. MD. Also, if you havent yet, see [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Proceedings_of_the_Council_of_Maryland THIS].<br /> <br /> '''Shelbyites'''<br><br /> If you just be happening to join us, followers of our boy Shelby, Pennsylvania style, see page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_55:_542-553#Page_548 548].<br /> <br /> '''Banshee'''<br><br /> The Banshee, from the Irish bean sídhe [bʲæn ˈʃiː] ("woman of the síde" or "woman of the fairy mounds") is a female spirit [in Irish mythology, usually seen as an omen of death and a messenger from the Otherworld]. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banshee WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 580==<br /> '''''net'''''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_35:_349-361#Page_356 356].<br /> <br /> '''''schlag'''''<br><br /> German- smack<br /> <br /> ==Page 581==<br /> '''Tête-à-Tête'''<br><br /> A face-to-face meeting, or private conversation between two people, usually in an intimate setting; a head-to-head. From [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/t%C3%AAte-%C3%A0-t%C3%AAte WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Avuncular Apparition'''<br><br /> Couldnt this, besides Warford, also refer to Wicks who is telling the story? Much like the apparitions during Mason's nightwalking of the Lost Eleven Days, Wicks is somehow present, through his retelling of the tale...<br /> <br /> '''desuperpollicates'''<br><br /> Gives the thumbs up?<br /> <br /> ==Page 582==<br /> '''Conoloways White'''<br><br /> Most likely moonshine that Conrad Wheat has made with water from Conoloways Creek.<br /> <br /> '''Calathumpians'''<br><br /> Calathumpian is used in a non-judgmental way to describe a religion or philosophy when it is relatively original, held by a small group, personally assembled, or not institutionalized. In addition it is sometimes used as a non-specific example of a religious or political persuasion. For instance "just because a Caluthumpian believes 'x', does not make it right". Calasthumpian (possibly apocryphal origin from Latin “calathus” = rubbish bin) is a description applied, sometimes pejoratively, to individuals who believe things that mainstream believers (at that time and place) tend to regard as rubbish. Sometimes spelled "callothumpian", "carathumpian" and "calisthumpian", amongst diverse variations. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calathumpian WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Braddock's Defeat'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_33:_327-340#Page_330 330].<br /> <br /> ==Page 583==<br /> '''"The Black Joke"'''<br><br /> The Black Joke, sometimes spelled Black Joak, was a bawdy song heard in London around 1730. William Hogarth referenced the song in the Tavern Scene of A Rake's Progress. The lyrics and tune apparently gave rise to variations from 1730 onwards, such as the ''White Joak'' and so forth. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Joke WIKI] See [http://sniff.numachi.com/pages/tiBLCKJKE;ttBLCKJKE.html LYRICS HERE]<br /> <br /> '''The Day and its Demands'''<br><br /> Again, touching on a main theme in ''ATD''--Finding (or creating) happiness and joy against the unavoidable strife and responsibilities of daily living.<br /> <br /> ==Page 584==<br /> '''Defiles'''<br><br /> Defile is a geographic term for a narrow pass or gorge between mountains or hills. It has its origins as a military description of a pass through which troops can march only in a narrow column or with a narrow front. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defile_(geography) WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Grandfather Cresap'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_28:_275-288#Page_277 277].<br /> <br /> ==Annotations Index==<br /> <br /> {{MD PbP}}</div>

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<p>Patkohn: </p> <hr /> <div>==Page 289==<br /> '''Walls of the Shambles... the Market'''<br><br /> New Market, as it was originally known, later also known as Headhouse (or Head House) Square, is an historic street market in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in 1745 and named "New Market" to distinguish it from the established market on High (now Market) St., it was used well into the 19th century. Two rows of brick pillars support a gable roof and arched ceiling over an open market area. The area features cobblestone streets and a park. The square includes a stone building, the Headhouse, a former firehouse built in 1804, the oldest in the United States. It also features one of the oldest continually run farmer's markets in the nation. The market structure, known as the Shambles, was demolished in 1950 but rebuilt in the early 1960s. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Market_(Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania) WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''The Veery Brothers'''<br><br /> Located [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=S+2nd+AND+market+Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1&iwloc=addr here.]<br /> <br /> ==Page 290==<br /> <br /> '''"He's a rare Wax Artist, our Cosmo is..."<br /><br /> Another fabulous scene containing (at least) two jokes: First, the ancient cult of Priapus, whose practice of votive offerings of wax phalluses was co-opted by Christianity to become part of the feast day celebration of Cosmas and Damian. Second, Damian's fascination with the realism of the 'Publick Beheading Model' of effigy, considering that Saints Cosmas and Damian were martyred by being beheaded. An extensive description of both references can be read [http://against-the-day.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=St._Cosmo here]<br /> <br /> <br /> '''[[1763#November|November]] 30, 1763'''<br /> <br /> '''Tavern-hopping'''<br><br /> Some info on Philadelphia's [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/philadelphia/areahistory/watson0113.txt Taverns and Coffee-Houses.]<br /> <br /> '''Indian Queen'''<br><br /> located [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=S+5th+st+and+Chestnut+Street+Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=39.949359,-75.149263&spn=0.00366,0.007918&iwloc=addr here]<br><br /> [http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/evans/files/phs051.html Image] from 1833.<br><br /> Durring the 1787 Constitutional Convention, this was one of the places delegates including James Madison, stayed. [http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/profiles/linder/GOLFTAV.HTM link and future source]<br><br /> <br /> ==Page 291==<br /> ''''As it will prove...' [[1763#December|December]] 1, 1763'''<br><br /> <br /> ==Page 292==<br /> '''Mr. Arne's ''Love in a Cottage'''''<br><br /> ''Love in a Village'' is a ballad opera in three acts that was composed and arranged by Thomas Arne. A pastiche, the work contains 42 musical numbers of which only five were newly composed works by Arne. The other music is made up of 13 pieces borrowed from Arne's earlier stage works, a new overture was by C. F. Abel, and 23 songs by other composers, including Geminiani and Galuppi, albeit with new texts. The English libretto, by Isaac Bickerstaff, is based on Charles Johnson’s 1729 play The Village Opera. The opera premiered at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden in London on 8 December 1762. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_in_a_Village WIKI] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Arne Thomas Arne link here]<br /> <br /> ==Page 293==<br /> '''''Philosophical Transactions'''''<br><br /> ''The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'', or ''Phil. Trans.'', is a scientific journal published by the Royal Society. Begun in 1665, it is the oldest scientific journal printed in the English-speaking world and the second oldest in the world, after the French ''Journal des sçavans''. It has remained in continuous publication ever since 1665, making it the world's longest running scientific journal. The use of the word "philosophical" in the title derives from the phrase "natural philosophy", which was the equivalent of what we would now generically call "science". From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''''Andante'''''<br><br /> Slowish musical movement<br /> <br /> '''Orchid Tavern... Dock Creek'''<br><br /> This was a marshland area with a creek that ran to Penn's landing. References to Dock Creek [http://www.ushistory.org/carpentershall/history/july4.htm here]and [http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_landing.htm here.]The creek was filled in and became [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=39.946233,-75.144918&spn=0.004277,0.010664&t=k&om=1 Dock Road].<br /> Located near the "Blue Anchor" cannot find references to the "Orchid Tavern" obvious connection to Franklin's sunglasses. It is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchid_%28color%29 this] color.<br /> <br /> '''Old and New Lights'''<br><br /> The terms Old Lights and New Lights (among others) are used in Christian circles to distinguish between two groups who were initially the same, but have come to a disagreement. These terms have been applied in a wide variety of ways, and the meaning must be determined from context. Typically, if a denomination is changing, and some refuse to change, and the denomination splits, those who did not change are referred to as the "Old Lights", and the ones who changed are referred to as the "New Lights". From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_and_New_Light WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Mr. Shippen'''<br><br /> William Shippen, Sr. (October 1, 1712 – November 4, 1801) was an American physician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a civic and educational leader who represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress... Shippen joined the vestrymen who founded the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia in 1742. He joined Benjamin Franklin and other civic leaders to found the Public Academy in 1749 and served as one of its trustees. When it merged with another school to become the College of Philadelphia he served as a trustee of the college from 1755 to 1779; the College is now the University of Pennsylvania. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shippen WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 294==<br /> '''Leyden-Jar'''<br><br /> The Leyden jar is a device that "stores" static electricity between two electrodes on the inside and outside of a jar. It was invented independently by Ewald Georg von Kleist in 11 October 1744 and by Pieter van Musschenbroek in 1745—1746. The latter place of invention, Leiden, Netherlands gave the invention its name. It was the original form of the capacitor. The Leyden jar was used to conduct many early experiments in electricity, and its discovery was of fundamental importance in the study of electricity. Previously, researchers had to resort to insulated conductors of large dimensions to store charge. The Leyden jar provided a much more compact alternative. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyden_jar WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Euclid'''<br><br /> Euclid (Greek: Εὐκλείδης — Eukleídēs), fl. 300 BC, also known as Euclid of Alexandria, was a Greek mathematician and is often referred to as the "Father of Geometry." From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclid WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Annotation Index==<br /> <br /> {{MD PbP}}</div>

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<p>Patkohn: </p> <hr /> <div>==Page 391==<br /> '''Squire Haligast predicts an end...'''<br><br /> Which indeed does seem to be what happens; see pages [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_38:_382-390#Page_389 389], [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_37:_371-381#Page_373 373] & [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_36:_362-370#Page_366 366].<br /> <br /> '''mephitic'''<br><br /> of, relating to, or resembling mephitis : foul-smelling <mephitic vapors><br /> <br /> ==Page 392==<br /> '''Henry the Eighth'''<br><br /> Henry VIII (28 June 1491 – 28 January 1547) was King of England from 21 April 1509 until his death. He was also Lord of Ireland (later King of Ireland) and claimant to the Kingdom of France. Henry was the second monarch of the House of Tudor, succeeding his father, Henry VII. Henry VIII was a significant figure in the history of the English monarchy. Although in the great part of his reign he brutally suppressed the influence of the Protestant Reformation in England, a movement having some roots with John Wycliffe in the 14th century, he is more popularly known for his role in the separation of the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_the_eighth WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 393==<br /> '''Annapolis'''<br><br /> Annapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Maryland, as well as the county seat of Anne Arundel County. It is situated on the Chesapeake Bay at the mouth of the Severn River, 26 miles (42 km) south of Baltimore and about 29 miles (47 km) east of Washington D.C. Annapolis is part of the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area. The city was the temporary capital of the United States in 1783–1784. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annapolis WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''York'''<br><br /> York, Pennsylvania is one of many cities that lay claim to the title of First Capital of the United States, although historians generally consider it to be the fourth capital, after Philadelphia, Baltimore and Lancaster. The claim arises from the assertion that the Articles of Confederation was the first legal document to refer to the colonies as "the United States of America". The argument depends on whether the Declaration of Independence, which also uses the term, would be considered a true legal document of the United States, being drafted under and in opposition to British rule. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/York_pa WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Baltimore'''<br><br /> The Maryland colonial General Assembly created the Port of Baltimore at Locust Point in 1706 for the tobacco trade. The Town of Baltimore was founded on July 30, 1729, and is named after Lord Baltimore (Cecilius Calvert), who was the first Proprietary Governor of the Province of Maryland. Cecilius Calvert was a son of George Calvert, who became the First Lord Baltimore of County Cork, Ireland in 1625. Baltimore grew swiftly in the 18th century as a granary for sugar-producing colonies in the Caribbean. The profit from sugar encouraged the cultivation of cane and the importation of food. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltimore WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Calvert Connections'''<br><br /> See pages [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_22:_215-227#Page_225 225] & [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_30:_296-301#Page_301 301]<br /> <br /> '''Hogsheads of Tobacco'''<br><br /> A tobacco hogshead was used in American colonial times to transport and store tobacco. It was a very large wooden barrel. A standardized hogshead measured 48 inches (1220 mm) long and 30 inches (760 mm) in diameter at the head (at least 550 L, depending on the width in the middle). Fully packed with tobacco, it weighed about 1000 pounds (450 kg). From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hogshead WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 394==<br /> '''my own ''Surveillor'' might be secreted anywhere'''<br><br /> Armand is crossing into some Kafkaesque territory here...<br /> <br /> '''Williamsburg'''<br><br /> Colonial Williamsburg is the historic district of the independent city of Williamsburg, Virginia. It consists of many of the buildings that, from 1699 to 1780, formed colonial Virginia's capital. The capital straddled the boundary of two of the original shires of Virginia, James City Shire (now James City County), and Charles River Shire (now York County). For most of the 18th century, Williamsburg was the center of government, education and culture in the Colony of Virginia. It was here that Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry, James Monroe, James Madison, George Wythe, Peyton Randolph, and dozens more helped mold democracy in the Commonwealth of Virginia and the United States. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colonial_Williamsburg WIKI]<br /> <br /> Williamsburg is now also the place where you will hear this phrase more times than you can count: "This isnt the original... but this is the way that it would have looked."<br /> <br /> '''Glasgow'''<br><br /> Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands. A person from Glasgow is known as a Glaswegian, which is also the name of the local dialect. Glasgow grew from the medieval Bishopric of Glasgow and the later establishment of the University of Glasgow, which contributed to the Scottish Enlightenment. From the 18th century the city became one of Europe's main hubs of transatlantic trade with the Americas. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 395==<br /> '''The Stamp Act'''<br><br /> The Stamp Act of 1765 (short title Duties in American Colonies Act 1765; 5 George III, c. 12) was a tax imposed by the British Parliament on the colonies of British America. The act required that many printed materials in the colonies carry a tax stamp. These printed materials were legal documents, magazines, newspapers and practically all forms of paper used throughout the colonies. Like previous taxes, the Stamp tax had to be paid in valid British currency, not in colonial paper money. The purpose of the tax was to help pay for troops stationed in North America following the British victory in the Seven Years' War. The British government felt that the colonies were the primary beneficiaries of this military presence, and should pay at least a portion of the expense. The Stamp Act met with great resistance in the colonies. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_1765 WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''western Black-Boy'''<br><br /> The Black Boys, also known as the Brave Fellows and the Loyal Volunteers, were members of a white settler movement in the Conococheague Valley of colonial Pennsylvania sometimes known as the Black Boys Rebellion. The Black Boys, so-called because they sometimes blackened their faces during their actions, were upset with British policy regarding American Indians following Pontiac's Rebellion. When that war came to an end in 1765, the Pennsylvania government began to reopen trade with the Native Americans who had taken part in the uprising. Many settlers of the Conococheague Valley were outraged, having suffered greatly from Indian raids during the war. The 1764 Enoch Brown School Massacre, in which ten school children had been killed and scalped, was the most notorious example of these raids. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Boys WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''May Session of the Burgesses'''<br><br /> The Virginia House of Burgesses was the elected lower house in the legislative assembly in the New World established in the Colony of Virginia in 1619. Over time, the name came to represent the entire official legislative body of the Colony of Virginia, and later, after the American Revolution, the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Burgesses WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Mr. Patrick Henry'''<br><br /> Patrick Henry (May 29, 1736 – June 6, 1799)[1] served as the first post-colonial Governor of Virginia from 1776 to 1779. A prominent figure in the American Revolution, Henry is known and remembered for his "Give me Liberty, or give me Death!" speech, and as one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Along with Samuel Adams and Thomas Paine, he is remembered as one of the most influential (and radical) advocates of the American Revolution and republicanism, especially in his denunciations of corruption in government officials and his defense of historic rights. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patrick_henry WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Virginia Resolutions'''<br><br /> In United States history, the Kentucky and Virginia Resolutions (or Resolves) were political statements in favor of states' rights and Strict Constructionism. They were written secretly by Vice President Thomas Jefferson and James Madison. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Resolutions WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Raleigh's Tavern'''<br><br /> Raleigh Tavern in Williamsburg, Virginia, gained some fame in the pre-Revolutionary War Colony of Virginia as a gathering place for the Burgesses after several Royal Governors officially dissolved the House of Burgesses, the elected legislative body, when their actions did not suit the Crown. Such dissension became more common between the end of the French and Indian War in 1763 and the outbreak of the American Revolution in 1776. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raleigh_Tavern WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''"Vine"'''<br><br /> Vine charcoal is created by burning sticks of wood (usually willow or linden/Tilia) into soft, medium, and hard consistencies. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charcoal WIKI] <br /> <br /> '''Colonel Byrd'''<br><br /> William Byrd II (28 March 1674 – 26 August 1744) was a planter and author from Charles City County, Virginia. He is considered the founder of Richmond, Virginia. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Byrd_II WIKI]<br /> [http://books.google.com/books?vid=OCLC00477341&id=g7u8YIKtb_wC&dq=inauthor:byrd&num=100&q=inauthor:byrd&pgis=1 GoogleBooks] [http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=william.byrd+1674+1744 Google]<br /> <br /> '''tall red-headed youth... "Tom"'''<br><br /> This is Thomas Jefferson. Dixon toasts "to the pursuit of Happiness" and a young man named Tom asks if can use that phrase some time, which Thomas Jefferson did in the Declaration of Independence. The passage continues to confirm that this is Jefferson by discussing his interest in surveying, which was a very real interest of Jefferson's.<br /> <br /> As a political philosopher, Jefferson was a man of the Enlightenment and knew many intellectual leaders in Britain and France. He idealized the independent yeoman farmer as exemplar of republican virtues, distrusted cities and financiers, and favored states' rights and a strictly limited federal government. Jefferson supported the separation of church and state and was the author of the Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom (1779, 1786). He was the eponym of Jeffersonian democracy and the co-founder and leader of the Democratic-Republican Party, which dominated American politics for 25 years. Jefferson served as the wartime Governor of Virginia (1779–1781), first United States Secretary of State (1789–1793), and second Vice President (1797–1801). From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_jefferson WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Professor Fry'''<br><br /> Colonel Joshua Fry (1699-1754) was a surveyor, adventurer, mapmaker, member of the House of Burgesses, and soldier. Born in Crewkerne, Somersetshire, England, he moved to Essex County, Virginia as a young man to marry the wealthy widow Mary Micou Hill, who bore him five children who grew to adulthood, viz., John, Henry, Martha, William, and Margaret. In 1743-1744 Fry and his family moved to the not-yet-established Albemarle County, Virginia to claim unclaimed plots of land and take advantage of surveying opportunities. There he built a house called Viewmont that sat on a 800-acre (3.2 km2) plantation bordering the Hardware River. Fry, along with fellow member of the Loyal Land Company, Peter Jefferson, created the famous Maryland-Virginia Fry-Jefferson Map in 1752. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joshua_Fry WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 396==<br /> '''Carolinians'''<br><br /> The Province of Carolina from 1663 to 1712, was a colony of British America, controlled by the Lords Proprietary, a group of eight English noblemen led informally by member Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury. Dissent over governance of the province led to the appointment of a deputy governor to administer the northern half of the colony in 1691. The division between North and South became complete in 1712, but both colonies remained in the hands of the same group of proprietors. A rebellion against the proprietors broke out in 1719 which led to the appointment of a royal governor for South Carolina in 1720. After nearly a decade in which the British government sought to locate and buy out the proprietors, both North and South Carolina became royal colonies in 1729. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Province_of_Carolina WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Norfolk'''<br><br /> Norfolk grew in the late 1600s as a "Half Moone" fort was constructed and 50 acres were acquired in exchange for 10,000 pounds of tobacco. The House of Burgesses established "Towne of Lower Norfolk County" in 1680. In 1691, a final county subdivision took place when Lower Norfolk County split to form Norfolk County (present day Norfolk, Chesapeake, and parts of Portsmouth) and Princess Anne County (present day Virginia Beach). Norfolk was incorporated in 1705 and in 1736, George II granted Norfolk a royal charter as a borough. By 1775, Norfolk developed into what contemporary observers argued was the most prosperous city in Virginia. It was an important port for exporting goods to the British Isles and beyond. In part because of its merchants' numerous trading ties with other parts of the British Empire, Norfolk served as a strong base of Loyalist support during the early part of the American Revolution. After fleeing the colonial capitol of Williamsburg, Lord Dunmore, the Royal Governor of Virginia, tried to reestablish control of the colony from Norfolk. Dunmore secured small victories at Norfolk but was forced into exile by the American rebels, commanded by Colonel Woodford. His departure brought an end to more than 168 years of British colonial rule in Virginia. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norfolk_VA WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Paronomasia'''<br><br /> Fancy word for pun<br /> <br /> ==Page 397==<br /> '''"Leg before Wicket"'''<br><br /> In the sport of cricket, leg before wicket (LBW) is one of the ways in which a batsman can be dismissed. An umpire will rule a batsman out LBW under a complex series of circumstances that primarily include the ball striking the batsman's body (usually the leg) when it would otherwise have continued on to hit the wicket. The LBW rule is designed to prevent a batsman simply using his body to prevent the ball from hitting the wicket (and so avoid being bowled out) rather than using his bat to do so. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leg_before_wicket WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''"Urania"'''<br><br /> In Greek mythology, Urania was the muse of astronomy and astrology. Some accounts list her as the mother of the musician Linus. She is usually depicted as having a globe in her left hand. She is able to foretell the future by the arrangement of the stars. She is often associated with Universal Love and the Holy Spirit. She is dressed in a cloak embroidered with stars and keeps her eyes and attention focused on the Heavens. Those who are most concerned with philosophy and the heavens are dearest to her. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urania WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Quoiting''' <br>[[File:Quoits.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Newcastle Pit Men playing at Quoits]]<br /> A game similar to horseshoes played with quoits (from the middle english ''coyte'', flat stone) particular to the Northeast. (source: thefreedictionary.com) Quoits (koits, kwoits) is a traditional game which involves the throwing of metal, rope or rubber rings over a set distance, usually to land over or near a spike (sometimes called a hob, mott or pin). The sport of Quoits encompasses several distinct variations. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quoits WIKI]<br /> <br /> Is there a significance to the choice of quoiting over a pistol dual between Dixon and Fabian, which is independent of Dixon's religious pacifism?<br /> <br /> Superficially, the game resembles the West Line: an invisible line defined by staked points along which objects (stones) fly. One could note the same, of course, about a duel -- so perhaps there is some other significance in the choice of quoit?<br /> <br /> Ah, perhaps one point is that quoiting might be more 'civilized' a resolution since no one can be killed? [[User:MKOHUT|MKOHUT]] 11:55, 16 September 2007 (PDT)<br /> <br /> '''...the Metal hurtling thro' the Air, even, if you listen closely enough, a certain Hum--'''<br><br /> In parallel with the above discussion of the game resembling the West Line: The quoits themselves (like bullets from a dueling pistol or launched rockets) travel an arc through the air,the path of which creates a gravitational rainbow. This would appear to be another allusion to the rockets in ''Gravity's Rainbow'', especially considering the distinct noise that preempts the arrival of some of the rockets in GR. See also [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_37:_371-381#Page_378 378] <br /> <br /> '''the ''Rencontre'''''<br><br /> The Match<br /> <br /> '''Joppa'''<br><br /> Joppa, Maryland in Harford County, Maryland is now a planning region for the county, but there was originally a town at the center called Joppa. Joppa was founded as a British colonial settlement in the early 1700s, and takes its name from the biblical town of Joppa (Jaffa, Israel). The town of Joppa, on the Gunpowder River traded internationally in agricultural products, especially tobacco. At its peak, the port was home to about 50 homes, a church, prison, inns, shops, schools, armament factories, and warehouses. However, with the rise of Baltimore and Annapolis, Joppa declined as a port, and was slowly abandoned. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joppa,_Maryland WIKI] <br /> <br /> '''Head of Elk'''<br><br /> See pages [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_33:_327-340#Page_337 337] & [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_38:_382-390#Page_390 390].<br /> <br /> ==Annotation Index==<br /> <br /> {{MD PbP}}</div>

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<p>Patkohn: </p> <hr /> <div>==Page 371==<br /> '''Amphibia'''<br><br /> "plural of amphibian" – [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/amphibia Wiktionary]<br /> <br /> '''''Blanquette de Veau'''''<br><br /> Blanquette de veau is a French veal dish. The term 'blanquette' comes from the French word for "white" (blanc), being a ragout (stew) with a white sauce... In a typical recipe, pieces of veal meat (shoulder, breast) and aromatic vegetables (onion, celery, carrot etc) are simmered at length in water or stock. The vegetables may then be discarded and the cooking liquid is thickened and enriched with flour, butter, cream and egg yolks. Mushrooms, rice, pasta and potatoes are common accompaniments to this dish, which is served hot. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blanquette_de_veau WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 372==<br /> '''''un Accés de Cuisinier''''' <br><br /> "an attack from the chef" -– [http://www.hyperarts.com/pynchon/mason-dixon/alpha/f.html#French HyperArts entry: French]<br /> <br /> or morely "the Approach of the Chef"? In other words, someone that shouldnt be in the kitchen, one would "deploy" this to get them out quickly (ie. stopped in their tracks)? Or on the otherhand, they may be sneaky with whomever it is to avoid the Chef, to keep them there.<br /> <br /> '''Jacques de Vaucanson'''<br><br /> Jacques de Vaucanson (February 24, 1709 – November 21, 1782) was a French inventor and artist with a mechanical background who is credited with creating the world's first true robots, as well as for creating the first completely automated loom. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacques_de_Vaucanson WIKI]<br /> <br /> "He actually did make a mechanical Duck that could eat and excrete. Perhaps his most significant automata were his automatic looms, because years later, Jacquard would invent the punched card so as to program Vaucanson's looms" -- [http://www.hyperarts.com/pynchon/mason-dixon/alpha/v.html HyperArts entry: Vaucanson, Jacques de (1709-82)]<br /> <br /> See also, [http://www.stanford.edu/group/SHR/4-2/text/mazlish.html Bruce Mazlish’s ''the man-machine and artificial intelligence''] and [http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/pynchon_essays_luddite.html Pynchon’s ''Is it O.K. to be a Luddite?''].<br /> <br /> '''the mechanickal Duck''' <br>[[Image:MechanicalDuck.jpg|thumb|Mistaken representation of how the Digesting Duck worked|right]]The Canard Digérateur, or Digesting Duck, was an automaton in the form of a duck, created by Jacques de Vaucanson in 1739. The mechanical duck appeared to have the ability to eat kernels of grain, and to metabolize and defecate them. While the duck did not actually have the ability to do this - the food was collected in one inner container, and the pre-stored feces was 'produced' from a second, so that no actual digestion took place - Vaucanson hoped that a truly digesting automaton could one day be designed. Voltaire wrote that "without [...] the duck of Vaucanson, you have nothing to remind you of the glory of France." ("Sans...le canard de Vaucanson vous n'auriez rien qui fit ressouvenir de la gloire de la France.") From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digesting_Duck WIKI]<br /> <br /> "an actual historickal figure; ‘account of the mechanism of an automaton, or image playing on the German-flute: as it was presented in a memoire, to the gentlemen of the Royal academy of sciences at Paris, by Vaucanson, inventor and maker of the said machine. Together with a description of an artificial duck, eating, drinking, macerating the food, and voiding excrements, pluming her wings, picking her feathers, and performing several operations in imitation of a living duck’ (Translated out of the French original, by J.T. Desaguliers. London, Printed by T. Parker, and sold by S. Varillon, 1742)" -- [http://www.hyperarts.com/pynchon/mason-dixon/alpha/v.html HyperArts entry: Duck, Vaucanson's mechanickal] <br /> <br /> See also [http://music.calarts.edu/~sroberts/articles/DeVaucanson.duck.html Elaboration & Illustration], [[C#chain|Great Chain of Being]].<br /> <br /> '''Prometheus'''<br><br /> In Greek mythology, Prometheus (Ancient Greek: Προμηθεύς, "forethought") is a Titan, the son of Iapetus and Themis, and brother to Atlas, Epimetheus and Menoetius. He was a champion of human-kind known for his wily intelligence, who stole fire from Zeus and gave it to mortals. Zeus then punished him for his crime by having him bound to a rock while a great eagle ate his liver every day only to have it grow back to be eaten again the next day. His myth has been treated by a number of ancient sources, in which Prometheus is credited with – or blamed for – playing a pivotal role in the early history of humankind. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 373==<br /> '''Man in the Iron Mask''' <br><br /> The Man in the Iron Mask was a prisoner held in a number of prisons, including the Bastille and the Chateau d'If, during the reign of Louis XIV of France. The identity of this man has been thoroughly discussed, mainly because no one ever saw his face as it was hidden by a mask of black velvet cloth, which later re-tellings of the story have said to have been an iron mask -- From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_in_the_iron_mask Wikipedia]<br /> <br /> '''Atelier'''<br><br /> An atelier is an artist's studio or workroom. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atelier WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Madame la Marquise de Pompadour'''<br><br /> Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson, Marquise de Pompadour, also known as Madame de Pompadour (29 December 1721 – 15 April 1764), was a member of the French court, and was the official maîtresse-en-titre of Louis XV from 1745 to 1750. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madame_de_Pompadour WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''''faisons le Dejeuner'''''<br><br /> Do lunch<br /> <br /> '''the Gallic miniature'''<br><br /> Squire Haligast<br /> <br /> '''''Hubris'''''<br><br /> Hubris (/hjuːbrɪs/) (ancient Greek ὕβρις) is a term used in modern English to indicate overweening pride, haughtiness, or arrogance, often resulting in fatal retribution or Nemesis. In ancient Greece, hubris referred to actions which, intentionally or not, shamed and humiliated the victim, and frequently the perpetrator as well. The word was also used to describe actions of those who challenged the gods or their laws, especially in Greek tragedy, resulting in the protagonist's downfall. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hubris WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''the Academy of Sciences'''<br><br /> The French Academy of Sciences is a learned society, founded in 1666 by Louis XIV at the suggestion of Jean-Baptiste Colbert, to encourage and protect the spirit of French scientific research. It was at the forefront of scientific developments in Europe in the 17th and 18th centuries. It is one of the earliest academies of sciences. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Academy_of_Sciences WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Thousand Toises per Minute'''<br><br /> Noun: toise, f. = a former French unit of length, corresponding to about 1.949 metres<br><br /> Etymology: Old French teise (cognate with Italian tesa), from Latin tesa (brachia) ‘outstretched (arms)’, from tendere ‘stretch’.<br><br /> Pronunciation: /twaz/ <br /> # a toise. <br /> # a height gauge. <br /> Retrieved from "[http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/toise Wiktionary]"<br /> <br /> This translates to approximately 72.66 miles per hour.<br /> <br /> ==Page 374==<br /> '''''cher Maitre'''''<br><br /> Dear Master<br /> <br /> '''''Canard au Pamplemousse Flambé'''''<br><br /> Grapefruit Duck Flambé<br /> <br /> Flambé (also spelled flambe; pronounced /flɒmˈbeɪ/) is a cooking procedure in which alcohol (ethanol) is added to a hot pan to create a burst of flames. The word means flamed in French (thus, in French, flambé is a past participle; the verb is flamber). It is typically done to create an impressive visual presentation at a dramatic point in the preparation of a meal. The flames result from the partial combustion of the flammable alcohol, which is quickly consumed, subsequently extinguishing the flames (some alcohol content remains). From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flamb%C3%A9 WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''''Canard avec Aubergines en Casserole'''''<br><br /> Duck and Eggplant Casserole<br /> <br /> '''''Fantaisie des Canettes...'''''<br><br /> The Ducklings' Fantasy<br /> <br /> ==Page 375==<br /> '''Bluebeard'''<br><br /> "Bluebeard" (French: "La Barbe bleue") is a French literary fairy tale written by Charles Perrault and is one of eight tales by the author first published by Barbin in Paris in January 1697 in Histoires ou Contes du temps passé. The tale tells the story of a violent nobleman in the habit of murdering his wives and the attempts of one wife to avoid the fate of her predecessors. Gilles de Rais, a 15th-century artistocrat and prolific serial killer, has been suggested as the source for the character of Bluebeard as has Conomor the Accursed, an early Breton king. "The White Dove" and "Fitcher's Bird" are tales similar to "Bluebeard". From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bluebeard WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''"I am provided with extensive Alarms... but 'twill trigger Consequences disagreeable."'''<br><br /> The duck is sort of similar to Emerson's watch, which would basically blow up if someone tried to take it apart (to figure out how it worked)<br /> <br /> ==Page 376==<br /> '''''Attend, Flatteur'''''<br><br /> Wait, Flattering<br /> <br /> '''Cocks of Strasbourg and Lyon'''<br><br /> The Strasbourg astronomical clock is located in the Strasbourg Cathedral, in the city of Strasbourg, Alsace, which was annexed by France in the late 17th century... A popular feature of the new clock was the golden cockerel, a relic of the first clock, which perched on the top of the cupola and entertained the onlookers at noon every day until 1640, when it was struck by lightning. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strasbourg_astronomical_clock WIKI]<br /> <br /> Lyon Cathedral (Cathédrale Saint-Jean-Baptiste de Lyon) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Lyon, France, the seat of the Archbishop of Lyon... The cathedral also has an astronomical clock from the 14th century. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lyon_Cathedral WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''''bien entendu'''''<br><br /> Naturally<br /> <br /> ==Page 377==<br /> '''Galuppi'''<br><br /> Baldassare Galuppi (18 October 1706 – 3 January 1785) was an Italian composer from Venice, noted for his operas, and particularly opera buffa... He was born on the island of Burano in the Venetian Lagoon, and as a result, he became known as Il Buranello. His first attempt at opera, La fede nell'incostanza ossia gli amici rivali (1722), was a spectacular failure, having been hissed off the stage. He subsequently studied music with Antonio Lotti, and after a brief period in Florence working as a harpsichordist, returned to Venice for another attempt at opera. This time, his opera seria Dorinda (1729) was a success and launched his theatrical career. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galuppi WIKI]<br /> <br /> Duck seems to have made up the name of the opera, as well as the restaurant, etc, all a part of his "plot"<br /> <br /> '''L'Appeau'''<br><br /> The Decoy<br /> <br /> '''''Insectes d'Etang a i'Etouffee'''''<br><br /> Pond Bug Étouffée<br /> <br /> Étouffée or etouffee is a Creole and Cajun dish typically served with shellfish or chicken over rice and is similar to gumbo. It is most popular in New Orleans and in the bayou country of the southernmost half of Louisiana. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Etouffee WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''''"Calmati, Mio Don Aldo irascibile"'''''<br><br /> "Calm down, my irascible Don Aldo"<br /> <br /> '''Mme. la Marquise de Pompadour'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_37:_371-381#Page_373 373].<br /> <br /> '''Jansenists'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_22:_215-227#Page_227 227].<br /> <br /> '''Prussian Military'''<br><br /> The Prussian Army (German: Preußische Armee) was the army of the Kingdom of Prussia. It was vital to the development of Brandenburg-Prussia as a European power. The Prussian Army had its roots in the meager mercenary forces of Brandenburg during the Thirty Years' War. Elector Frederick William developed it into a viable standing army, while King Frederick William I of Prussia drastically increased its size. King Frederick the Great led the disciplined Prussian troops to victory during the 18th century Silesian Wars and increased the prestige of the Kingdom of Prussia. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prussian_Army WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''missions Bourbon and Orleanist'''<br><br /> The Orléanists were a French right-wing/center-right political faction or party which arose out of the French Revolution, and ceased to have a separate existence shortly after the establishment of the Third Republic in 1870. It took its name from the Orléans branch of the House of Bourbon, who were its leaders. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orl%C3%A9anist WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Corsican Adventurers'''<br><br /> The Age of Enlightenment overthrew signorial and colonial rule and brought some measure of self-rule to the island. Corsica is distinguished by having staged the first enlightenment revolution, being upstaged only by the English Revolution of the preceding century. It was the first of a trio: Corsican, American, French, and as such had some influence on the American Revolution. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Corsica WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Martinist Illuminati'''<br><br /> Martinism is a form of mystical or esoteric Christianity, which envisions the figure of Christ as "The Repairer" who enables individuals to attain an idealised state such as that in the Garden of Eden before the Fall. As an informal practice, Martinism dates back to late 18th Century France. In the late 19th Century it was established in France and elsewhere as a formal order meeting in lodges. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinist WIKI] - Related to the Elect Cohens mentioned previously in the novel, see page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_35:_349-361#Page_358 358].<br /> <br /> ==Page 378==<br /> '''''Grand Melange'' of Motive'''<br><br /> Grand Conglomeration (or Mixture) of Motive<br /> <br /> '''Hepatomachy'''<br><br /> Closest to Hepatomancy (Hepatomachy could be the hierachy practicing many different strange divinations): In Roman practice, inherited from the Etruscans, a haruspex (plural haruspices) was a man trained to practise a form of divination called haruspicy, hepatoscopy or hepatomancy. Haruspicy is the inspection of the entrails of sacrificed animals, especially the livers of sacrificed sheep and poultry. The rites were paralleled by other rites of divination such as the interpretation of lightning strikes, of the flight of birds (augury), and of other natural omens. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hepatomancy WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''wayward Barouches'''<br><br /> A barouche, developed from the calash of the 18th century, was a fashionable type of horse-drawn carriage in the 19th century. It was a four-wheeled, shallow vehicle with two double seats inside, arranged so that the sitters on the front seat faced those on the back seat. It had a collapsible half-hood folding like a bellows over the back seat and an outside box seat high in front for the driver. The entire carriage was suspended on C springs. It was drawn by a pair of high-quality horses and was used principally for leisure driving in the summer. A light barouche was a barouchet or barouchette. The word barouche is an anglicisation of the German word barutsche, via the Italian baroccio or biroccio and ultimately from the Latin birotus, "two-wheeled". The name thus became a misnomer, as the later form of the carriage had four wheels. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barouche WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Soupcon de Trop'''<br><br /> The Overly Suspicious<br /> <br /> '''''Repaire'''''<br><br /> Lair<br /> <br /> '''announced only by that distressing Hum'''<br><br /> The arrival of the duck resonates with the sound before the rockets in ''Gravity's Rainbow''<br /> <br /> '''"Duress? Duress is not an Issue,- for Life is Duress."'''<br><br /> Wonderful aphorism by the duck<br /> <br /> '''"the Lotus"'''<br><br /> The lotus position is a cross-legged sitting posture originating in meditative practices of ancient India, in which the feet are placed on the opposing thighs. It is an established posture of the Hindu Yoga tradition. The position is said to resemble a lotus, to encourage breathing proper to associated meditative practice, and to foster physical stability. Famous depictions of the lotus position include Shiva, the meditating ascetic god of Hinduism, and Siddhartha Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lotus_position WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 379==<br /> '''Time, however, had acquir'd additional Properties.'''<br><br /> Brings to mind Emerson's quote from pg. 326, "Time is the Space that may not be seen."<br /> <br /> '''Anatine'''<br><br /> Of the family of duck, swan, and geese<br /> <br /> '''sub-scullion'''<br><br /> A scullion is one that does menial jobs around a kitchen, so a sub-scullion would be even lower in rank than that, a substitute for a kitchen lackey<br /> <br /> ==Page 381==<br /> '''Peace of Aix-la-Chapelle'''<br><br /> Aachen (French, and, historically, English: Aix-la-Chapelle, Ripuarian: Oche, Dutch: Aken) is a historic spa city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the medieval Kings of Germany. It is the westernmost city of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, 65 km (40 mi) west of Cologne. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aix-la-chapelle WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Martinique'''<br><br /> Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of 1,128 km2 (436 sq mi). It is an overseas department of France. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia. As with the other overseas departments, Martinique is also one of the twenty-six regions of France (being an overseas region) and an integral part of the Republic. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinique WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''New Castle'''<br><br /> Seee page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_26:_257-265#Page_258 258].<br /> <br /> '''''Hachoir'''''<br><br /> A mezzaluna (or hachoir) is a chopping instrument consisting of a single or double curved blade with a handle on each end. It is often used for chopping herbs or very large single blade versions are sometimes used for pizza or pesto. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hachoir WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Annotation Index==<br /> <br /> {{MD PbP}}</div>

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<p>Patkohn: </p> <hr /> <div>==Page 349==<br /> '''quidnunc''' <br><br /> A gossip or busybody; an ever-curious questioner; newsmonger<br /> <br /> '''Mr. Gibbon'''<br><br /> Edward Gibbon (April 27, 1737[1] – January 16, 1794) was an English historian and Member of Parliament. His most important work, ''The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire'', was published in six volumes between 1776 and 1788. The History is known principally for the quality and irony of its prose, its use of primary sources, and its open denigration of organised religion, though the extent of this is disputed by some critics. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Gibbon WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Jack Mandeville'''<br><br /> Bernard Mandeville, or Bernard de Mandeville (15 November 1670, Rotterdam – 21 January 1733, Hackney), was a philosopher, political economist and satirist. Born in the Netherlands, he lived most of his life in England and used English for most of his published works. He became famous (or infamous) for ''The Fable of the Bees''. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bernard_Mandeville WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Captain John Smith'''<br><br /> Captain John Smith (c. January 1580 – June 21, 1631) Admiral of New England was an English soldier, explorer, and author. He is remembered for his role in establishing the first permanent English settlement in North America at Jamestown, Virginia, and his brief association with the Virginia Indian girl Pocahontas during an altercation with the Powhatan Confederacy and her father, Chief Powhatan. He was a leader of the Virginia Colony (based at Jamestown) between September 1608 and August 1609, and led an exploration along the rivers of Virginia and the Chesapeake Bay. His books and maps may have been as important as his deeds, as they encouraged more Englishmen and women to follow the trail he had blazed and colonize the New World. He gave the name New England to that region, and encouraged people with the comment, "Here every man may be master and owner of his owne labour and land...If he have nothing but his hands, he may...by industrie quickly grow rich." His message attracted millions of people in the next four centuries. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain_John_Smith WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 350==<br /> '''Baron Munchausen'''<br><br /> Karl Friedrich Hieronymus, Freiherr von Münchhausen (11 May 1720 – 22 February 1797) (often spelled Munchausen in English) was a German baron born in Bodenwerder, who in his youth was sent to serve as page to Anthony Ulrich II of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, and later joined the Russian military. He served until 1750, in particular taking part in two campaigns against the Ottoman Turks. Returning home, Münchhausen supposedly told a number of outrageous tall tales about his adventures. He died in his birthplace of Bodenwerder. According to the stories, as retold by others, the Baron's astounding feats included riding cannonballs, travelling to the Moon, and escaping from a swamp by pulling himself up by his own hair (or bootstraps, depending on who tells the story). From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baron_M%C3%BCnchhausen WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Herodotus'''<br><br /> Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek: Ἡρόδοτος Ἁλικαρνᾱσσεύς Hēródotos Halikarnāsseús) was a Greek historian who lived in the 5th century BC (c. 484 BC – c. 425 BC) and is regarded as the "Father of History" in Western culture. He was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed and vivid narrative. He is almost exclusively known for writing ''The Histories'', a record of his "inquiries" (or ἱστορίαι, a word that passed into Latin and took on its modern meaning of history) into the origins of the Greco-Persian Wars which occurred in 490 and 480-479 BC—especially since he includes a narrative account of that period, which would otherwise be poorly documented; and many long digressions concerning the various places and peoples he encountered during wide-ranging travels around the lands of the Mediterranean and Black Sea. Although some of his stories were not completely accurate, he claimed that he was reporting only what had been told to him. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herodotus WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''certain Egyptian Deity''' <br><br /> ???<br /> <br /> '''AEsop'''<br><br /> Aesop (also spelled Æsop or Esop, from the Greek Αἴσωπος—Aisōpos) (620-560 BC), known only for the genre of fables ascribed to him, was by tradition a slave (δούλος) who was a contemporary of Croesus and Peisistratus in the mid-sixth century BC in ancient Greece. The various collections that go under the rubric "Aesop's Fables" are still taught as moral lessons and used as subjects for various entertainments, especially children's plays and cartoons. Most of what are known as Aesopic fables is a compilation of tales from various sources, many of which originated with authors who lived long before Aesop. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aesop WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 351==<br /> <br /> ''''Novel'... Britain's Bedlam ... French Salpêtriére''' <br><br /> Two early mental asylums, both quite horrific. The suggestion, of course, is that readers of novels like ''Mason & Dixon'' will drive themselves crazy by indulging in such fantasies (also, see page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_32:_315-326#Page_321 321] - R.C. entry)<br /> <br /> The Bethlem Royal Hospital of London is a psychiatric hospital in Beckenham, south east London. Although no longer in its original location and buildings, it is recognised as the world's first and oldest institution to specialise in the mentally ill. It has been variously known as St. Mary Bethlehem, Bethlem Hospital, Bethlehem Hospital and Bedlam. The word bedlam, meaning uproar and confusion, is derived from its name. Although the hospital is now at the forefront of humane psychiatric treatment, for much of its history it was notorious for cruelty and inhumane treatment – the epitome of what the term "madhouse" connotes to the modern reader. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedlam WIKI]<br /> <br /> The Salpêtrière was originally a gunpowder factory ("salpêtre" being a constituent of gunpowder), but was converted to a dumping ground for the poor of Paris. It served as a prison for prostitutes, and a holding place for the mentally disabled, criminally insane, epileptics, and the poor; it was also notable for its famous population of rats. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salpetriere WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Dr. Johnson'''<br>[[File:Samuel_Johnson.jpg|200px|thumb|right|Samuel Johnson c. 1772,<br /> painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds]]Samuel Johnson (18 September 1709 [O.S. 7 September] – 13 December 1784), often referred to as Dr. Johnson, was an English author who made lasting contributions to English literature as a poet, essayist, moralist, novelist, literary critic, biographer, editor and lexicographer. Johnson was a devout Anglican and political conservative, and has been described as "arguably the most distinguished man of letters in English history". He is also the subject of "the most famous single work of biographical art in the whole of literature": James Boswell's ''Life of Samuel Johnson''. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dr._Johnson WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Walpole'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_7:_58-76#Page_74 74].<br /> <br /> ==Page 352==<br /> '''Invisible Snake Trick''' <br><br /> Is there really something called the Invisible Snake Trick, or is this pure joshing (à la ''Get Smart'': "the old Invisible Snake Trick, eh?")? Curiously, [[Aunt Euphrenia]], hoisting an oboe, follows this witty braggadocio by playing “a sinuous Air full of exotick sharps and flats” – perhaps this “sinuous Air” is, itself, the Invisible Snake. And the Trick? Note that once she starts playing, “The Company redeploy themselves in the direction of Comfort” – it’s as if she’s charmed her challengers into wandering away from her and the dispute. <br /> <br /> Note that the novel frequently mentions [[I#invisible|invisible]] forces.<br /> <br /> '''Octarara Creek'''<br><br /> Octoraro Creek is the last significant tributary of the Susquehanna River. The Octoraro rises as an East and West Branch in Pennsylvania. The East Branch forms the southern half of the border between Lancaster and Chester counties until it crosses the Mason-Dixon line. The creek winds through northwestern Cecil County, Maryland before joining the Susquehanna. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Octoraro_Creek WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''the War'''<br><br /> The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also sometimes known as the American War of Independence, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen united former British colonies in North America, and concluded in a global war between several European great powers. The war was the culmination of the political American Revolution, whereby the colonists rejected the right of the Parliament of Great Britain to govern them without representation, claiming that this violated the Rights of Englishmen. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutionary_War WIKI] <br /> <br /> '''Sedan Chairs'''<br><br /> [[Image:Sedan-Chair.jpg|thumb|Sedan chair|right]] <br /> "a chair or windowed cabin suitable for a single occupant, also carried by at least two porters in front and behind, using wooden rails that pass through brackets on the sides of the chair" -- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Litter_%28vehicle%29 Wikipedia]<br /> <br /> '''Saint Nicholas'''<br><br /> Santa Claus, also known as Saint Nicholas, Father Christmas, Kris Kringle or simply "Santa", is the legendary and mythical figure who, in many Western cultures, brings gifts to the homes of the good children during the late evening and overnight hours of Christmas Eve, December 24 or on his Feast Day, December 6 (Saint Nicholas Day). The legend may have part of its basis in hagiographical tales concerning the historical figure of gift giver Saint Nicholas... [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Santa_Claus WIKI]<br /> <br /> Saint Nicholas (Greek: Άγιος Νικόλαος , Agios Nikolaos, "victory of the people") (270 - 6 December 346) is the common name for Nicholas of Myra, a saint and Bishop of Myra (in Lycia, part of modern-day Turkey). Because of the many miracles attributed to his intercession, he is also known as Nicholas the Wonderworker. He had a reputation for secret gift-giving, such as putting coins in the shoes of those who left them out for him, and thus became the model for Santa Claus, whose English name comes from the Dutch Sinterklaas. His reputation evolved among the faithful, as is common for early Christian saints. In 1087, his relics were furtively translated to Bari, in southern Italy; for this reason, he is also known as Nicholas of Bari. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_nicholas WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 353==<br /> '''I was back in America'''<br><br /> The Section from here until page 392 takes place from [[1765#January|January]] 11, 1765 to [[1765#January|January]] 17, 1765.<br /> <br /> '''mesopotamian Mysticks of Kutztown or Bethlehem'''<br><br /> Kutztown is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, 18 miles (29 km) west southwest of Allentown and 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Reading. George (Coots) Kutz purchased 130 acres (0.53 km2) of land that became on Kutztown on June 16, 1755 from Peter Wentz, who owned much of what is now Maxatawny Township. Kutz first laid out his plans for the town in 1779. The first lots in the new town of Cootstown (later renamed Kutztown) were purchased in 1785 by Adam Dietrich and Henry Schweier. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kutztown,_Pennsylvania WIKI]<br /> <br /> Bethlehem is a city in Lehigh and Northampton Counties in the Lehigh Valley region of eastern Pennsylvania, in the United States. On Christmas Eve in 1741, David Nitschmann and Count Nicolaus von Zinzendorf, leading a small group of Moravians, founded the city of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania along the banks of the Monocacy Creek by the Lehigh River... Bethlehem became the headquarters of the Northern Province of the Moravian Church in North America after the Unity Synod of 1848. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bethlehem,_Pennsylvania WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''"The Stamp Act Crisis"'''<br><br /> It's strange to note that the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_1765 Stamp Act] wasn't passed until [[1765#March|March]] 22, 1765. The Rev is setting the mood of the times but this is really only the dissatisfaction waiting for a trigger.<br /> <br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_39:_391-398#Page_395 395].<br /> <br /> '''Chits'''<br><br /> Small notes, used as reminders for something (usually money) owed to someone<br /> <br /> '''Business then, in this Province, Wagering included, was conducted overwhelmingly by way of Credit, - the Flow of Cash was not as important as Character, Duty, a complex structure of debt in which Favors, Forgiveness, Ignominy were much more likely than any repayment in Specie.'''<br><br /> Business here works much like Emerson's watch; see page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_32:_315-326#Page_317 317].<br /> <br /> ==Page 354==<br /> '''a Conveyance, wherein the inside is quite noticeably larger than the outside'''<br><br /> I wonder if this a reference to Dr. Who: "The TARDIS is a time machine and spacecraft in the British science fiction television programme Doctor Who. The name is an acronym of Time And Relative Dimension(s) In Space. A product of Time Lord technology, a properly maintained and piloted TARDIS can transport its occupants to any point in time and space. The interior of a TARDIS is much larger than its exterior, which can blend in with its surroundings through the ship's chameleon circuit" ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS Wikipedia]). [[Chapter_41:_410-421#Page_412|See also p. 412]]<br /> <br /> Note to, the ''OED'' definition of tardis, which includes usage samples dating back to 1969:<br /> <br /> :* Etymology: [< TARDIS (acronym < Time And Relative Dimensions In Space), the name in the science-fiction BBC television series Doctor Who (first broadcast in 1963) of a time machine outwardly resembling a police telephone box, yet inwardly much larger.] <br /> :* Definition: In allusive use. Something resembling or likened to Doctor Who's TARDIS; spec.: (a) a thing which has a larger capacity than its outward appearance suggests; a building, etc., that is larger on the inside than it appears from the outside; (b) a thing seemingly from another time (past or future).<br /> <br /> Note, too, that this is one in a series of supposed "paradoxes" that [[Reverend Wicks Cherrycoke]] presents to his audience, including the Möbius smoke ring ([[Chapter 34: 341-348#Page_345|ch. 34, p. 345]]). This same joke (?) is presented again regarding a cabin ([[Chapter 41: 410-421#Page_412|ch. 41, p. 412]]). Watch to see the audiences' reaction to these paradoxes. Are they growing progressively more tolerant of Wick's tall-tales?<br /> <br /> This passage also makes me think of the book itself: An entity defined in three dimensions that contains within it many more objects, characters, events and intersecting ideas than would physically fit between its two covers, "some bearing loads, others merely decorative, still others serving as Cam-Surfaces guiding the motions of other Parts.--" I especially enjoy that "this fact cannot be appreciated until one is inside." In other words, you'll never truly appreciate the Byzantine genius of TRP until you 'get inside' one of his books.<br /> <br /> This idea of a book or structure that is larger on the inside than it appears from the outside is also explored thoroughly in Mark Danielewski's novel ''House of Leaves'' [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/House_of_Leaves WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''game of All-Fours'''<br>[[Image:AllFours.jpg|thumb|Couple playing All-Fours|right]]Card game, somewhat related to Whist; also known as “seven-up” or “old-sledge.” At the time of ''Mason & Dixon'', played for money. See this humorous article by Mark Twain: [http://www.twainquotes.com/Galaxy/187010d.html Science vs. Luck].<br /> <br /> All-Fours, All-Fools, is an English tavern trick-taking card game dating from about the middle of the 17th century, and may have been adapted by the English from another typically low-class Dutch game. It was introduced to the United States in the 18th century and soon became the most popular game by the 1800s. It is considered the game responsible for attaching the name Jack in 1864 to what was formerly just a knave. The name derives from the fact that one card may count all fours: If the eldest hand holds the Jack, the dealer having neither trump, Ten, Ace, nor a court-card, then the Jack will be both High, Low, Jack, and Game in the hand of non-dealer. This combination gave name to the game of All-Fours. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All-Fours WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Cisalleghenic'''<br><br /> The other side of the Allegheny river<br /> <br /> ==Page 355==<br /> '''cap of white Lawn'''<br><br /> White lawn is a fabric. It can still be purchased by the yard.<br /> <br /> '''introduce himself in a mucilaginous voice'''<br><br /> mucilaginous - I think the meaning here is "slimy" with the [[Reverend Wicks Cherrycoke]] implying that [[E#Edgewise|Mr. Edgewise]] is a slime ball, hitting on these young, defenseless ladies--right in front of his wife, the cad... Is Wicks' portrayal of Mr. Edgewise tainted his gambling losses to Edgewise? Wicks' contrasting portraits of a sinful Edgewise vs. a saintly pair of [[R#Redzinger|Redzinger]]s provides some humor in this chapter.<br /> <br /> ==Page 356==<br /> '''''net'''''<br><br /> German for "No" - the actual word is "nicht" pronounced "net". In other words, when she subsequently uses this, it is such: "You are one of these? The English Church, no?"<br /> <br /> '''planet-wide Syncretism'''<br><br /> Syncretism consists of the attempt to reconcile disparate or contrary beliefs, often while melding practices of various schools of thought. The term may refer to attempts to merge and analogise several originally discrete traditions, especially in the theology and mythology of religion, and thus assert an underlying unity allowing for an inclusive approach to other faiths. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syncretism WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Kabbalist'''<br><br /> Kabbalah (Hebrew: קַבָּלָה‎, lit. "receiving") is a discipline and school of thought concerned with the mystical aspect of Judaism. It is a set of esoteric teachings that is meant to explain the relationship between an infinite, eternal and essentially unknowable Creator with the finite and mortal universe of His creation. In solving this paradox, Kabbalah seeks to define the nature of the universe and the human being, the nature and purpose of existence, and various other ontological questions. It also presents methods to aid understanding of these concepts and to thereby attain spiritual realization. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabbalist WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Pietists'''<br><br /> followers of Pietism, "a movement within Lutheranism, lasting from the late-17th century to the mid-18th century. It proved to be very influential throughout Protestantism and Anabaptism, inspiring not only Anglican priest John Wesley to begin the Methodist movement, but also Alexander Mack to begin the Brethren movement. The Pietist movement combined the Lutheran emphasis on Biblical doctrine with the Reformed, and especially Puritan, emphasis on individual piety, and a vigorous Christian life" -- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pietism Wikipedia]<br /> <br /> '''being between preferments'''<br><br /> I believe that preferments, here, refers to claims (to, for example, a monetary payment or land holding). See also, interprebendary later on this page.<br /> <br /> Preferment- advancement or promotion (esp in the church)<br /> <br /> '''interprebendary'''<br><br /> “Not in the dictionary, prebendary is described as someone who receives a stipend from a cathedral or collegiate church in England. Perhaps Wicks used this word because he was receiving stipends from more than one church” – Toby Levy’s [http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/levy_mason_and_dixon.pdf ''Mason & Dixon Three Pages a Day'']<br /> <br /> Note that "inter" could also mean "between" (rather than "among" or "in the midst of"), in which case this term would suggest that Wicks is inbetween payments.<br /> <br /> What does this mean: "... after promising a Certain Deity that I would refrain" [from using the term "interprebendary"]? Looking into this, but it may simply be about the $$$, in other words, when tied in with his comment about Herodotus on pg. 350 ("in his refusal to utter the name of a certain Egyptian Diety"), is it possible that Wicks promised God he wouldnt use that word because it framed his need for monetary payment (business-like), esp. to someone outside the establishment or of the flock? In other words, as if the Church were buying his allegiance, or faith?<br /> <br /> '''the Gambler'''<br><br /> Pot calling the kettle black?<br /> <br /> '''Frau Luise Redzinger, of Coniwingo'''<br><br /> Conowingo is a small community in western Cecil County, Maryland, USA. Conowingo is a Susquehannock word for "at the rapids". Conowingo was originally located on the eastern bank of the Susquehanna River at the confluence of the Conowingo Creek with the river. Conowingo was at the rapids that were the first navigation obstacle on the Susquehanna upstream of the Chesapeake Bay, the location of an early stretch of canal. It was also the site of the Conowingo Bridge. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conowingo,_Maryland WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Putzing'''<br><br /> Checking out the neighbors' putz--Moravian/Pennsylvanian Dutch Nativity scenes, often quite elaborate. Described well by the [http://www.easthillsmc.org/putz.html East Hills Moravian Church].<br /> <br /> ==Page 357==<br /> '''the Communication'''<br><br /> A term that Wicks uses for the road(s) leading to Philadelphia<br /> <br /> '''Jehu son of Nimshi'''<br><br /> Reference to [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?book_id=12&chapter=9&verse=19&end_verse=21&version=50&context=context 2 Kings 9:20], wherein Jehu--a king of Israel--drives a chariot to battle with fury: "So the watchman reported, saying, 'He went up to them and is not coming back; and the driving is like the driving of Jehu the son of Nimshi, for he drives furiously!'" A couple of on-line dictionaries categorize this as a colloquial phrase.<br /> <br /> ==Page 358==<br /> '''Bines'''<br><br /> A bine is a climbing plant which climbs by its shoots growing in a helix around a support. It is distinct from a vine, which climbs using tendrils or suckers. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bine_(botany) WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Certain herbal essences in massive influxion... have long been known and commented upon, as occasions of God-revealing'''<br><br /> Wicks here is most likely referring to the effects of ethylene (as found out later): Ethylene acts physiologically as a hormone in plants. It exists as a gas and acts at trace levels throughout the life of the plant by stimulating or regulating the ripening of fruit, the opening of flowers, and the abscission (or shedding) of leaves... In mild doses, ethylene produces states of euphoria, associated with stimulus to the pleasure centers of the human brain. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethylene WIKI] - Also, see page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_31:_302-314#Page_311 311] re: Delphic Vapors. In addition hops contain dimethylvinyl carbinol which is said to, in humans, possess sedative and hypnotic effects similar to ethanol, through ingestion or inhalation. It was previously used in medicine for this purpose. [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2-Methyl-2-butanol WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Cagliostro'''<br><br /> Count Alessandro di Cagliostro (2 June 1743 – 26 August 1795) was the alias for the occultist Giuseppe Balsamo (also called Joseph Balsamo), an Italian adventurer. Cagliostro himself stated during the trial following the Affair of the Diamond Necklace to have been born of Christians of noble birth, but abandoned as an orphan upon the island of Malta. He claimed to have travelled as a child to Medina, Mecca, and Cairo, and upon return to Malta to have been initiated into the Sovereign Military Order of the Knights of Malta, with whom he studied alchemy, the Kabbalah and magic, but this may be nothing more than the typical mystical background asserted by many impostors and charlatans throughout history—Goethe classifies this as "silly fairy-tales". From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cagliostro WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Comte de St.-Germain'''<br><br /> The Count of St. Germain (fl. 1710–1784) has been variously described as a courtier, adventurer, charlatan, inventor, alchemist, pianist, violinist and amateur composer, but is best known as a recurring figure in the stories of several strands of occultism – particularly those connected to Theosophy and the White Eagle Lodge, where he is also referred to as the Master Rakoczi or the Master R and as one of the Masters of the Ancient Wisdom, is credited with near god-like powers and longevity. Some sources write that his name is not familial, but was invented by him as a French version of the Latin Sanctus Germanus, meaning "Holy Brother." From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comte_de_St._Germain WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Adam Weishaupt'''<br><br /> Johann Adam Weishaupt (February 6, 1748 in Ingolstadt – November 18, 1830 in Gotha) was a German philosopher and founder of the Order of Illuminati, a secret society with origins in Bavaria. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Weishaupt WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Munchausen'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_35:_349-361#Page_350 350].<br /> <br /> '''Illuminati'''<br><br /> Illuminati (plural of Latin illuminatus, "enlightened") is a name that refers to several groups, both historical and modern, and both real and fictitious. Historically, it refers specifically to the Bavarian Illuminati, an Enlightenment-era secret society founded on May 1, 1776 by Jesuit-taught Adam Weishaupt (d. 1830), who was the first lay professor of canon law at the University of Ingolstadt. The movement was made up of freethinkers, as an offshoot of the Enlightenment. Writers at the time, such as Seth Payson, believed the movement represented a conspiracy to infiltrate and overthrow the governments of European states. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Illuminati WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Elect Cohens'''<br><br /> In 1765 Jacques de Livron Joachim de la Tour de la Casa Martinez de Pasqually established the Ordre des Chevelier Maçons Élus Cohen de L’Univers (Order of Knight-Masons Elect Priests of the Universe), which functioned as a regular Masonic obedience in France. This order had three sets of degrees: the first were analogous to the symbolic degrees of conventional Freemasonry. The second were generally Masonic, though hinting at Pasqually's own secret doctrine. The third set were blatantly magical: for example by using exorcisms against evil in the world generally and in the individual specifically. In the highest degree, the Reaux-Croix, the initiate was taught to use Theurgy to contact spiritual realms beyond the physical. De Pasqually put forth the philosophy underlying the work of the Elus Cohens in his only book, ''Treatise on the Reintegration of Human Beings'' which first uses the analogy of the Garden of Eden, and refers to Christ as "The Repairer". The ultimate aim of the Elus Cohen was to attain - whilst living - the Beatific Vision, through a series of magical invocations and complex theurgic operations. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinism WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 359==<br /> '''Cock Lane Ghost'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_18:_183-189#Page_183 183].<br /> <br /> '''''aus dem Kipp'''''<br><br /> from the Tilt<br /> <br /> I am going to guess that this means he is "armed for battle" with his new religion, though I guess it could also mean he could be under the effects of the hops again? Or a bit of both<br /> <br /> '''anywhere two or more Germans may be gathered together'''<br><br /> Reference to [http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=matthew%2018:20&version=KJV Matthew 18:20]<br /> <br /> '''Tales of the Pit'''<br><br /> Funny phrase; is it a reference to something specific outside the text?<br /> <br /> This is most likely a major reach, but just following up one someone's earlier thoughts (also see pg.361) in relation to this Carriage Ride in reference to Dr. Who/TARDIS. See this [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Pit_(Doctor_Who) LINK].<br /> <br /> '''Quit-rent'''<br><br /> Quit-rent is a form of tax or land tax imposed on freehold or leased land by a higher landowning authority, usually government or its assigns. Under feudal law, the payment of quit rent freed the tenant of a holding from the obligation to perform such other services as were obligatory under feudal tenure. In post-feudal times, quit rents have continued to be imposed by some governments, usually attached to land grants as a form of land tax. The quit rent system was used frequently by colonial governments in the British empire. Many land grants in colonial America in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries carried quit rent. Quit rents went on to be used in British colonies in Asia and elsewhere in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quit-rent WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 360==<br /> '''Linnaeus'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_32:_315-326#Page_321 321].<br /> <br /> '''Grodt'''<br><br /> Get Rich or Die Tryin'<br /> <br /> '''Purveyor of Delusion'''<br><br /> Wicks' opinion of Mr. Edgewise, over the span of this carriage ride, just keeps spiraling downward.<br /> <br /> '''Spruce Beer'''<br><br /> Spruce beer is a beverage flavored with the buds, needles, or essence of spruce trees. Spruce beer can refer to either alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverages. A number of flavors are associated with spruce-flavored beverages, ranging from floral, citrusy, and fruity to cola-like flavors to resinous and piney. This diversity in flavor likely comes from the choice of spruce species, the season in which the needles are harvested, and the manner of preparation. Spruce beer, despite its name, is - like Ginger beer and Root beer - not a type of beer. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spruce_beer WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 361==<br /> '''shall this Machine come abruptly to a Stop...only the Machine, fading as we stand, and a Prairie of desperate Immensity....'''<br><br /> The passage recalls the closing scene of ''Vineland'', in which ''Prairie'' Wheeler is lying on a meadow, waiting for Brock Vond to find her. He doesn't come though.<br /> <br /> Again (following up on comments from page 354 (& 359), above), I wonder, too, if there is some sly reference ("only the machine, fading as we stand") to Dr. Who, in which the time machine/spacecraft TARDIS "can blend in with its surroundings through the ship's chameleon circuit" ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TARDIS Wikipedia]).<br /> <br /> Also, perhaps this is a bit of a presage in regard to the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steam_locomotive Locomotives] of the future, which would facilitate the development of the Midwest (prairies of immensity) and beyond...<br /> <br /> ==Annotation Index==<br /> <br /> {{MD PbP}}</div>

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<p>Patkohn: </p> <hr /> <div>==Page 327==<br /> '''Benjamin Chew'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_30:_296-301#Page_297 297]<br /> <br /> '''Whist'''<br><br /> Whist is a classic English trick-taking card game which was played widely in the 18th and 19th centuries. It derives from the 16th game of Trump or Ruff, via Ruff and Honours. Although the rules are extremely simple, there is enormous scope for scientific play. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whist WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 328==<br /> '''In the Summer'''<br><br /> this puts the section from Page 327 to 330 as a flashforward to some summer in the future. In the Journal there is a meeting of the commissioners at Christiana Bridge to recognize M&Ds work on the Tangent Line on [[1764#November|November]] 21-25, 1764. I wouldn't call November Summer, though.<br /> <br /> '''Juniata'''<br><br /> The Juniata River is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately 90 miles (145 km) long, in central Pennsylvania in the United States. The river is considered scenic along much of its route, having a broad and shallow course passing through several mountain ridges and steeply-lined water gaps. It formed an early 18th-century frontier region in Pennsylvania and was the site of Native American attacks against white settlements during the French and Indian War. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juniata_River WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Harris's Ferry'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_31:_302-314#Page_310 310].<br /> <br /> '''Proprietarian politics... Anti-Proprietarians'''<br><br /> The British kings repeatedly granted territory to an individual or a small group, rather than to a chartered company. These men, called proprietors, or sometimes "Lords Proprietors", were invested not only with property under private law but also with gubernatorial authority to administer it with extraordinary authority, somewhat recalling the earl palatine before the Glorious Revolution. The method was most notably used during the early colonization along the Atlantic coasts of North America and the Caribbean by Great Britain. A good example is the Province of Pennsylvania, granted to William Penn (the state still bears the name meaning "woodlands of Penn") by King Charles II of England. This type of indirect rule eventually fell out of favor as the English Sovereigns sought to concentrate their power and authority, and the colonies were converted to crown colonies, i.e. governed by officials appointed by the King. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proprietary_colony WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Field of Duck-Green, not to mention reliable Magenta'''<br><br /> This combined color motif of bright green and magenta comes up several times in ''Inherent Vice'' and also appears on the dust jacket of the book.<br /> <br /> ==Page 329==<br /> '''Sugar-Islands'''<br><br /> The exploitation of the Caribbean landscape dates back to the Spanish conquistadors around 1600 who mined the islands for gold which they brought back to Spain. The more significant development came when Christopher Columbus wrote back to Spain that the islands were made for sugar development. The history of Caribbean agricultural dependency is closely linked with European colonialism which altered the financial potential of the region by introducing a plantation system. Much like the Spanish enslaved indigenous Indians to work in gold mines, the seventeenth brought a new series of oppressors in the form of the Dutch, the English, and the French. By the middle of the eighteenth century sugar was Britain's largest import which made the Caribbean that much more important as a colony. The “New World” plantations were established in order to fulfill the growing needs of the “Old World”. The sugar plantations were built with the intention of exporting the sugar back to Britain which is why the British did not need to stimulate local demand for the sugar with wages. A system of slavery was adapted since it allowed the colonizer to have an abundant work force with little worry about declining demands for sugar. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Caribbean WIKI] <br /> <br /> '''"A sweetness of immorality and corruption."'''<br><br /> This conspiratorial talking about sugar boycotts makes me think that the events of these pages are happening after the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugar_Act Sugar Act] of [[1764#April|April]] 5, 1764.<br /> <br /> ==Page 330==<br /> '''''Macaronic'' profession'''<br><br /> Macaronic refers to text spoken or written using a mixture of languages, sometimes including bilingual puns, particularly when the languages are used in the same context (as opposed to different segments of a text being in different languages). The term is occasionally used of hybrid words, which are in effect internally macaronic. A rough equivalent in spoken language is code-switching, a term in linguistics referring to using more than one language or dialect in conversation. The term macaronic has derogatory overtones, and it is usually reserved for works where the mixing of languages has a humorous or satirical intent. It is a matter of debate whether the term can be applied to mixed-language literature of a more serious nature and purpose. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macaronic WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Topick of Virtual Representation'''<br><br /> In the early stages of the American Revolution, colonists in North America followed rules imposed upon them by the British Parliament because the colonies were not represented in Parliament. According to the British constitution, colonists argued, taxes could only be levied on British subjects with their consent. Because the colonists were represented only in their provincial assemblies, they said, only those legislatures could levy taxes in the colonies. This concept was famously expressed as "No taxation without representation." From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virtual_representation WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Fort Pitt'''<br>[[Image:BraddocksDefeat.jpg|thumb|Braddock's Defeat|right]]Fort Pitt was a fort in what is now the city of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The fort was built in 1758 during the French and Indian War, next to the site of Fort Duquesne. The French built Fort Duquesne in 1754, at the beginning of that war, and it became a focal point due to its strategic river location. The Braddock expedition, a 1755 attempt to take Fort Duquesne, met with a bloody repulse at the Monongahela River. The French garrison viciously mauled an attacking British regiment in September 1758, but abandoned and destroyed the fort at the approach of General John Forbes's expedition in November. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Pitt_(Pennsylvania) WIKI]<br /> <br /> ''''Tis the year '55 all over... after Braddock's Defeat'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_31:_302-314#Page_309 309].<br /> <br /> '''Sun, [[1764#January|January]] 8, 1764'''<br><br /> from the journal: "Fixed on the house of Mr. John Harland's (about 31 miles West of Philadelphia) to bring our instruments to."<br> However, it appears that they actually returned to Philidelphia on the 9th to get the observatory and tools and then returned to the Harlands on the 14th where they "set up the sector in his Garden (inclosed in a tent), and in the Evening brought the Instruments into the Meridian, and took the following observations..."<br><br /> <br /> '''setting up their observatory at John Harland's farm'''<br><br /> See the [http://wikimapia.org/13906779/Stargazer-s-Stone LINK]<br /> <br /> ==Page 333==<br /> <br /> '''"By February..." [[1764#February|February]] 28th, 1764<br><br /> <br /> '''"In March a Company of Axmen...clear a Visto..." [[1764#March|March]] 17- [[1764#April|April]] 12, 1764'''<br /> <br /> '''Alexander Bryant's farm'''<br><br /> Listed as Alexander ''Bryan'' in the Journal and all historical records. See this [http://www.whiteclayfriends.org/mason_and_dixon.php LINK] for much more info pertaining to M&D around this time.<br /> <br /> ==Page 334==<br /> '''a newly-set chunk of Rose Quartz'''<br><br /> See pages [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_44:_440-447#Page_440 440] & [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_44:_440-447#Page_441 441].<br /> <br /> '''By June...they are instructed to proceed...'''<br><br /> They set out on [[1764#June|June]] 13, 1764.<br /> <br /> '''Tangent Line'''<br><br /> [http://www.udel.edu/johnmack/mason_dixon/#fig6 diagram]<br><br /> <br /> '''Nanticoke'''<br><br /> The Nanticoke River is a major tributary of the Chesapeake Bay on the Delmarva Peninsula. It rises in southern Kent County, Delaware, flows through Sussex County, Delaware, and forms the boundary between Dorchester County, Maryland and Wicomico County, Maryland. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nanticoke_River WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Great Cypress Swamp'''<br><br /> The Great Cypress Swamp (also known as Great Pocomoke Swamp, Cypress Swamp, or Big Cypress Swamp), is a forested freshwater swamp located on the Delmarva Peninsula in South Delaware and Southeastern Maryland... It is the northernmost of the southern swamps and one of many along the coast of the Atlantic Ocean. It covers about 50 square miles (130 km2), mostly in southern Sussex County, Delaware. It is the source of the Pocomoke River, which flows south, and Pepper Creek, which flows northeast. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Cypress_Swamp WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''"Middle Point"'''<br><br /> Mason and Dixon confirmed earlier survey work which delineated Delaware's southern boundary from the Atlantic Ocean to the ”Middle Point” stone (along what is today known as the Transpeninsular Line). They proceeded nearly due north from this to the Pennsylvania border. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mason_dixon_line WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 335==<br /> <br /> '''centered upon the Spire of the Court House in New Castle'''<br><br /> [http://www.newcastlecity.net/visitors/bldgs.html#Courthouse Courthouse]<br /> [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=+211+Delaware+Street,+New+Castle,+DE&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=39.659801,-75.563643&spn=0.004072,0.010664&om=1 location][http://www.state.de.us/gic/photos/collections/historic/810.shtml photo]<br /> <br /> '''Charles II'''<br><br /> Charles II (29 May 1630 OS – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland. See [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_II_of_England WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''the younger William Penn'''<br><br /> William Penn (October 14, 1644 – July 30, 1718) was an English founder and "Absolute Proprietor" of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future U.S. State of Pennsylvania. He was known as an early champion of democracy and religious freedom and famous for his good relations and his treaties with the Lenape Indians. Under his direction, Philadelphia was planned and developed. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Penn WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 336==<br /> <br /> '''Fermat's Last Theorem'''<br><br /> In 1636, Fermat claimed--but never offered--a clever proof to a seemingly obvious math theorem. "The fact that the problem's statement is understandable by schoolchildren makes it all the more frustrating, and it has probably generated more incorrect proofs than any other problem in the history of mathematics. No correct proof was found for 357 years, when a proof was finally published by Andrew Wiles in 1994" -- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermat%27s_last_theorem Wikipedia].<br /> <br /> '''Finial upon something of Mr. Chippendale's'''<br><br /> Finial - "Forming the crown or completion; crowning" (ODE)<br /> Mr. Chippendale: Thomas Chippendale (ca June 5, 1718 - November 1779) ([http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Chippendale Wikipedia]), a legendary "London cabinet-maker and furniture designer," whose designs--to this untrained poster's eyes--appear extraordinarily ornate?<br /> <br /> '''the dead Hand of the second James'''<br><br /> "James II of England (also known as James VII of Scotland; 14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701) became King of England, King of Scots, and King of Ireland on 6 February 1685, and Duke of Normandy on 31 December 1660. He was the last Roman Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdom of Scotland, Kingdom of England, and Kingdom of Ireland. Many of his subjects distrusted his religious policies and supposed despotism, leading a group of them to depose him in the Glorious Revolution. He was replaced not by his Roman Catholic son, James Francis Edward, but by his Protestant daughter and son-in-law, Mary II and William III, who became joint rulers in 1689. The belief that James — not William III or Mary II — was the legitimate ruler became known as [[J#Jacobites|Jacobitism]] (from Jacobus or Iacobus, Latin for James)" -- [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_II_of_England Wikipedia]<br /> <br /> '''the other Fictions that govern'd that unhappy Monarch's Life'''<br><br /> Are the fictions Jacobitism and Catholicism (per the [[Reverend Wicks Cherrycoke |Rev. Cherrycoke's]] POV)?<br /> <br /> '''acufloral Meditations'''<br><br /> Acufloral is treatment (think acupressure) using floral essences on specific meridian points- however, I am going to gather that here, Pynchon is alluding to Tenebrae's stitching of a floral pattern using pins (ie. acupuncture-like). <br /> <br /> '''Fescue'''<br><br /> A pointer, used for lessons with children. <br /> <br /> Is this a purposeful hearkening of the sexual tensions related to the Fescue on [[Chapter 9: 87-93|pages 92-93]]?<br /> <br /> ==Page 337==<br /> <br /> '''[[H#Head of Elk|Head of Elk]]'''<br><br /> Refers to the head of Maryland's Elk River. It flows through<br /> Cecil County and into Chesapeake Bay in the NE corner of Maryland just west<br /> of the Delaware border. Head of Elk was of strategic significance in the<br /> Revolutionary War: [http://www.ushistory.org/march/phila/elk.htm MORE]<br /> <br /> Also, the town of Elkton, a town in Cecil County, Maryland, United States... It was formerly called Head of Elk because it is located at the head of navigation on the Elk River, which flows into the nearby Chesapeake Bay. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elkton,_Maryland WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Calvert agents'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_22:_215-227#Page_225 225]; page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_30:_296-301#Page_301 301]<br /> <br /> '''Duke of York'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_33:_327-340#Page_336 336] - James II entry<br /> <br /> ==Page 338==<br /> '''hypnagogic'''<br><br /> "The state of intermediate consciousness preceding sleep" (American Heritage Dictionary), associated with hallucinations.<br /> <br /> '''fifteen years ago in the era of Don Vicente Lopez'''<br><br /> Who is Don Vicente Lopez? <br><br /> Vicente Antonio Lopez, 1745-1802 [http://cybergata.com/roots/6809.htm] The dates sorta work, but this Vicente Lopez seems wrong, however, since this Vicente Lopez does not seem to have had an era named after him.<br> Please delete if this is irrelevant.<br /> <br /> '''The great Scepter atop the Court House'''<br><br /> See "...centered upon the Spire of the Court House in New Castle..." on page 335, above.<br /> <br /> '''[[R#Ridotto|Ridotto]]<br><br /> A gathering for music and dancing, often in masquerade, popular in 18th century England.<br /> <br /> ==Page 339==<br /> '''waking each [[G#Glaucous|glaucous]] Dawn into sweat and stillness'''<br><br /> Glaucous describes color: a green that has been dulled bluish and grayish. Botanically, it describes green vegetation, dulled with powdery bloom.<br /> <br /> '''Catterick'''<br><br /> Catterick, sometimes Catterick Village to distinguish it from the nearby Catterick Garrison, is a village in North Yorkshire. It dates back to Roman times, when Cataractonium was a Roman fort protecting the crossing of the Great North Road and Dere Street over the River Swale. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catterick,_North_Yorkshire WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Binchester'''<br><br /> Binchester Roman Fort (called Vinovia by the Romans) is situated just over 1 mile (1.6 km) to the north of the town of Bishop Auckland on the banks of the River Wear in County Durham, England. The fort was the site of a hamlet until the late middle-ages, but the modern-day village of Binchester is about 2 miles (3 km) to the east, near Spennymoor. The fort was established to guard the crossing of the River Wear by Dere Street, the main Roman road between York, Hadrian's Wall and Scotland, and also the fort's via principalis. It was the largest Roman fort in County Durham, but only a relatively small part of its centre has been excavated and is open to the public. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Binchester_Roman_Fort WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Lanchester'''<br><br /> Longovicium (or Lanchester Roman Fort) was an auxiliary castra on Dere Street, in the Roman province of Britannia Inferior (Upper Britain - The Romans judged distances by proximity to Rome, therefore north England is inferior as it is farther away). Its ruins are located at Lanchester in the English county of Durham, roughly 8 miles (13 km) to the west of the city of Durham and 5 miles (8 km) from Consett. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longovicium WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''we must stand in [[G#Glaur| Glaur]] of uncertain Depth'''<br><br /> Glaur: "liquid mud of the filthiest sort" -- Northumbld. Gloss, 1893 (per OED); lowland Scots for mud. "A fool with his eyes in the glaur" (p. 229) is a Pynchonian way of saying "A man of little foresight."<br /> <br /> '''In August they finally go chaining past the eighty-one-mile mark...'''<br><br /> happens on [[1764#August|August]] 25, 1764.<br /> <br /> ==Page 340==<br /> '''Lancaster'''<br><br /> Lancaster is a city in the South Central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and is the county seat of Lancaster County... Lancaster was part of the 1681 Penn's Woods Charter of William Penn, and was laid out by James Hamilton in 1734. It was incorporated as a borough in 1742 and incorporated as a city in 1818. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster,_Pennsylvania WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''"''Ehw'' deah..."'''<br><br /> Oh dear?<br /> <br /> ==Annotation Index==<br /> <br /> {{MD PbP}}</div>

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<p>Patkohn: </p> <hr /> <div>==Page 302==<br /> ''''One morning in late December...' [[1763#December|December]] 28? or 29?, 1763 [see note for page 304]'''<br><br /> <br /> ==Page 303==<br /> '''the Adonis'''<br><br /> The allusion to extreme physical attractiveness is apparent in the psychoanalytical Adonis Complex which refers to a body image obsession with improving one's physique and youthful appearance. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adonis WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Market-place Drolls'''<br><br /> Drolls are short comical sketches that originated during the Puritan Interregnum in England. With the closure of the theatres, actors were left without any way of plying their art. Borrowing scenes from well-known plays of the Elizabethan theatre, they added dancing and other entertainments and performed these, sometimes illegally, to make money. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drolls WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 304==<br /> '''The Restless Bee'''<br><br /> a block and a half from where they are staying...must been near New Market...<br /> <br /> '''Susurrus'''<br><br /> A whispering, rustling, murmuring sound<br /> <br /> ''''At Lancaster,-day before yesterday...'''<br><br /> this puts the date of this section in question. The Massacre occured on Tuesday [[1763#December|December]] 27, 1763, which would make the date of the page December 29th. However, Dixon says its "odd for Wednesday market" that it would be so quiet. This suggests Wednesday, December 28th as the correct day for this passage.<br /> <br /> Lancaster County, known as the Garden Spot of America, is a county located in the south-central part of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in the United States... The fourteen survivors of the tribe were placed in protective custody in the county workhouse, but the Paxton Boys returned on December 27, broke into the workhouse, and butchered the remaining Susquehannocks. The widespread sympathy in the frontier counties for the perpetrators of these acts made their discovery and arrest futile. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lancaster_County,_Pennsylvania WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Conestoga'''<br><br /> Conestoga Township is a township in west central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conestoga_Township,_Lancaster_County,_Pennsylvania WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Colonel Robertson'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_50:_484-490#Page_489 489].<br /> <br /> '''Paxton Vermin'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_31:_302-314#Page_305 305].<br /> <br /> ==Page 305==<br /> '''Matt Smith'''<br><br /> Matthew Smith (also spelled Mathew Smith)—the dates of his birth and death apparently unknown—was a Pennsylvania politician. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Smith_(Pennsylvania_statesman) WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Revd. Stewart'''<br><br /> John Stewart (1786-1823) was a missionary to the Wyandot Indians of Ohio and founder of what is often considered the first Methodist mission in America. Stewart was born in Powhatan County, Virginia to free Negro parents who were of mixed ancestry; a mix of white, black, and Indian. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Stewart_(missionary) WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''fuliginous'''<br><br /> Fuliginous refers to a sooty, obscure or murky color (Merriam-Webster). As used by the author Gene Wolf in his books involving Severian the torturer, who wears a fuligin cape, the word refers to a color darker than black.<br /> <br /> '''Paxton Boys'''<br>[[Image:PaxtonMassacre.jpg|thumb|Paxton Massacre|right]]<br /> The Paxton Boys was a vigilante group that murdered at least twenty Native Americans in events sometimes called the Conestoga Massacre. Backcountry Presbyterian Scots-Irish frontiersmen from central Pennsylvania, near Paxton Church, Paxtang, Pennsylvania, now Dauphin County, formed a vigilante group in response to the American Indian uprising known as Pontiac's Rebellion. The Paxton Boys felt that the government of colonial Pennsylvania was negligent in providing them protection. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paxton_Boys WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 306==<br /> '''Moravian Brethren'''<br><br /> The Moravian Church is a mainline Protestant denomination. Its religious heritage began in Kunvald late 14th century Bohemia (modern Czech Republic). Its official name is Unitas Fratrum meaning Unity of the Brethren (not to be confused with the small Unity of the Brethren church based in Texas). It is also occasionally referred to as the Bohemian Brethren. It places a high premium on Christian unity, personal piety, missions and music. The church's emblem is the Lamb of God with the flag of victory, surrounded by the Latin inscription: Vicit agnus noster, eum sequamur; or in English: "Our Lamb has conquered, let us follow Him." From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moravian_Church WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''In fact, when word arriv'd...'''<br><br /> this paragraph is a flashback to [[1763#December|December]] 16, 1763.<br><br /> <br /> ==Page 307==<br /> '''Time of Bushy Run'''<br><br /> The Battle of Bushy Run occurred on August 5-6, 1763, in western Pennsylvania, between a British relief column under the command of Colonel Henry Bouquet and a combined force of Delaware, Shawnee, Mingo, and Huron warriors during Pontiac's Rebellion, 1763-65. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bushy_Run WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''General Bouquet'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_28:_275-288#Page_277 277].<br /> <br /> '''General Gage'''<br><br /> Thomas Gage (1719 – April 2, 1787) was a British general, best known for his role in the early days of the American Revolution... From 1763 to 1775 he served as commander in chief of the North American forces, including the direction of the British response to the 1763 Pontiac's Rebellion. In 1774 he was also appointed the military governor of the Province of Massachusetts Bay, where his actions played a role in sparking of the American Revolutionary War in April 1775. After his failure to resolve the Siege of Boston he was replaced by General Howe in October 1775, and returned to England. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Gage WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Hospital Blankets us'd 'to convey the Small-pox to the Indians'...'''<br><br /> As it turned out, officers at the besieged Fort Pitt had already attempted to do what Amherst and Bouquet were still discussing, apparently without having been ordered to do so by Amherst or Bouquet. During a parley at Fort Pitt on June 24, 1763, Ecuyer gave representatives of the besieging Delawares two blankets and a handkerchief that had been exposed to smallpox, hoping to spread the disease to the Natives in order to end the siege. William Trent, the militia commander, left records that clearly indicated that the purpose of giving the blankets was "to Convey the Smallpox to the Indians." From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pontiac%27s_Rebellion WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 308==<br /> '''Brown Besses'''<br><br /> Brown Bess is a nickname of uncertain origin for the British Army's Land Pattern Musket and its derivatives. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_Bess WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Mantua-Maker'''<br><br /> A Mantua (from the French Manteuil ) is an article of women's clothing worn in the late seventeenth century and eighteenth century. Originally a loose gown, the later mantua was an overgown or robe typically worn over stays, stomacher and a co-ordinating petticoat. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mantua_(clothing) WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Peggy Shippen'''<br><br /> Peggy Shippen, or Margaret Shippen (July 11, 1760 - August 24, 1804 or February 14, 1836), was the second wife of General Benedict Arnold (following Margaret Mansfield, who died in 1775)... When she was very young, she learned that she could get anything she wanted from her sister, Elizabeth, by throwing a tantrum. Either her mother or father would give in and allow her to have what she wanted. She used this to her advantage throughout her life. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peggy_Shippen WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''poor young Andre'''<br><br /> John André (May 2, 1750 – October 2, 1780) was a British army officer hanged as a spy during the American Revolutionary War. This was due to an incident in which he assisted Benedict Arnold's attempted surrender of the fort at West Point, New York to the British Army... During Peggy Shippen's visits to her home, she met British Major John Andre, after the British took control of Philadelphia. They became good friends, some even say there were mild flirtations. When he left, he gave her a lock of his hair in a golden locket. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Andre WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Veins and Reins'''<br><br /> "reins" is the French word for "kidneys," carried over into early modern<br /> English.<br /> "Reins (rànz) pl.n.: 1. The kidneys, loins, or lower back."<br /> http://www.answers.com/topic/reins<br /> <br /> ==Page 309==<br /> '''Braddock'''<br><br /> General Edward Braddock (January 1695 –13 July 1755) was a British soldier and commander-in-chief for North America during the actions at the start of the French and Indian War (1754–1763). He is generally best remembered for his command of a disastrous expedition against French Canada in 1755, and the Battle of the Monongahela, in which he lost his life. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Braddock WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Hibernia'''<br><br /> Hibernia is the Classical Latin name for the island of Ireland. The name Hibernia was taken from Greek geographical accounts. During his exploration of northwest Europe (circa 320 BC), Pytheas of Massilia called the island Ierne (written Ἰέρνη). In his book Geographia (circa 150 AD), Claudius Ptolemaeus called the island Iouernia (written Ἰουερνία). It is likely that the Romans saw a connection between these historical names and the Latin word hibernus meaning wintry. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hibernia WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 310==<br /> ''''Tis too cloudy for Obs tonight...'''<br><br /> this happened the night of [[1763#December|December]] 29, 1763, supporting the 29th as the date for page 302. "Wednesday Market" is a mistake on Dixon's part.<br /> <br /> '''Forks of Brandywine'''<br><br /> The tributaries (themselves, colloquially, forks) of Brandywine Creek <br /> drain the whole area, so it's a district. <br /> <br /> Brandywine Hundred is that portion of New Castle County that lies north of the Christina River and east of Brandywine Creek, excepting that portion in the south included in Wilmington Hundred. Its northern boundary follows a portion of the 12 mile arc drawn around the town of New Castle. It was one of the original hundreds in Delaware created in 1682 and was named for Brandywine Creek that flows along its western boundary. When created it included some of the area now in the Wilmington Hundred, which was split off 1833. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brandywine_Hundred WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Harris's Ferry'''<br><br /> John Harris, Sr., (1673 - December 1748) emigrated from Britain to America late in the 17th century... In 1733 he was granted the right to operate a ferry across the Susquehanna and for more than half a century "Harris's Ferry" was the funnel through which much of the Scottish, Irish and German migration trickled west. In the same year Harris acquired, through grants, two tracts of land adjacent to his ferry, totaling 800 acres. Today, the area has been developed into downtown Harrisburg. John Harris Sr. Had 7 sons and 2 daughters who spread out and whose descendants are spread through the US. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harris,_Sr. WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 311==<br /> '''Perfumes of Celebes'''<br><br /> Sulawesi Toraja Kalossi (coffee) — Grown at high altitudes on the island of Sulawesi (formerly known as Celebes) in the middle of the Malay archipelago in Indonesia. Kalossi is the small town in central Sulawesi which serves as the collection point for the coffee and Toraja is the mountainous area in which the coffee is grown. Celebes exhibits a rich, full body, well-balanced acidity (slightly more than Sumatra) and is multi-dimensional in character. It has dark chocolate and ripe fruit undertones. It is an excellent coffee for darker roasting. Because of its semi-dry processing, it may roast a bit unevenly. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_varieties WIKI] <br /> <br /> '''Delphic Vapors'''<br><br /> The priestess of the oracle at Delphi was known as the Pythia. Apollo spoke through his oracle, who had to be an older woman of blameless life chosen from among the peasants of the area. The sibyl or prophetess took the name Pythia and sat on a tripod seat over an opening in the earth. When Apollo slew Python, its body fell into this fissure, according to legend, and fumes arose from its decomposing body. Intoxicated by the vapors, the sibyl would fall into a trance, allowing Apollo to possess her spirit. In this state she prophesied. It has been postulated that a gas high in ethylene came out of this opening that is known to produce violent trances, though this theory remains debatable. While in a trance the Pythia "raved" - probably a form of ecstatic speech - and her ravings were "translated" by the priests of the temple into elegant hexameters. People consulted the Delphic oracle on everything from important matters of public policy to personal affairs. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delphi WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 312==<br /> '''Wolfe's Men'''<br><br /> General James Wolfe (2 January 1727 – 13 September 1759) was a British Army officer, known for his training reforms but remembered chiefly for his victory over the French in Canada and establishing British rule there... In 1745, Wolfe's regiment was recalled to Britain to deal with the Jacobite rising. Wolfe served in Scotland in 1746 as aide-de-camp under General Henry Hawley in the campaign to defeat the Jacobite forces of Charles Edward Stuart. In this capacity, Wolfe participated in the Battle of Falkirk and the Battle of Culloden. At Culloden, he famously refused to carry out an order of the Duke of Cumberland to shoot a wounded Highlander by stating that his honour was worth more than his commission. This act may have been a cause for his later popularity among the Royal Highland Fusiliers, whom he would later command. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Wolfe WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 313==<br /> '''the White People... Eden'''<br><br /> Cf. the White City in Against the Day and especially the 'reality' revealed around the White City with the 'reality' adumbrated in this whole paragraph as well.<br /> <br /> '''front of the Arras'''<br><br /> Arras (Dutch: Atrecht) is the capital of the Pas-de-Calais department in northern France... The ownership of the town was, however, repeatedly disputed along with the rest of Artois. During the Middle Ages, possession of Arras passed to a variety of feudal rulers and fiefs, including the County of Flanders, the Duchy of Burgundy, the Spanish branch of the House of Habsburg and the French crown. The town was the site of the Congress of Arras in 1435, an unsuccessful attempt to end the Hundred Years' War that resulted in the Burgundians breaking their alliance with the English. After the death of Duke Charles the Bold of Burgundy in 1477, King Louis XI of France took control of Arras but the town's inhabitants, still loyal to the Burgundians, expelled the French. This prompted Louis XI to besiege Arras in person and, after taking it by assault, he had the town's walls razed and its inhabitants expelled, to be replaced by more loyal subjects from other parts of France. In a bid to erase the town's identity completely, Louis renamed it temporarily to Franchise. In 1482, the Peace of Arras was signed in the town to end a war between Louis XI and Maximilian I of Austria; ten years later, the town was ceded to Maximilian and was bequeathed to the Spanish Habsburgs as part of the Spanish Netherlands. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arras WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''hydraulick Looms'''<br><br /> See Pynchon's essay [http://www.themodernword.com/pynchon/pynchon_essays_luddite.html ''Is it O.K. to be a Luddite''] for more on this topic.<br /> <br /> '''expell'd from Paradise by Wolfe and his Regiment'''<br><br /> See page [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_31:_302-314#Page_312 312].<br /> <br /> ==Annotation Index==<br /> <br /> {{MD PbP}}</div>

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<p>Patkohn: </p> <hr /> <div>==Page 289==<br /> '''Walls of the Shambles... the Market'''<br><br /> New Market, as it was originally known, later also known as Headhouse (or Head House) Square, is an historic street market in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in 1745 and named "New Market" to distinguish it from the established market on High (now Market) St., it was used well into the 19th century. Two rows of brick pillars support a gable roof and arched ceiling over an open market area. The area features cobblestone streets and a park. The square includes a stone building, the Headhouse, a former firehouse built in 1804, the oldest in the United States. It also features one of the oldest continually run farmer's markets in the nation. The market structure, known as the Shambles, was demolished in 1950 but rebuilt in the early 1960s. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Market_(Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania) WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''The Veery Brothers'''<br><br /> Located [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=S+2nd+AND+market+Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1&iwloc=addr here.]<br /> <br /> ==Page 290==<br /> <br /> '''"He's a rare Wax Artist, our Cosmo is..."<br /><br /> The saints Cosmas and Damian (c. 300CE) were twin brothers who practiced healing arts in what is now modern day Syria. They were perhaps best know for having grafted the leg of a recently deceased black man onto the body of a white man. They also never charged payment for any of their services. Saints Cosmas & Damian were martyred by being beheaded and they are the patron saints of surgeons and pharmacists.<br /> <br /> '''[[1763#November|November]] 30, 1763'''<br /> <br /> '''Tavern-hopping'''<br><br /> Some info on Philadelphia's [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/philadelphia/areahistory/watson0113.txt Taverns and Coffee-Houses.]<br /> <br /> '''Indian Queen'''<br><br /> located [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=S+5th+st+and+Chestnut+Street+Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=39.949359,-75.149263&spn=0.00366,0.007918&iwloc=addr here]<br><br /> [http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/evans/files/phs051.html Image] from 1833.<br><br /> Durring the 1787 Constitutional Convention, this was one of the places delegates including James Madison, stayed. [http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/profiles/linder/GOLFTAV.HTM link and future source]<br><br /> <br /> ==Page 291==<br /> ''''As it will prove...' [[1763#December|December]] 1, 1763'''<br><br /> <br /> ==Page 292==<br /> '''Mr. Arne's ''Love in a Cottage'''''<br><br /> ''Love in a Village'' is a ballad opera in three acts that was composed and arranged by Thomas Arne. A pastiche, the work contains 42 musical numbers of which only five were newly composed works by Arne. The other music is made up of 13 pieces borrowed from Arne's earlier stage works, a new overture was by C. F. Abel, and 23 songs by other composers, including Geminiani and Galuppi, albeit with new texts. The English libretto, by Isaac Bickerstaff, is based on Charles Johnson’s 1729 play The Village Opera. The opera premiered at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden in London on 8 December 1762. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_in_a_Village WIKI] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Arne Thomas Arne link here]<br /> <br /> ==Page 293==<br /> '''''Philosophical Transactions'''''<br><br /> ''The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'', or ''Phil. Trans.'', is a scientific journal published by the Royal Society. Begun in 1665, it is the oldest scientific journal printed in the English-speaking world and the second oldest in the world, after the French ''Journal des sçavans''. It has remained in continuous publication ever since 1665, making it the world's longest running scientific journal. The use of the word "philosophical" in the title derives from the phrase "natural philosophy", which was the equivalent of what we would now generically call "science". From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''''Andante'''''<br><br /> Slowish musical movement<br /> <br /> '''Orchid Tavern... Dock Creek'''<br><br /> This was a marshland area with a creek that ran to Penn's landing. References to Dock Creek [http://www.ushistory.org/carpentershall/history/july4.htm here]and [http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_landing.htm here.]The creek was filled in and became [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=39.946233,-75.144918&spn=0.004277,0.010664&t=k&om=1 Dock Road].<br /> Located near the "Blue Anchor" cannot find references to the "Orchid Tavern" obvious connection to Franklin's sunglasses. It is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchid_%28color%29 this] color.<br /> <br /> '''Old and New Lights'''<br><br /> The terms Old Lights and New Lights (among others) are used in Christian circles to distinguish between two groups who were initially the same, but have come to a disagreement. These terms have been applied in a wide variety of ways, and the meaning must be determined from context. Typically, if a denomination is changing, and some refuse to change, and the denomination splits, those who did not change are referred to as the "Old Lights", and the ones who changed are referred to as the "New Lights". From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_and_New_Light WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Mr. Shippen'''<br><br /> William Shippen, Sr. (October 1, 1712 – November 4, 1801) was an American physician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a civic and educational leader who represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress... Shippen joined the vestrymen who founded the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia in 1742. He joined Benjamin Franklin and other civic leaders to found the Public Academy in 1749 and served as one of its trustees. When it merged with another school to become the College of Philadelphia he served as a trustee of the college from 1755 to 1779; the College is now the University of Pennsylvania. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shippen WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 294==<br /> '''Leyden-Jar'''<br><br /> The Leyden jar is a device that "stores" static electricity between two electrodes on the inside and outside of a jar. It was invented independently by Ewald Georg von Kleist in 11 October 1744 and by Pieter van Musschenbroek in 1745—1746. The latter place of invention, Leiden, Netherlands gave the invention its name. It was the original form of the capacitor. The Leyden jar was used to conduct many early experiments in electricity, and its discovery was of fundamental importance in the study of electricity. Previously, researchers had to resort to insulated conductors of large dimensions to store charge. The Leyden jar provided a much more compact alternative. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyden_jar WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Euclid'''<br><br /> Euclid (Greek: Εὐκλείδης — Eukleídēs), fl. 300 BC, also known as Euclid of Alexandria, was a Greek mathematician and is often referred to as the "Father of Geometry." From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclid WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Annotation Index==<br /> <br /> {{MD PbP}}</div>

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<p>Patkohn: </p> <hr /> <div>==Page 289==<br /> '''Walls of the Shambles... the Market'''<br><br /> New Market, as it was originally known, later also known as Headhouse (or Head House) Square, is an historic street market in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in 1745 and named "New Market" to distinguish it from the established market on High (now Market) St., it was used well into the 19th century. Two rows of brick pillars support a gable roof and arched ceiling over an open market area. The area features cobblestone streets and a park. The square includes a stone building, the Headhouse, a former firehouse built in 1804, the oldest in the United States. It also features one of the oldest continually run farmer's markets in the nation. The market structure, known as the Shambles, was demolished in 1950 but rebuilt in the early 1960s. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Market_(Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania) WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''The Veery Brothers'''<br><br /> Located [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=S+2nd+AND+market+Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1&iwloc=addr here.]<br /> <br /> ==Page 290==<br /> <br /> '''"He's a rare Wax Artist, our Cosmo is..."<br /><br /> The saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers who practiced healing arts in what is now modern day Syria. They were perhaps best know for having grafted the leg of a recently deceased black man onto the body of a white man. They also never charged payment for any of their services. Saints Cosmas & Damian were martyred by being beheaded.<br /> <br /> '''[[1763#November|November]] 30, 1763'''<br /> <br /> '''Tavern-hopping'''<br><br /> Some info on Philadelphia's [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/philadelphia/areahistory/watson0113.txt Taverns and Coffee-Houses.]<br /> <br /> '''Indian Queen'''<br><br /> located [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=S+5th+st+and+Chestnut+Street+Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=39.949359,-75.149263&spn=0.00366,0.007918&iwloc=addr here]<br><br /> [http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/evans/files/phs051.html Image] from 1833.<br><br /> Durring the 1787 Constitutional Convention, this was one of the places delegates including James Madison, stayed. [http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/profiles/linder/GOLFTAV.HTM link and future source]<br><br /> <br /> ==Page 291==<br /> ''''As it will prove...' [[1763#December|December]] 1, 1763'''<br><br /> <br /> ==Page 292==<br /> '''Mr. Arne's ''Love in a Cottage'''''<br><br /> ''Love in a Village'' is a ballad opera in three acts that was composed and arranged by Thomas Arne. A pastiche, the work contains 42 musical numbers of which only five were newly composed works by Arne. The other music is made up of 13 pieces borrowed from Arne's earlier stage works, a new overture was by C. F. Abel, and 23 songs by other composers, including Geminiani and Galuppi, albeit with new texts. The English libretto, by Isaac Bickerstaff, is based on Charles Johnson’s 1729 play The Village Opera. The opera premiered at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden in London on 8 December 1762. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_in_a_Village WIKI] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Arne Thomas Arne link here]<br /> <br /> ==Page 293==<br /> '''''Philosophical Transactions'''''<br><br /> ''The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'', or ''Phil. Trans.'', is a scientific journal published by the Royal Society. Begun in 1665, it is the oldest scientific journal printed in the English-speaking world and the second oldest in the world, after the French ''Journal des sçavans''. It has remained in continuous publication ever since 1665, making it the world's longest running scientific journal. The use of the word "philosophical" in the title derives from the phrase "natural philosophy", which was the equivalent of what we would now generically call "science". From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''''Andante'''''<br><br /> Slowish musical movement<br /> <br /> '''Orchid Tavern... Dock Creek'''<br><br /> This was a marshland area with a creek that ran to Penn's landing. References to Dock Creek [http://www.ushistory.org/carpentershall/history/july4.htm here]and [http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_landing.htm here.]The creek was filled in and became [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=39.946233,-75.144918&spn=0.004277,0.010664&t=k&om=1 Dock Road].<br /> Located near the "Blue Anchor" cannot find references to the "Orchid Tavern" obvious connection to Franklin's sunglasses. It is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchid_%28color%29 this] color.<br /> <br /> '''Old and New Lights'''<br><br /> The terms Old Lights and New Lights (among others) are used in Christian circles to distinguish between two groups who were initially the same, but have come to a disagreement. These terms have been applied in a wide variety of ways, and the meaning must be determined from context. Typically, if a denomination is changing, and some refuse to change, and the denomination splits, those who did not change are referred to as the "Old Lights", and the ones who changed are referred to as the "New Lights". From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_and_New_Light WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Mr. Shippen'''<br><br /> William Shippen, Sr. (October 1, 1712 – November 4, 1801) was an American physician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a civic and educational leader who represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress... Shippen joined the vestrymen who founded the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia in 1742. He joined Benjamin Franklin and other civic leaders to found the Public Academy in 1749 and served as one of its trustees. When it merged with another school to become the College of Philadelphia he served as a trustee of the college from 1755 to 1779; the College is now the University of Pennsylvania. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shippen WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 294==<br /> '''Leyden-Jar'''<br><br /> The Leyden jar is a device that "stores" static electricity between two electrodes on the inside and outside of a jar. It was invented independently by Ewald Georg von Kleist in 11 October 1744 and by Pieter van Musschenbroek in 1745—1746. The latter place of invention, Leiden, Netherlands gave the invention its name. It was the original form of the capacitor. The Leyden jar was used to conduct many early experiments in electricity, and its discovery was of fundamental importance in the study of electricity. Previously, researchers had to resort to insulated conductors of large dimensions to store charge. The Leyden jar provided a much more compact alternative. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyden_jar WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Euclid'''<br><br /> Euclid (Greek: Εὐκλείδης — Eukleídēs), fl. 300 BC, also known as Euclid of Alexandria, was a Greek mathematician and is often referred to as the "Father of Geometry." From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclid WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Annotation Index==<br /> <br /> {{MD PbP}}</div>

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<p>Patkohn: </p> <hr /> <div>==Page 289==<br /> '''Walls of the Shambles... the Market'''<br><br /> New Market, as it was originally known, later also known as Headhouse (or Head House) Square, is an historic street market in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in 1745 and named "New Market" to distinguish it from the established market on High (now Market) St., it was used well into the 19th century. Two rows of brick pillars support a gable roof and arched ceiling over an open market area. The area features cobblestone streets and a park. The square includes a stone building, the Headhouse, a former firehouse built in 1804, the oldest in the United States. It also features one of the oldest continually run farmer's markets in the nation. The market structure, known as the Shambles, was demolished in 1950 but rebuilt in the early 1960s. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Market_(Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania) WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''The Veery Brothers'''<br><br /> Located [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=S+2nd+AND+market+Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1&iwloc=addr here.]<br /> <br /> ==Page 290==<br /> <br /> '''"He's a rare Wax Artist, our Cosmo is..."<br /><br /> Historically, there are two versions of the 3rd century CE figure St. Cosmo (aka St. Cosmas): the "randy" St. Cosmo, aka the "modern Priapus," and the saintly martyred St. Cosmo of Church lore. Wax phallus effigies were offered by the women to St. Cosmo at the festivals held in his name. In [http://against-the-day.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=ATD_1-25#Page_3 ''Against the Day''], Pynchon has Randolph St. Cosmo, one of the Chums of Chance.<br /> <br /> Also, the saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers who practiced healing arts in what is now modern day Syria. They were perhaps best know for having grafted the leg of a recently deceased black man onto the body of a white man. They also never charged payment for any of their services. Saints Cosmas & Damian were martyred by being beheaded.<br /> <br /> '''[[1763#November|November]] 30, 1763'''<br /> <br /> '''Tavern-hopping'''<br><br /> Some info on Philadelphia's [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/philadelphia/areahistory/watson0113.txt Taverns and Coffee-Houses.]<br /> <br /> '''Indian Queen'''<br><br /> located [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=S+5th+st+and+Chestnut+Street+Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=39.949359,-75.149263&spn=0.00366,0.007918&iwloc=addr here]<br><br /> [http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/evans/files/phs051.html Image] from 1833.<br><br /> Durring the 1787 Constitutional Convention, this was one of the places delegates including James Madison, stayed. [http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/profiles/linder/GOLFTAV.HTM link and future source]<br><br /> <br /> ==Page 291==<br /> ''''As it will prove...' [[1763#December|December]] 1, 1763'''<br><br /> <br /> ==Page 292==<br /> '''Mr. Arne's ''Love in a Cottage'''''<br><br /> ''Love in a Village'' is a ballad opera in three acts that was composed and arranged by Thomas Arne. A pastiche, the work contains 42 musical numbers of which only five were newly composed works by Arne. The other music is made up of 13 pieces borrowed from Arne's earlier stage works, a new overture was by C. F. Abel, and 23 songs by other composers, including Geminiani and Galuppi, albeit with new texts. The English libretto, by Isaac Bickerstaff, is based on Charles Johnson’s 1729 play The Village Opera. The opera premiered at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden in London on 8 December 1762. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_in_a_Village WIKI] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Arne Thomas Arne link here]<br /> <br /> ==Page 293==<br /> '''''Philosophical Transactions'''''<br><br /> ''The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'', or ''Phil. Trans.'', is a scientific journal published by the Royal Society. Begun in 1665, it is the oldest scientific journal printed in the English-speaking world and the second oldest in the world, after the French ''Journal des sçavans''. It has remained in continuous publication ever since 1665, making it the world's longest running scientific journal. The use of the word "philosophical" in the title derives from the phrase "natural philosophy", which was the equivalent of what we would now generically call "science". From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''''Andante'''''<br><br /> Slowish musical movement<br /> <br /> '''Orchid Tavern... Dock Creek'''<br><br /> This was a marshland area with a creek that ran to Penn's landing. References to Dock Creek [http://www.ushistory.org/carpentershall/history/july4.htm here]and [http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_landing.htm here.]The creek was filled in and became [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=39.946233,-75.144918&spn=0.004277,0.010664&t=k&om=1 Dock Road].<br /> Located near the "Blue Anchor" cannot find references to the "Orchid Tavern" obvious connection to Franklin's sunglasses. It is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchid_%28color%29 this] color.<br /> <br /> '''Old and New Lights'''<br><br /> The terms Old Lights and New Lights (among others) are used in Christian circles to distinguish between two groups who were initially the same, but have come to a disagreement. These terms have been applied in a wide variety of ways, and the meaning must be determined from context. Typically, if a denomination is changing, and some refuse to change, and the denomination splits, those who did not change are referred to as the "Old Lights", and the ones who changed are referred to as the "New Lights". From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_and_New_Light WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Mr. Shippen'''<br><br /> William Shippen, Sr. (October 1, 1712 – November 4, 1801) was an American physician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a civic and educational leader who represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress... Shippen joined the vestrymen who founded the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia in 1742. He joined Benjamin Franklin and other civic leaders to found the Public Academy in 1749 and served as one of its trustees. When it merged with another school to become the College of Philadelphia he served as a trustee of the college from 1755 to 1779; the College is now the University of Pennsylvania. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shippen WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 294==<br /> '''Leyden-Jar'''<br><br /> The Leyden jar is a device that "stores" static electricity between two electrodes on the inside and outside of a jar. It was invented independently by Ewald Georg von Kleist in 11 October 1744 and by Pieter van Musschenbroek in 1745—1746. The latter place of invention, Leiden, Netherlands gave the invention its name. It was the original form of the capacitor. The Leyden jar was used to conduct many early experiments in electricity, and its discovery was of fundamental importance in the study of electricity. Previously, researchers had to resort to insulated conductors of large dimensions to store charge. The Leyden jar provided a much more compact alternative. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyden_jar WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Euclid'''<br><br /> Euclid (Greek: Εὐκλείδης — Eukleídēs), fl. 300 BC, also known as Euclid of Alexandria, was a Greek mathematician and is often referred to as the "Father of Geometry." From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclid WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Annotation Index==<br /> <br /> {{MD PbP}}</div>

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<p>Patkohn: </p> <hr /> <div>==Page 289==<br /> '''Walls of the Shambles... the Market'''<br><br /> New Market, as it was originally known, later also known as Headhouse (or Head House) Square, is an historic street market in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in 1745 and named "New Market" to distinguish it from the established market on High (now Market) St., it was used well into the 19th century. Two rows of brick pillars support a gable roof and arched ceiling over an open market area. The area features cobblestone streets and a park. The square includes a stone building, the Headhouse, a former firehouse built in 1804, the oldest in the United States. It also features one of the oldest continually run farmer's markets in the nation. The market structure, known as the Shambles, was demolished in 1950 but rebuilt in the early 1960s. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Market_(Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania) WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''The Veery Brothers'''<br><br /> Located [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=S+2nd+AND+market+Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1&iwloc=addr here.]<br /> <br /> ==Page 290==<br /> <br /> '''"He's a rare Wax Artist, our Cosmo is..."<br /><br /> Historically, there are two versions of the 3rd century CE figure St. Cosmo (aka St. Cosmas): the "randy" St. Cosmo, aka the "modern Priapus," and the saintly martyred St. Cosmo of Church lore. Wax phallus effigies were offered by the women to St. Cosmo at the festivals held in his name. In [http://against-the-day.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=ATD_1-25#Page_3 ''Against the Day''], Pynchon has Randolph St. Cosmo, one of the Chums of Chance.<br /> <br /> Also, the saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers who practiced healing arts in what is now modern day Syria. They were perhaps best know for having grafted the leg of a recently deceased black man onto the body of a white man. They also never charged payment for any of their services. Interesting to note in reference to the "Publick Beheading Model" Damain describes, is that saints Cosmas & Damian were martyred by being beheaded.<br /> <br /> '''[[1763#November|November]] 30, 1763'''<br /> <br /> '''Tavern-hopping'''<br><br /> Some info on Philadelphia's [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/philadelphia/areahistory/watson0113.txt Taverns and Coffee-Houses.]<br /> <br /> '''Indian Queen'''<br><br /> located [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=S+5th+st+and+Chestnut+Street+Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=39.949359,-75.149263&spn=0.00366,0.007918&iwloc=addr here]<br><br /> [http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/evans/files/phs051.html Image] from 1833.<br><br /> Durring the 1787 Constitutional Convention, this was one of the places delegates including James Madison, stayed. [http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/profiles/linder/GOLFTAV.HTM link and future source]<br><br /> <br /> ==Page 291==<br /> ''''As it will prove...' [[1763#December|December]] 1, 1763'''<br><br /> <br /> ==Page 292==<br /> '''Mr. Arne's ''Love in a Cottage'''''<br><br /> ''Love in a Village'' is a ballad opera in three acts that was composed and arranged by Thomas Arne. A pastiche, the work contains 42 musical numbers of which only five were newly composed works by Arne. The other music is made up of 13 pieces borrowed from Arne's earlier stage works, a new overture was by C. F. Abel, and 23 songs by other composers, including Geminiani and Galuppi, albeit with new texts. The English libretto, by Isaac Bickerstaff, is based on Charles Johnson’s 1729 play The Village Opera. The opera premiered at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden in London on 8 December 1762. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_in_a_Village WIKI] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Arne Thomas Arne link here]<br /> <br /> ==Page 293==<br /> '''''Philosophical Transactions'''''<br><br /> ''The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'', or ''Phil. Trans.'', is a scientific journal published by the Royal Society. Begun in 1665, it is the oldest scientific journal printed in the English-speaking world and the second oldest in the world, after the French ''Journal des sçavans''. It has remained in continuous publication ever since 1665, making it the world's longest running scientific journal. The use of the word "philosophical" in the title derives from the phrase "natural philosophy", which was the equivalent of what we would now generically call "science". From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''''Andante'''''<br><br /> Slowish musical movement<br /> <br /> '''Orchid Tavern... Dock Creek'''<br><br /> This was a marshland area with a creek that ran to Penn's landing. References to Dock Creek [http://www.ushistory.org/carpentershall/history/july4.htm here]and [http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_landing.htm here.]The creek was filled in and became [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=39.946233,-75.144918&spn=0.004277,0.010664&t=k&om=1 Dock Road].<br /> Located near the "Blue Anchor" cannot find references to the "Orchid Tavern" obvious connection to Franklin's sunglasses. It is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchid_%28color%29 this] color.<br /> <br /> '''Old and New Lights'''<br><br /> The terms Old Lights and New Lights (among others) are used in Christian circles to distinguish between two groups who were initially the same, but have come to a disagreement. These terms have been applied in a wide variety of ways, and the meaning must be determined from context. Typically, if a denomination is changing, and some refuse to change, and the denomination splits, those who did not change are referred to as the "Old Lights", and the ones who changed are referred to as the "New Lights". From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_and_New_Light WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Mr. Shippen'''<br><br /> William Shippen, Sr. (October 1, 1712 – November 4, 1801) was an American physician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a civic and educational leader who represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress... Shippen joined the vestrymen who founded the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia in 1742. He joined Benjamin Franklin and other civic leaders to found the Public Academy in 1749 and served as one of its trustees. When it merged with another school to become the College of Philadelphia he served as a trustee of the college from 1755 to 1779; the College is now the University of Pennsylvania. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shippen WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 294==<br /> '''Leyden-Jar'''<br><br /> The Leyden jar is a device that "stores" static electricity between two electrodes on the inside and outside of a jar. It was invented independently by Ewald Georg von Kleist in 11 October 1744 and by Pieter van Musschenbroek in 1745—1746. The latter place of invention, Leiden, Netherlands gave the invention its name. It was the original form of the capacitor. The Leyden jar was used to conduct many early experiments in electricity, and its discovery was of fundamental importance in the study of electricity. Previously, researchers had to resort to insulated conductors of large dimensions to store charge. The Leyden jar provided a much more compact alternative. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyden_jar WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Euclid'''<br><br /> Euclid (Greek: Εὐκλείδης — Eukleídēs), fl. 300 BC, also known as Euclid of Alexandria, was a Greek mathematician and is often referred to as the "Father of Geometry." From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclid WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Annotation Index==<br /> <br /> {{MD PbP}}</div>

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<p>Patkohn: </p> <hr /> <div>==Page 289==<br /> '''Walls of the Shambles... the Market'''<br><br /> New Market, as it was originally known, later also known as Headhouse (or Head House) Square, is an historic street market in the Society Hill neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Established in 1745 and named "New Market" to distinguish it from the established market on High (now Market) St., it was used well into the 19th century. Two rows of brick pillars support a gable roof and arched ceiling over an open market area. The area features cobblestone streets and a park. The square includes a stone building, the Headhouse, a former firehouse built in 1804, the oldest in the United States. It also features one of the oldest continually run farmer's markets in the nation. The market structure, known as the Shambles, was demolished in 1950 but rebuilt in the early 1960s. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Market_(Philadelphia,_Pennsylvania) WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''The Veery Brothers'''<br><br /> Located [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=S+2nd+AND+market+Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&z=15&om=1&iwloc=addr here.]<br /> <br /> ==Page 290==<br /> <br /> '''"He's a rare Wax Artist, our Cosmo is..."<br /><br /> Historically, there are two versions of the 3rd century CE figure St. Cosmo (aka St. Cosmas): the "randy" St. Cosmo, aka the "modern Priapus," and the saintly martyred St. Cosmo of Church lore. Wax phallus effigies were offered by the women to St. Cosmo at the festivals held in his name. In [http://against-the-day.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=ATD_1-25#Page_3 ''Against the Day''], Pynchon has Randolph St. Cosmo, one of the Chums of Chance.<br /> <br /> Also, the saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers who practiced healing arts in what is now modern day Syria. They were most famously know for having grafted the leg of a recently deceased black man onto the body of a white man. They also never charged payment for any of their services. Interesting to note in reference to the "Publick Beheading Model" Damain describes, is that saints Cosmas & Damian were martyred by being beheaded.<br /> <br /> '''[[1763#November|November]] 30, 1763'''<br /> <br /> '''Tavern-hopping'''<br><br /> Some info on Philadelphia's [http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/pa/philadelphia/areahistory/watson0113.txt Taverns and Coffee-Houses.]<br /> <br /> '''Indian Queen'''<br><br /> located [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=S+5th+st+and+Chestnut+Street+Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=17&ll=39.949359,-75.149263&spn=0.00366,0.007918&iwloc=addr here]<br><br /> [http://www.brynmawr.edu/iconog/evans/files/phs051.html Image] from 1833.<br><br /> Durring the 1787 Constitutional Convention, this was one of the places delegates including James Madison, stayed. [http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/profiles/linder/GOLFTAV.HTM link and future source]<br><br /> <br /> ==Page 291==<br /> ''''As it will prove...' [[1763#December|December]] 1, 1763'''<br><br /> <br /> ==Page 292==<br /> '''Mr. Arne's ''Love in a Cottage'''''<br><br /> ''Love in a Village'' is a ballad opera in three acts that was composed and arranged by Thomas Arne. A pastiche, the work contains 42 musical numbers of which only five were newly composed works by Arne. The other music is made up of 13 pieces borrowed from Arne's earlier stage works, a new overture was by C. F. Abel, and 23 songs by other composers, including Geminiani and Galuppi, albeit with new texts. The English libretto, by Isaac Bickerstaff, is based on Charles Johnson’s 1729 play The Village Opera. The opera premiered at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden in London on 8 December 1762. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_in_a_Village WIKI] - [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Arne Thomas Arne link here]<br /> <br /> ==Page 293==<br /> '''''Philosophical Transactions'''''<br><br /> ''The Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'', or ''Phil. Trans.'', is a scientific journal published by the Royal Society. Begun in 1665, it is the oldest scientific journal printed in the English-speaking world and the second oldest in the world, after the French ''Journal des sçavans''. It has remained in continuous publication ever since 1665, making it the world's longest running scientific journal. The use of the word "philosophical" in the title derives from the phrase "natural philosophy", which was the equivalent of what we would now generically call "science". From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philosophical_Transactions_of_the_Royal_Society WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''''Andante'''''<br><br /> Slowish musical movement<br /> <br /> '''Orchid Tavern... Dock Creek'''<br><br /> This was a marshland area with a creek that ran to Penn's landing. References to Dock Creek [http://www.ushistory.org/carpentershall/history/july4.htm here]and [http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_landing.htm here.]The creek was filled in and became [http://www.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Philadelphia,+PA&ie=UTF8&z=17&ll=39.946233,-75.144918&spn=0.004277,0.010664&t=k&om=1 Dock Road].<br /> Located near the "Blue Anchor" cannot find references to the "Orchid Tavern" obvious connection to Franklin's sunglasses. It is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orchid_%28color%29 this] color.<br /> <br /> '''Old and New Lights'''<br><br /> The terms Old Lights and New Lights (among others) are used in Christian circles to distinguish between two groups who were initially the same, but have come to a disagreement. These terms have been applied in a wide variety of ways, and the meaning must be determined from context. Typically, if a denomination is changing, and some refuse to change, and the denomination splits, those who did not change are referred to as the "Old Lights", and the ones who changed are referred to as the "New Lights". From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_and_New_Light WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Mr. Shippen'''<br><br /> William Shippen, Sr. (October 1, 1712 – November 4, 1801) was an American physician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He was a civic and educational leader who represented Pennsylvania in the Continental Congress... Shippen joined the vestrymen who founded the First Presbyterian Church of Philadelphia in 1742. He joined Benjamin Franklin and other civic leaders to found the Public Academy in 1749 and served as one of its trustees. When it merged with another school to become the College of Philadelphia he served as a trustee of the college from 1755 to 1779; the College is now the University of Pennsylvania. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Shippen WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Page 294==<br /> '''Leyden-Jar'''<br><br /> The Leyden jar is a device that "stores" static electricity between two electrodes on the inside and outside of a jar. It was invented independently by Ewald Georg von Kleist in 11 October 1744 and by Pieter van Musschenbroek in 1745—1746. The latter place of invention, Leiden, Netherlands gave the invention its name. It was the original form of the capacitor. The Leyden jar was used to conduct many early experiments in electricity, and its discovery was of fundamental importance in the study of electricity. Previously, researchers had to resort to insulated conductors of large dimensions to store charge. The Leyden jar provided a much more compact alternative. From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leyden_jar WIKI]<br /> <br /> '''Euclid'''<br><br /> Euclid (Greek: Εὐκλείδης — Eukleídēs), fl. 300 BC, also known as Euclid of Alexandria, was a Greek mathematician and is often referred to as the "Father of Geometry." From [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euclid WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Annotation Index==<br /> <br /> {{MD PbP}}</div>

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<p>Patkohn: </p> <hr /> <div>==Page 199==<br /> '''pongee gown'''<br><br /> Embroidered white silk pongee gown with sweetheart neckline, trimmed at neckline with tulle ruffle matching the deep tulle flounce of the skirt<br /> <br /> '''Sally Lunn'''<br><br /> Sally Lunn's is the oldest house in Bath.It's famous for the Sally Lunn bun (served here since 1680).Sally Lunn. Lunn, Sally (supp. fl. 1680x1800), supposed baker.<br /> <br /> ==Page 200==<br /> '''a certain ''subterranean Rotation'''''<br><br /> Rebekah rolling over in her grave<br /> <br /> ==Page 201==<br /> [[Image:Harrisons-chronometer.jpg|thumb|caption|Harrison's H5 Chronometer|right|175px]]<br /> '''Mr. Harrison's Watch'''<br><br /> [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison John Harrison] (March 24, 1693–March 24, 1776) was an English clockmaker who revolutionized and extended the possibility of safe long distance sea travel in the Age of Sail by inventing a long-sought and critically-needed key piece in the problem of accurately establishing the East-West position, or longitude, of a ship at sea. The problem was so intractable that the English Parliament offered a huge fortune for the day (£20,000, roughly £6 million in 2007 terms),[1] for a solution.<br /> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harrison<br /> <br /> ==Page 203==<br /> '''but by me'''<br>This is a direct quote from Jesus: "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me" (John 14:6). This connection between Jesus and Mason's father begins in [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_8:_77-86#Page_86 chapter 8]. <br /> <br /> ==Page 204==<br /> '''He believes that bread is alive'''<br> This is perhaps another way to describe the Catholic idea of transubstantiation. See also [http://masondixon.pynchonwiki.com/wiki/index.php?title=Chapter_8:_77-86#Page_86 chapter 8].<br /> <br /> ==Page 205==<br /> '''Succedaneum'''<br><br /> A substitute, replacement for something else, particularly of a medicine used in place of another. From [http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/succedaneum WIKI]<br /> <br /> ==Annotation Index==<br /> <br /> {{MD PbP}}</div>

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