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Posts Tagged 'President Abraham Lincoln'
The Assassination Site of President Garfield
Posted: March 19, 2019 in Historic Sites, Presidential
Tags: Alexander Graham Bell, Almon Ferdinand Rockwell, Baltimore and Potomac rail station, Charles Julius Guiteau, Civil War, D.C., Downtown, Dr. Willard Bliss, Elberon New Jersey, Half-Breed Republican, Long Branch New Jersey, National Gallery of Art, National Mall, President Abraham Lincoln, President James A. Garfield, President John F. Kennedy, President Ronald Reagan, President William McKinley, Sitting Bull, Stalwart Republican, the Republican Party, The White House, U.S. Army, Vice President Chester A. Arthur
President James A. Garfield was the 20th president of the United States, serving from March 4, 1881, until his death by assassination six and a half months later while waiting to catch a train at the Baltimore and Potomac rail station. The site where it happened s just a few hundred yards from the 20th President's official Presidential Memorial in an area of the city that has gone through many changes since the train station's building and tracks were demolished in 1908 during a redesign of the National Mall. The National Gallery of Art's West Building is now located there (MAP). But one thing stayed the same at the site for the first 137 years after President Garfield's assassination. That was the absence of a plaque or historical marker to indicate what happened there on July 2, 1881. But that recently changed. So on this bike ride, I went there to see the new historical marker.
When President Garfield was elected in 1880, a man named Charles Julius Guiteau falsely believed he had played a major role in his victory. He also thought he should be rewarded with a consulship for his efforts in electing the new President. So he submitted applications to serve in Paris or Vienna, despite the fact he spoke no French or any other foreign language. But when the Garfield administration rejected his applications, he decided it was because he was part of the Stalwart faction of the Republican Party, and President Garfield was affiliated with the opposing Half-Breed faction of the party. Guiteau was so offended at being rejected for a consular position that he decided President Garfield had to die so that Vice President Chester A. Arthur, who was a fellow Stalwart, would succeed him. He thought this would not only end the war within the Republican Party, but would lead to rewards for fellow Stalwarts, including himself.
As difficult as it is to imagine in today's political world, the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln was seen as a fluke due to the Civil War, and Garfield, like most people, saw no reason why the president should be guarded. In fact, the President's plans and schedule were often printed in the newspapers. Knowing his schedule and where he would be, Guiteau followed Garfield several times. But each time his plans to kill the President were frustrated, or he lost his nerve. Then in the summer of 1881, when the President had been in office for only four months, Garfield decided to take a train trip to New England to escape the swampy summer heat of D.C. Right after he arrived at the Baltimore and Potomac rail station, Guiteau emerged from where he had been hiding by the ladies' waiting room and walked up to Garfield and shot him twice, once in the back and once in the arm, with an ivory-handled pistol, a gun he thought would look good in a museum. Guiteau was quickly apprehended, and as he was led away, he stated, "I did it. I will go to jail for it. I am a Stalwart and Arthur will be President."
The wounded President was taken upstairs to a private office in the train station, where several doctors examined him. There they probed the wound with unwashed fingers, another thing that is difficult to imagine today. At Garfield's request, he was then taken back to The White House. The physician who took charge at the train station and then at the White House was Willard Bliss, an old friend of the President's. About a dozen physicians, led by Dr. Bliss, were soon probing the wound, again with unsterilized fingers and instruments.
Although in considerable pain despite being given morphine, the President did not lose his sense of humor. He asked Dr. Bliss to tell him his chances, which Bliss put at one in a hundred. The President then replied, "Well, Doctor, we'll take that chance." In addition to his treatment, Garfield was also being given oatmeal porridge and milk from a cow on the White House lawn for nourishment. However, he hated oatmeal porridge. So when he was told that Indian chief Sitting Bull, a prisoner of the U.S. Army, was starving, Garfield initially said, "Let him starve," but then quickly changed his mind and said, "Oh, no, send him my oatmeal."
During the President's treatment, Alexander Graham Bell attempted to locate the bullet with a primitive metal detector. (The use of X-rays, which likely would have helped the President's physicians save his life, would not be invented for another fourteen years.) However, he was unsuccessful. But they were able to help keep Garfield relatively comfortable in the stifling heat that he had been trying to escape with one of the first successful air conditioning units, which reduced the temperature in the sickroom by 20 degrees.
During the weeks of intensive care after being shot, Garfield would alternately seem to get better and then take turns for the worse. He developed an abscess around the wound, which doctors probed but most likely only made worse. He also developed infections that cause him to have a fever of 104 degrees, and he lost a considerable amount of weight. Eventually, Dr. Bliss agreed to move him to Elberon, part of Long Branch, New Jersey, where his wife had been recovering from an illness at the time her husband was shot.
There, Garfield could see the ocean as officials and reporters maintained what became a death watch. Garfield eventually succumbed to a combination of his injury and his treatment. On September 18, Garfield asked Almon Ferdinand Rockwell, a friend and business associate who was at his bedside, if he would have a place in history. Rockwell assured Garfield he would, but told him that he still had much work to do. The President responded, "No, my work is done." He died later that night.
According to many medical experts and historians, Garfield most likely would have survived his wounds had Dr. Bliss and the other doctors attending to him had the benefit of modern medical research, knowledge, techniques, and equipment. In fact, much like President Ronald Reagan after the assassination attempt at The Washington Hilton here in D.C., Garfield would probably also have survived being shot. Instead, the treatment he received at least contributed, and most likely caused his death. It is thought that starvation also played a role in President Garfield's death.
Four presidents have been assassinated while in office. And two of them occurred here in D.C. President Lincoln was killed at Ford's Theater in 1865, and just 16 years later President Garfield was shot by Guiteau less than a thousand yards away from where President Lincoln was shot by John Wilkes Boothe. There were already official markers for President Lincoln at The Petersen House in D.C. where he died, President William McKinley in Buffalo, New York, and President John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas. Now all four sites have been properly recognized. I've now been to the two sites here in D.C. The other two, however, are a little too far away for a lunchtime bike ride.
Posted: July 18, 2018 in Artwork, Historic Figures
Tags: 28 Blocks, D.C., D.C. Department of General Services, Daniel Chester French, Frederick Douglass, Garin Baker, Henry Bacon, Lincoln Memorial, Metropolitan Branch Trail, Penn Center Building, President Abraham Lincoln, Union Station
During today's bike ride on the Metropolitan Branch Trail I encountered a large mural on the facade of the Penn Center building at 1709 3rd Street (MAP), in northeast D.C.'s Eckington neighborhood. In addition to its massive size, what initially caught my attention was the realism and unusual yet simple gray tones that give the mural the appearance of an old black-and-white photograph.
The mural is entitled "28 Blocks," and is the creation of American artist Garin Baker. Baker resides in New York City and is a traditionally trained realist painter, but his professional career spans across artistic disciplines. Baker spent four months hand-painting the 60' by 160' mural on 156 sections of parachute cloth in his studio. He then brought the work to D.C., and used a special polymer glue to attach the mural to the facade of the building, followed by a final coating and varnish that add UV and graffiti protection, thus requiring only minimal maintenance for many years.
The mural gets its name from the 28 blocks of marble used between 1914 and 1922 to erect the Lincoln Memorial's iconic 120-ton marble statue of a seated Abraham Lincoln. But the mural isn't intended to honor Lincoln. In fact, even the image of the Lincoln statue within the mural is only a peripheral image to provide context to the focus of the work. The mural depicts and is intended as a tribute to the men who are responsible for cutting out, hauling, carving and erecting the iconic Lincoln Memorial statue, which was designed by sculptor Daniel Chester French and planned by architect Henry Bacon. Most of those men were first or second generation black men who were born free, or Italian immigrants.
A quote from Frederick Douglass is also prominently featured on the mural. It reads: "Without culture there can be no growth; Without exertion, no acquisition; Without friction, no polish; Without labor, no knowledge; Without action, no progress. And without conflict, no victory."
According to Baker, the color scheme of black, white and gray is intentional and carries symbolism. "People see things in black and white, but it's really not the full story," he said. "Only through all the shades of gray do we see the full truth."
The mural is conveniently positioned adjacent to the Metropolitan Branch Trail, which gives cyclists, joggers and walkers a front row seat to view it. But not only that, the trail runs parallel to the train tracks that not only carries commuters and other riders on the Red Line between the Rhode Island Avenue and NoMa-Gallaudet University and New York Avenue stations, but also ferries people from New York to Union Station, allowing them to see the mural out their windows just before reaching the station. Officials with the city's Department of General Services say 50,000 or more people a day can see the mural. I'm glad I was one of them today.
Posted: May 3, 2018 in Events, Organizations
Tags: Capitol Hill, Charles Finney, Dana Perino, David's Tent, Freedom From Religion Foundation, Governor Jim Doyle, James Dobson, James Dobson's wife, Jonathan Edwards, National Day of Prayer, President Abraham Lincoln, President George W. Bush, President Harry S. Truman, President Ronald Reagan, Shirley Dobson, U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb, U.S. Supreme Court Building
Today is the National Day of Prayer, an annual observance inviting people of all faiths to pray for the nation. It was created in 1952 by a joint resolution of the United States Congress which requested the President to proclaim a day each year, other than a Sunday, as a National Day of Prayer, on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation in places of worship, in groups, and as individuals. It was subsequently signed into law by President Harry S. Truman. In 1988, the law was unanimously amended by both the House and the Senate and signed into law by President Ronald Reagan on Thursday, May 5, 1988, designating the first Thursday of May as a day of national prayer. Each year since its inception, the president has signed a National Day of Prayer proclamation, encouraging all Americans to pray on this day.
It was announced late last year that the theme for this year's observance is "Pray for America – Unity," based upon Ephesians 4:3, which challenges believers to mobilize unified public prayer for America, "Making every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace."
In recognition of this year's observance, during today's bike ride I stopped by the American Center for Prayer and Revival, located in the basement of 117 2nd Street (MAP), right across the street from the U.S. Supreme Court Building, in northeast D.C.'s Capitol Hill neighborhood. There they provided a prayer room, a red, white and blue "Pray" button for me to wear for the rest of the day, and a pre-packaged Eucharist pack with both wine and a communion wafer.
The American Center for Prayer and Revival is a center designed for day-and-night prayer in the National Capitol city, much like David's Tent is for worship. Through hosting teams of intercessors who maintain a 24/7 prayer vigil focused on asking God for a spiritual re-awakening and re-evangelization across our country and among our nation's leaders. Believing that only a powerful movement of repentant prayer and engagement in God's Word will bring America back to spiritual life again, the center hopes to see a true religious revival in the United States, much like the great awakenings led by Jonathan Edwards in the 1750s and Charles Finney in the 1850s.
As I left and passed by the Supreme Court building, it made me wonder about the legality of the National Day of Prayer, and if it had yet been challenged in court. Some people might say that it is wrong for the President to issue such a proclamation, contending that it is improper for the government to do so because it violates the separation of church and state and is, therefore, unconstitutional.
But while looking into the National Day of Prayer and learning more about it, I discovered that it has been challenged in court. And the court ruled that it is perfectly legal.
In October of 2008, an organization named the Freedom From Religion Foundation sued to challenge the constitutionality of the designation of a National Day of Prayer. On October 3, 2008, the Wisconsin-based organization filed suit in a federal court in Madison, naming as defendants President George W. Bush; White House press secretary Dana Perino; Wisconsin governor Jim Doyle; and evangelist James Dobson's wife, Shirley Dobson, in her capacity as chair of the National Day of Prayer Task Force. After initially being declared unconstitutional in April of 2010 by U.S. District Judge Barbara Crabb, a three-judge panel of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously overturned Crabb's decision.
The panel ruled that the Freedom From Religion Foundation did not have standing to sue because the National Day of Prayer had not caused them harm and stated that "a feeling of alienation cannot suffice as injury." The court further stated that "the President is free to make appeals to the public based on many kinds of grounds, including political and religious, and that such requests do not obligate citizens to comply and do not encroach on citizens' rights." In its issued opinion, the Federal appeals court even cited President Abraham Lincoln's second inaugural address, which referenced God seven times and prayer three times.
Battleground National Cemetery
Posted: October 26, 2017 in Cemeteries
Tags: American Civil War, Battleground National Cemetery, Bivouac of the Dead, D.C., Fort Stevens, General Jubal Anderson Early, General Jubal Early, James Malloy, National Park Service, President Abraham Lincoln, The Mexican-American War, Theodore O'Hara
On this lunchtime bike ride, while I was riding north on Georgia Avenue with no particular destination in mind, I came across a small cemetery, located at 6625 Georgia Avenue (MAP). Located near Fort Stevens in the city's Brightwood neighborhood, I found out that it is named Battleground National Cemetery, and it's a military burial ground managed by the National Park Service, together with other components of Rock Creek Park. Later, I found out a lot more.
The cemetery was created after the Civil War Battle of Fort Stevens, which took place on July 11 and 12, 1864. The battle was significant in that it marked the defeat of General Jubal Anderson Early's Confederate campaign to launch an offensive action against the poorly defended national capitol city. The Battle of Fort Stevens also gained notoriety as being the only military action in which the commander in chief, President Abraham Lincoln, came under direct fire from an enemy force. President Lincoln lived, but during the battle, 59 soldiers were killed on the Union side, and there were approximately 500 casualties on the Confederate side.
After the battle, Quartermaster General Montgomery C. Meigs seized an acre of farm land to use for burying the dead. Under direction from President Lincoln and General Meigs, forty were buried on the evening of July 12, 1864, on the battlefield site. That night, Lincoln came to the site to dedicate it as Battleground National Cemetery.
The piece of land seized for the cemetery was previously part of a fruit orchard owned by farmer James Malloy. When he returned to his land after the dust cleared from the battle, Malloy was upset that his land was taken and challenged the action. Through an act of Congress passed on February 22, 1867, the land was acquired and officially transferred to the Federal government, and on July 23, 1868, payment made to Malloy.
Battleground National Cemetery is one of our Nation's smallest national cemeteries. The entrance to the cemetery is flanked by two Civil War vintage 6-pounder, smoothbore guns. Also near the entrance are monuments commemorating each of the units which fought at Fort Stevens. They were the 25th New York Volunteer Cavalry, the 98th Pennsylvania Volunteer, the 122nd New York Volunteer, and the 150th Ohio National Guard.
The center of the cemetery is marked by a central flagpole, surrounded by 41 regulation marble headstones, marking the remains of the honored dead of Fort Stevens. Behind these headstones and to the east, stands a marble rostrum used to conduct yearly Memorial Day services. The four granite pillars are in memory of the four volunteer companies who fought at Fort Stevens.
Also within the cemetery grounds is a series of cast iron markers containing the first of the twelve stanzas of a poem entitled "Bivouac of the Dead," which was written by Theodore O'Hara in memory of those men who perished during the Mexican-American War. The poem, as well as the words of the Gettysburg Address found on the side of the caretaker's lodge, are reminiscent of many national cemeteries.
For an aimless bike ride with no particular destination in mind, I sure came across a lot of interesting history. Unfortunately, that portion of Georgia Avenue is not particularly bike friendly. So I imagine the vast majority of those driving hastily by in their vehicles probably have no idea of what they are passing by, and the history behind it.
BIVOUAC OF THE DEAD
The muffled drum's sad roll has beat
The soldier's last tattoo;
No more on life's parade shall meet
That brave and fallen few.
On Fame's eternal camping-ground
Their silent tents are spread,
And Glory guards, with solemn round,
The bivouac of the dead.
Robert Todd Lincoln's Gravesite
Posted: July 26, 2017 in Historic Figures
Tags: Appomattox Court House, Bud Beckwith, Charles Guiteau, Edwin Booth, Ford's Theater, George Pullman, Harvard University, Hildene, John Wilkes Booth, Leon Czolgosz, Mary Todd Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, President Chester A. Arthur, President James A. Garfield, President Ulysses S. Grant, President William McKinley, Pullman Palace Car Company, Robert E. Lee, The Lincoln Memorial, The Petersen House
On this day in 1926, six days before his eighty-third birthday, Robert Todd Lincoln died in his sleep at Hildene, his Vermont home. He was the son of President Abraham Lincoln. And his grandson, "Bud" Beckwith, who died in 1985, is the last person known to be of direct Lincoln lineage. In observance of the anniversary of his passing, on today's lunchtime bike ride I went to Arlington National Cemetery to visit the sarcophagus, where he is buried with his wife Mary and their son Jack.
Robert Todd Lincoln was Abraham Lincoln's oldest son and the only Lincoln child to survive into adulthood. While he didn't make quite the mark on history that his father did, he did have a pretty interesting life. The following are some of the most interesting and unusual facts about him.
Lincoln was a witness to the assassinations of three presidents, including his father. The younger Lincoln was there at The Petersen House, where his father was taken after being shot across the street at Ford's Theater by John Wilkes Booth. Years later, while serving as Secretary of War to President James Garfield, he was with the president at the Sixth Street Train Station in D.C. when Charles Guiteau shot him. Garfield died two months later. Twenty years after that, Lincoln was a guest of President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York, when the President was shot by Leon Czolgosz. McKinley died just over a week later. After that I imagine that future presidents were quietly glad that these events caused Lincoln to believe he was bad luck, because thereafter he refused to attend state events or accept Presidential invitations.
Lincoln's life was once saved by Edwin Booth, a famous actor and brother of John Wilkes Booth, the assassin of his father. The incident took place on a train platform in Jersey City, New Jersey. On a crowded platform, Lincoln fell off into the space between the tracks and the platform. But Booth pulled him by his collar to safety. The exact date of when this happened is uncertain, but it is believed to have taken place before John Wilkes Booth's assassination of President Lincoln.
After having her involuntarily committed to a mental hospital, Lincoln had a strained relationship with his mother. Mary Todd Lincoln is fairly widely renowned today for being mentally ill, but it wasn't quite such an open secret when she was still alive. Lincoln, however, realized that his mother needed psychiatric help, so he had her committed following a hearing that declared her insane. She was eventually able to gain her release. However, by that point she felt as though she had been publicly humiliated, and never patched up her relationship with Lincoln before her death.
Lincoln was the last surviving member of the cabinets of Presidents Garfield and Arthur. And he was part of President Grant's junior staff at Robert E. Lee's surrender at Appomattox Courthouse to end the Civil War, and was the last surviving witness to that event.
Lincoln was also a graduate of Harvard University, on the personal staffs of three Presidents beginning with Ulysses S. Grant, a successful and eventually wealthy lawyer, peripherally involved in politics, successor to George Pullman as company president and later chairman of the board of the Pullman Palace Car Company, a dedicated amateur astronomer and golfer, and a participant in the dedication ceremonies for The Lincoln Memorial for his father.
Portrait of John J. Crittenden
Posted: July 24, 2017 in Artwork, Historic Figures, Museums
Tags: American Civil War, Chinatown, Corwin Amendment, Crittenden Resolution, Crittenden-Johnson Resolution, D.C., Emancipation Proclamation, John J. Crittenden, Mount Vernon, National Portrait Gallery, President Abraham Lincoln, slavery, U.S. Attorney General, U.S. Constitution, Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail
I have not been writing as often in this blog recently because several weeks ago I fell and broke some ribs. So I have been unable to ride. No, I did not fall while riding a bike. However, it was related to biking. I wanted to go mountain biking on a section of the Washington-Rochambeau National Historic Trail near Mount Vernon. However, not being an experienced mountain biker and having never previously ridden on that particular mixed-use trail, I decided to hike it first to scout it out and see if it is within my skill set to try mountain biking there. It was while I was hiking that my foot got caught under an exposed tree root and I fell on a rocky part of the trail, breaking several ribs. So I decided that since I could not even walk it without hurting myself, perhaps I should first get a little more experience mountain biking on easier trails before going back there to ride.
Having given my ribs enough time to heal, I now feel much better. But since I haven't ridden in almost a month, I decided to transition back into riding and make sure that I don't overdo it. So for today's lunchtime ride, I rode to the nearby National Portrait Gallery, located at 8th and F Streets (MAP) in northwest D.C.'s Chinatown neighborhood, to see a painting of John J. Crittenden. He was a politician from the state of Kentucky, and represented that state in both the U.S. House of Representatives and in the U.S. Senate, and twice served as the U.S. Attorney General. I went there because tomorrow is the anniversary of Congress' passage of the Crittenden Resolution, which was named after him.
On July 25th in 1861, just three and a half months after the beginning of the Civil War, the U.S. Congress passed the Crittenden Resolution (also referred to as the Crittenden-Johnson Resolution). The resolution declared that the war was being waged for the reunion of the states and not to interfere with the institutions of the South, including taking any actions against the "peculiar" institution of slavery. The war was fought not for "overthrowing or interfering with the rights or established institutions of those States," but to "defend and maintain the supremacy of the Constitution and to preserve the Union." The implication was that war would end when the seceding states returned to the Union, with slavery remaining intact.
This meant that for the first year and a half of the Civil War, reunification of the United States was the official goal of the North. It was not until President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation of September 1862 that the abolishment of slavery became a goal. The Crittenden Resolution is sometimes confused with the Corwin Amendment, a proposal to amend the U. S. Constitution adopted by the previous 36th Congress, which attempted to constitutionalize slavery. It was adopted by the necessary two-thirds margin in both houses of Congress and submitted to the states for ratification. It was ratified by three states before the war pre-empted further debate.
Today it is difficult to comprehend American society, as it existed back then, in which the institution of slavery was supported or tolerated by the public, and endorsed by the Federal government. However, as difficult as it is to comprehend, we must try. We must try to understand so we can not only understand our own history, but because slavery still exists in this world. Currently there are approximately 27 million slaves in the world – people forced to work without pay, under threat of violence and unable to walk away. Since slavery feeds directly into the global economy, it makes sense that we would be concerned by the ways in which slavery flows into our homes through the products we buy and the investments we make. Slaves harvest cocoa in the Ivory Coast, make charcoal used to produce steel in Brazil, weave carpets in India—the list goes on. These products reach our stores and our homes. So think before you buy, because slavery is not just a thing of the past.
The Grave of Charles Forbes
Posted: April 26, 2017 in Cemeteries, Historic Figures
Tags: Capitol Hill, Charles Forbes, D.C., Ford's Theatre, Historic Congressional Cemetery, John Wilkes Booth, Margaret Forbes, Mary Forbes, Mary Todd Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, Tad Lincoln, The Lincoln Group, Thomas "Tad" Lincoln III, Treasury Department
On this lunchtime bike ride I returned to Historic Congressional Cemetery (MAP) on Capitol Hill, one of my favorite lunchtime biking destinations. I like it because even after numerous rides there, there is still so much more history within the cemetery to be discovered and learned. This time I visited the grave of Charles Forbes, who I often think about whenever I make a mistake at work. Let me explain why.
Forbes was born in Ireland around 1835 and at the age of 26 started working at The White House in 1861, shortly after President Abraham Lincoln's first inauguration. He was one of several house servants assigned to President Lincoln. Quickly becoming a favorite with both the President and Mrs. Lincoln, Forbes became the personal attendant to the President, a position he held for approximately four years. He also occasionally watched out for Mary Todd Lincoln and Thomas "Tad" Lincoln III, as well.
And it was during this time working for the President that Forbes made one of the biggest mistakes on the job that anyone has ever made. Forbes accompanied the Lincolns to Ford's Theatre on April 14, 1865, the night that Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. That night Booth approached Forbes, who was seated outside of Lincoln's box, and gave him his calling card. Forbes then allowed Booth to enter the door to the private box. Moments later the President was mortally wounded.
Forbes remains a mysterious figure in the events of that night. He never gave a witness statement nor did he ever leave a written or verbal account of the assassination of the President. But Mrs. Lincoln remained fond of Forbes, bore him no ill will for the evening's events, and later presented him with the suit of clothes that Lincoln wore that night.
After Lincoln's death, Forbes became a messenger for the U.S. Treasury Department and later for the Adjutant General's office. He died October 10, 1885, at his home at 1711 G Street in northwest D.C., leaving his wife Margaret and a daughter, Mary. He was buried in an unmarked grave in Congressional Cemetery until 1984 when The Lincoln Group, a historical society, placed a marker on his grave.
So it was this mistake on the job of Forbes' that makes me glad that the mistakes I make at work never result in the consequences his mistake did. Even the worst mistakes I could possibly make don't result in altering the course of history, as his mistake did. So when I mess up, I just think of him and this bike ride, and I feel a little better.
The Lincoln Statue at His Summer Cottage
Posted: March 24, 2017 in Presidential, Statues
Tags: Big Bob, Gothic Revival, Ivan Schwartz, Lincoln Memorial, Park View, Petworth, President Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln's Summer Cottage, Robert H. Smith, StudioEIS
The Lincoln Statue at the Summer Cottage
In northwest D.C., near the Petworth and Park View neighborhoods (MAP), there is a Gothic Revival-style residence known as President Lincoln's Summer Cottage. And there is a statue of its namesake resident on the grounds. On this lunchtime bike ride I rode there to see it.
The 2,500-pound sculpted bronze statue of President Lincoln and a horse, presumably his favorite horse named Big Bob, was created by sculptor Ivan Schwartz of StudioEIS, who spent months conducting research to ensure the historical accuracy and visual aesthetics of this portrayal of Lincoln and Big Bob. The statue was financed by Robert H. Smith., and dedicated in February of 2009.
The statue depicts President Lincoln standing next to his horse, who he was seen riding around the grounds of the cottage on April 13, 1865, the day before he was assassinated. He is presumably either about to embark on or returning from his commute to The White House. Every morning from April or May through November, Lincoln would make the three-mile, 30-minute commute on horseback down the hill into D.C. , and back again in the evening. In 2011, staff from the summer cottage tried to reenact his horse ride and it took two hours due to traffic and lights. That's typical of D.C. traffic.
In comparison to The Lincoln Memorial, the summer cottage statue's portrayal of President Lincoln is a much more intimate and personal one rather than a strong, serious figure elevated and looking down at the viewer. The lifelike statue of a standing Lincoln is exactly six feet four-and-a-half inches tall, which was the actual height of the 16th President. So visitors are at eye level with Lincoln. So step right up to it to get an idea of what it might have been like to stand toe-to-toe with Honest Abe. The hat brings him up to seven feet tall.
The First Public Performance of The Star Spangled Banner
Posted: December 13, 2016 in Events, Historic Sites
Tags: Anacreontic Society, B.F. Saul Company, Battle of Baltimore, Beverly Snow, Brown's Marble Hotel, D.C., Defence of Fort M'Henry", Fort McHenry, Francis Scott Key, John Stafford Smith, Pennsylvania Avenue, President Abraham Lincoln, President Herbert Hoover, President John Tyler, President Woodrow Wilson, The Atlanta Coast Line Railroad Building, The Star-Spangled Banner, To Anacreon in Heaven, War of 1812
On this bike ride as I was riding east in the protected bike lanes on Pennsylvania Avenue between The White House and the U.S. Capitol Building, I happened to see a small plaque on the front of a building. Out of curiosity I circled back and stopped to see what it was. And as it turns out the plaque, located 601 Pennsylvania Avenue (MAP), commemorates the location where "The Star Spangled Banner" was sung in public for the first time.
The Star-Spangled Banner" is the national anthem of the United States. It was recognized for official use by the United States Navy in 1889, and by President Woodrow Wilson in 1916. And it was made the national anthem by a Congressional resolution on March 3, 1931, which was signed by President Herbert Hoover.
The song's lyrics come from a poem entitled "Defence of Fort M'Henry", which was written in September of 1814 by Francis Scott Key, who just a few block past the western end of Pennsylvania Avenue has a memorial park named after him. Key was inspired to write the poem by the sight of a large American flag flying above Fort McHenry during its bombardment by the British Royal Navy during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812. The words were later set to the tune of a British song which was already popular in the United States entitled "To Anacreon in Heaven", written by John Stafford Smith for the Anacreontic Society, a men's social club in London.
Despite the fact that the song is notoriously difficult for nonprofessionals to sing because of its wide range, The Star Spangled Banner today is traditionally sung most often at the beginning of many public sporting events in the United States, as well as other types of public gatherings. But on this bike ride, I discovered where the patriotic song was sung in public for the first time a little over two hundred years ago.
The plaque reads, "On this site in 1814, "The Star Spangled Banner" was first sung on public. The most famous of several hotels on this block was Brown's Marble Hotel (1851 – 1935), an innovative greek revival landmark, where John Tyler and Abraham Lincoln were guests. In the 1830's, Beverly Snow, a free black, operated the epicurean restaurant on the corner of 6th Street. The Atlanta Coast Line Railroad Building was completed at the same location in 1863. Its façade was incorporated into the present office building, erected by the B.F. Saul Company in 1985."
A Haunted Halloween Bike Ride
Posted: October 31, 2016 in Buildings, Events, Historic Sites
Tags: Colonel John Tayloe III, D.C., Dolley Madison, Halloween, James Cypress, Lafayette Square Park, Mary Todd Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, President Andrew Jackson, President James Madison, President John F. Kennedy, President John Quincy Adams, Queen Wilhelmina, The Octagon House, U.S. Capitol Building, War of 1812
The Octagon House
I may sound like I'm getting old by what I'm about to write, but Halloween isn't what it used to be when I was growing up. Some of the most popular costumes in recent years have been a twerking former Disney child star, a female prison inmate in an orange jumpsuit, and a fired high school chemistry teacher turned homicidal meth dealer. I miss the more generic and traditional costumes, like ghosts. So as I celebrated Halloween on today's bike ride, I went on a ghost hunt. There are a number of reportedly haunted locations throughout D.C., and today I rode by a few of those places where ghosts and spirits are reported to have been encountered.
The first stop on my self-guided bike tour of D.C.'s haunted locations was The Octagon House, which is reported to be the most haunted residence in the city. It was built in 1801 by Colonel John Tayloe, III, and some members of the Tayloe family are reported to still be residing there today. Two of Colonel Tayloe's daughters are said to haunt their former home. The first allegedly died just before the War of 1812. Colonel Tayloe and his daughter quarreled on the second floor landing over the girl's relationship with a British officer stationed in the city. And when the daughter turned in anger to go down the stairs, she "fell" down the stairs. Or possibly over the railing. Stories differ. Either way, she died. Her apparition has allegedly been seen crumpled at the bottom of the steps, or on the stairs near the second floor landing, and sometimes exhibits itself as the light of a candle moving up the staircase.
The death of the other Tayloe daughter, stories claim, occurred in 1817 or shortly thereafter. She had eloped with a young man, thus incurring her father's wrath. When she returned home to reconcile with her father, they argued on the third-floor landing. This daughter, too, "fell" to her death. Her spirit is alleged to haunt the third floor landing and stairs between the second and third floors.
After the burning of The White House in the War of 1812, President James and Dolley Madison briefly lived at The Octagon House as well. Dolley Madison's spirit is said to have been seen near the fireplace in the main ballroom as well as heading through a closed door to the garden. Her ghost's presence is reported to be accompanied by the smell of lilacs, which was her favorite flower.
Other spirits are also said to remain at The Octagon House as well. A slave girl in the house was allegedly killed by being thrown from the third floor landing to the first floor below by a British soldier during the War of 1812. During the years since eyewitnesses have reported hearing her scream. The specter of a British soldier in a War of 1812 dress uniform was seen by a caretaker named James Cypress in the 1950s. Perhaps it was the soldier who killed the slave girl.
A gambler shot to death in the home's third-floor bedroom in the late 19th century has sometimes been seen still in the bed where he died. And ghostly footmen have been seen at the front door waiting to receive guests. Various witnesses have also reported hearing assorted moans, screams, and footsteps in The Octagon House.
The next stop on my ghost ride was the Dolly Madison House, also referred to as the Cutts-Madison House, located at 1520 H Street (MAP), near the northwest corner of Lafayette Square Park. One of the most reported spirits in all of D.C. is that of former First Lady Dolley Madison. In addition to being seen at The Octagon House, her ghost has been encountered at additional locations, including the White House Rose Garden, and at her home on Lafayette Square. It is in this home that Dolley Madison spent her last years, and where she died in 1849. Since the mid-19th century, it is on the porch sitting in a rocking chair that her ghost has most often been encountered.
I then made a stop at the nearby statue of President Andrew Jackson, located in middle of Lafayette Square Park (MAP) across the street from the White House. There are a variety of haunted accounts involving the boisterous President Jackson within the nearby White House. Most of the stories center around the canopy bed in the Rose bedroom on the second floor. Mary Todd Lincoln and Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands are but a couple of the notable witnesses to President Jackson's apparition.
My next stop on this haunted bike ride was the location where Congressman Daniel Sickles' House used to be. Located at 717 Madison Place (MAP), it is now the downtown site of the U.S. Court of Claims.
In 1859, Sickles shot and killed Philip Barton Key, who at that time was the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, and was the son of Francis Scott Key, who wrote the national anthem. After learning of Key's affair with his wife, Teresa, who was only 15 years old when she married the 33-year old Sickles, Sickles approached Teresa's lover in front of his home and allegedly said, "Key, you scoundrel, you have dishonored my house. You must die." He then shot Key. As he lay dying, Key gazed at the window where Teresa would signal him when the coast was clear for their trists. A jury acquitted Sickles after a sensational trial that featured the first use of the temporary insanity defense in U.S. legal history. Since that time Key's visage has been reported to occasionally appear in the location where Sickles shot him.
I then proceeded to the Walsh Mansion, which currently serves as the Indonesian Embassy and is located at 2020 Massachusetts Avenue (MAP) in northwest D.C.'s Embassy Row neighborhood. The most expensive residence in the city at the time it was completed in 1903, the mansion was built by Thomas J. Walsh, a famous gold miner and industrialist. He was also known for giving the famed Hope Diamond to his daughter Evalyn Walsh McLean as a wedding present. However, along with the diamond came its curse. According to the legend, a curse befell the large, blue diamond when it was stolen from an idol in India – a curse that foretold bad luck and death not only for the owner of the diamond but for all who touched it. Anyway, Evalyn continued to live in the house after her father's passing until her death in 1947. However, by the time she died she had lost the family fortune and more, and to cover her significant debts, the Walsh Mansion was sold to the government of Indonesia. According to embassy staff, however, Evalyn never vacated the home. Rather, her spirit has been seen several times gliding down the mansion's grand central staircase.
The Mary Surratt Boarding House was the next destination on my haunted tour of D.C. Located at 604 H Street (MAP) in the heart of the city's Chinatown neighborhood, the three-story Federal-style townhouse has been substantially renovated through the years. But in the mid-1800's it was a boarding house owned by Mary Surratt, who was convicted and hanged as one of the conspirators in the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln. The building currently houses a Chinese restaurant, named Wok and Roll, on the ground floor. But it may also house Mary Surratt's ghost as well. From the 1870s onward, occupants of the building have claimed that Surratt's spirit is responsible for the incomprehensible mumbling and whispers, footsteps, muffled sobs, and creaking floorboards which have unnerved them.
I also rode to the Capitol Hill neighborhood today, where the ghost of Joseph Holt is said to haunt the street near where he lived. Holt was Judge Advocate General of the Army, and presided over the trials of the Lincoln assassination conspirators. During the trials, accused conspirators Dr. Samuel Mudd (who treated assassin John Wilkes Booth's broken leg) and Mary Surratt (at whose downtown boarding house the conspirators met) were held at the Old Capitol Prison opposite the U.S. Capitol Building. The modern day U.S. Supreme Court Building stands on the site today. After Holt retired, he allegedly became a recluse in his Capitol Hill home. Local residents have told stories of Holt's ghost walking down First Street in a blue suit and cape, pondering the guilt of Mudd and Surrat as he heads for the site of the Old Capitol Prison.
Lastly, before heading back to my office, I concluded my self-guided haunted bike tour by stopping by the U.S. Capitol Building. Many people would contend that the Capitol is soulless, but it is no stranger to departed souls. The Capitol Building is reputedly haunted by a former President, many past members of the House of Representatives, other government officials, officers who served during the American Revolutionary War, workers who died during its construction, and perhaps most famously, or infamously, a "demon black cat."
One of the most illustrious ghosts said to haunt the Capitol Building is John Quincy Adams, the nation's sixth President, who after serving as President went on to serve nine terms as a Massachusetts Congressman. In 1848, at age 81, Adams fell unconscious on the House floor while in the middle of a speech. Lawmakers carried him into the speaker's office, where he died two days later. Ghost followers contend that his spirit subsequently made its way back to the chamber, now known as Statuary Hall. A plaque there marks the spot where Adams' desk once stood. It is from that spot, believers attest, that his ghost sporadically redelivers his unfinished speech.
The infamous "demon black cat" is alleged to prowl the halls of Congress, and make appearances just before a national tragedy or change in Presidential administration. It was first seen in the early part of the 19th century, and a night watchman shot at it in 1862. It has also been seen by other night watchmen and members of the Capitol Police. It appeared before the assassination of President Abraham Lincoln, the October 1929 stock market crash, and the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. The cat has not only been seen in the halls, but has repeatedly appeared in Washington's Tomb. The Tomb, located two levels below the crypt beneath the Capitol Rotunda, was an original feature of the building, planned as a resting place for George Washington and members of his family. But the Washington family politely declined the offer, and the Tomb now stands empty. Or does it?
The specters of at least two soldiers are also said to haunt the Capitol Building. A few eyewitnesses have claimed that whenever an individual lies in state in the Capitol Rotunda, a World War I doughboy momentarily appears, salutes, then disappears. A second apparition, which eyewitnesses say is the ghost of an American Revolutionary War soldier, has also appeared at the Washington Tomb. According to several stories, the soldier appears, moves around the unused Washington family catafalque, and then passes through the door into the hallway before disappearing.
Thus having concluded my haunted tour, I headed back to my office. It was a great bike ride, despite the fact that I did not see, hear, or otherwise sense the presence of any ghosts in a city that seems to be full of them.
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Today it's a Turtleneck Sweater Dress on the blog. It keeps you warm, no need to wear a scarf and I like high collared dresses , don't really suit me but I still love it !
Don't ask me Why the Leopard Print boots again??
They say If you are on a heavier side you should avoid wearing turtleneck sweater dresses, which am clearly not following !
If you have a big face and a short neck and of average height then really AVOID wearing turtleneck sweater dresses, Time to take my own advice ! This goes back in my closet immediately !
I am obsessed with these shoes and want to wear them everywhere !
You r looking soo cute dear!
Beautiful dress dear!! wonderful color!! Follow each other sounds great! We are already following each other on gfc so we can do the same on facebook, twitter and pinterest!! Im following you there from now on and waiting for your follow back!! kisses!
I think my gf will just love it, I have been planning to give her something.
You look beautiful in whatever you wear.
Beautiful dress, you look good.


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Borrowed from Joel Tauber, Searching for the Impossible is the title for a programme concerned with a great variety of movements in search of individual revelation.
We begin with the often posed question of what is to be done in a world full of options and chances, in which we have lost orientation due to the thousands of possibilities. If the complexities of today's turbo-economies and post-post-modernities present us with questions of meaning and identity, parallel worlds represent a welcome salvation for the ego. Escapism helps us to flee the realities of complex everyday life. Here I'm free! Here I can be myself! Be it consumption or worlds of play or invented imaginary realities, the possibilities of identity shifts offer transcendental moments of experience and supersensory experiences of space.
If we surpass the realm of the physical, entering the realm of the metaphysical, as in rituals of liberation and fleeing the world, we get a bit closer to the meaning of existence. For what is the world if not a temporary home from which we occasionally need to flee to other spheres to explore meaning and truth. But not only our inner world, the endless universe also offers material for the supersensory: for we're convinced that somewhere out there is hyper-intelligent life that is millions of years ahead of us in the search for meaning. If only we could meet them and ask them, allowing the impossible to become true.


Orange County will be closing the two emergency shelters opened ahead of Hurricane Florence at noon on Sunday.
The shelters were "emptying out rapidly" on Saturday morning, Orange County community relations director Todd McGee said in an email.
After reaching a peak of 160 individuals at the two shelters, McGee said that only about 30 remained as of 11 a.m. Saturday.
It appears Orange County avoided major portions of the massive storm. Areas to the south and east of the county saw much more severe damage.
Orange County did see power outages across the county reaching more than 4,000 Duke Energy customers at its height as trees fell during portions of the storm, including a massive "town treasure" in Hillsborough.
Chapel Hill town manager Maurice Jones said in an email to town staff and elected officials that he anticipated the town would be closing its Emergency Operations Center around noon on Saturday. McGee said the county would likely fully shut down its EOC when the shelters closed at noon Sunday.
Coastal evacuees will be housed at a mega shelter that is being opened by UNC – Chapel Hill at the Friday Center, which is expected to be operational beginning sometime Saturday.


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Category: Addiction News
Apr 11	| City Beacon Team • 10:15
City firms should do more to warn their employees about the risk of drug and alcohol addiction, an official report has claimed.
by MARK BLUNDEN
An investigation by City of London Corporation found that while treatment and support were available, not enough was being done to prevent addiction taking hold.
Square Mile addiction specialist Richard Kingdon said some City workers could take up to three grammes of cocaine a day, often to keep them going after heavy nights out.
Mr Kingdon, of City Beacon, added that last month was particularly busy for counsellors as staff who stopped drinking for January went "back on it". Today he urged financial, insurance and legal firms to discuss the dangers of addiction more openly with their staff, saying: "Speaking about drugs in the City is still taboo."
The corporation's review of drug and alcohol services, due to be presented tomorrow, states: "Within the City worker population, there is a particular risk-taking culture that may contribute to the development of health issues and addictions.
"This has the potential to impact on both City workers and their employers. There is also potential to research the role of City employers as 'enablers'."
The review found that combined use of cocaine and alcohol could contribute to violent crime in the Square Mile.
Ambitious executives in the world of high finance are increasingly turning to a "smart" drug to stop them falling asleep, the founder of a City addiction clinic says.
A growing number of businessmen and women seeking an edge over colleagues and competitors are taking modafinil, a drug designed to treat narcolepsy, a disorder that causes people suddenly to fall asleep.
http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/banking/article3928415.ece
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Jan 11	| City Beacon Team • 22:25
Sex, drugs, drink and the City slicker
In the Square Mile, temptation is never far away. But Richard Kingdon is helping financiers to tackle their addictions
It's ego. It's fine wine, champagne, cocaine. It's all about alpha males and excess up here," Richard Kingdon says. "Third week of January is a killer. It's a classic: on New Year's Eve they say: 'Right, this is my last binge. Next year I'm going to sort myself out, sort out my debts, maybe try for a family.' Then third week in January, when they get paid, they're off again because the resolve has gone and because they ain't got no tools."

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Pioneer staff share their top picks for COVID-19 stories highlighting useful resources, best practices, and questions we should be asking our public and private sector leaders. We hope you are staying safe, and we welcome your thoughts; you can always reach out to us via email: pioneer@pioneerinstitute.org.
Our Top Picks for COVID-19 Pandemic News:
Jim Stergios, Executive Director: If you want to follow the dozens of drug discovery efforts underway to address the coronavirus, this is a good source of information.
William Smith, Visiting Fellow in Life Sciences: The FDA provides regular updates on their activities related to COVID-19, here.
Also from Bill: How did Germany flatten the curve so quickly? One theory: a very efficient, effective and early testing program.
Mary Z. Connaughton, Director of Government Transparency: Having a hard time sleeping during this crisis? You are not alone. Here are some tips from the Director of the Vanderbilt Sleep Division at Vanderbilt University Medical Center.
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Barbara Anthony, Senior Fellow in Healthcare: Massachusetts needs to up its game on case data transparency to better inform the public and local authorities. Secrecy is no friend during these trying times. Read Barbara's commentary in The Boston Globe, and her recent Worcester Telegram & Gazette op-ed. For example, check out the State of Connecticut's daily release of COVID-19 prevalence by town.
Jamie Gass, Education Policy Director: Read homeschooling tips from Pioneer author Bill Heuer in Boston.com. Bay State voc-techs like Blackstone Valley Regional are using 3D printers to make components for hundreds of face shields.
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Jim Stergios: Just as Governor Charlie Baker came to the rescue with the mask shipment from China, will he make investments and forge partnerships to ensure that the schoolchildren of Massachusetts continue to receive a quality education? Read Jim's recent Boston Globe op-ed offering suggestions. And read this ranking of states on distance learning – Massachusetts gets low marks here.
Also from Jim: When this crisis passes, we will need to appoint a Congressional commission to review abuses of power and civil rights occurring during the coronavirus pandemic. These sorts of things (example 1 and example 2) are happening far too often. With the necessary testing and "surveillance" to come as states "re-open," expect more and worse. Political leadership and clarity for law enforcement would help. But let's get through this, and then with purpose and principle, fix things.
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Cataract is a disease of the Eyes. Clouding of the lens in the eyes that causes blurred or misty vision is Cataract.
Lens is a part of the eye which is very clear. It adjusts the eye's focus and make the images clear.
It passes the light to the back of the eye and helps to form an image on the Retina.
Normally, the lens is clear and makes clear images. But the deposition of protein over the lens is known as cataract. It interferes with formation of a clear image and results in blurred or cloudy vision.
Lens themselves are not affected.
It may occur in both Eyes. It is more common in aged people as it gradually develops with age. However, some other reasons may also cause Cataract in early ages.
Age related Nuclear Cataracts : It occurs as a result of aging. It affects the central zone of the lens.
Congenital cataracts or childhood cataracts : A poor development before birth may cause Cataract. It occurs in babies and may develop during childhood.
Secondary Cataract : It may develop due to medication taken for other diseases like Diabetes. Exposure to chemicals. After surgery.
Traumatic Cataract : As a result of injury.
Radiation Cataract : As a result of exposure to UV radiations.
Cortical Cataract : It occurs in the cortex of the lens.
Senile Cataract : This type of cataract is caused by excess of free radicals. Free radicals are such unstable molecules that are highly reactive. They destroy the good cells of the body. The production of free radicals increases with age. However, the poor lifestyle also increases the production. Such as smoking, Poor diet or other bad habits. If you are diabetic or having poor digestive system than you are at risk of Cataract. It also increases the production of free radicals.
If the cataract occurs at the posterior part of the Lens, It is known as Posterior subcapsular cataracts.
Your best bet is, Eyebright and Spinach.
Extract the juice from the leaves of Wheat grass. Take 1/4th cup, twice a day.
Or: Purchase Wheat grass capsules from the market.
Have a cup of Green tea twice a day.
Mix little sugar in one tablespoon Dodder ( Amar Bel ) juice. Apply on the affected eye twice a day.
Use Honey as an eye drop.
Use Garlic in your daily diet.
Make paste by adding quarter tsp Ghee and Honey in half tsp Liquorice powder. Take half tsp of the mixture early in the morning on an empty Stomach.
Turnip is an excellent source of Vitamin A and Vitamin B1. It cures eyes from several eye diseases. So have it daily.
Consume 5 gram Apple Cider Vinegar ( Seb Ka Sirka ) with your daily preparations. Add 5 drops of Apple Cider Vinegar ( Seb Ka Sirka ) in a glass of water. Wash your affected eye with this water.
Put a drop of Olive ( Jaitun ) oil in affected eye once a day.
Boil 1 teaspoon of Eyebright in 1 1/2 cup of water for 5 minutes. Strain and dilute the boiled water with a cup of cool rose water. Wash your affected eyes every 4 hours. It may reduce the symptoms.
OR : Eyebright tincture may help when used as Eyewash. Mix 6-9 drops of Eyebright tincture in 2 ½ cups of filtered water. Wash your eyes with this water it will reduce your symptoms.
To prevent Cataract, put 2 drops of Jacobaea Maritima ( Cineraria Maritima ) in your Eyes.
Try Eyebright tincture and Mulberry.
Buy Cineraria eye drops and put a few drops 3 times in a day.
I have also read about Lemon but in combination of Rose water and Honey.
You can mix Lemon juice and rose water in equal amounts and with the help of eye dropper put 1 drop in your eyes. Same with Honey.
It might be due to your eating habits. You can try the following Herbs.
1. Buy Tinospora Cordifolia mother tincture from a homeopathy shop and take 5 drops 2 times in a day.
2. Take 5 drops of Berberis Vulgaris 2 times in a day.
3. Buy Tribulus Terrestris tincture and have 10 drops 2 times in a day. Take these herbs for 15 days and keep a regular check on your blood sugar.
Can I recover my eye from white cataract? now my condition of the left eye is not so worst I can see Distance(not so clear) but not read and near not so clear. plain glass is being used. as per doctors recommendation for surgery. in my right eye have a surgery. but I am not interested to do so.
so pls. tell me any other option except for surgery.
Get " Cineraria Maritima eye drops ". Make sure you buy it without alcohol as with alcohol pains a lot. Use one bottle.
Also get one dose of Calcrea Carb 200. Just have one single dose and do not repeat the dose.
Let me know if some betterment is there or other symptoms after 1 month.
My grand father has lost his eye sight in left eye due to Kala motia bind. I there any medicine or anything that can cure this and get him his eye sight back.
Have you tried Naphthalanum? It is a Homeopathy remedy and you get it from a Homeopathy shop in 1M. Have 2 to 3 small white pills once in a day. Do not repeat the dose.


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Джордж Алан Вэсей (, 29 марта 1895 — 5 марта 1945) — генерал-майор австралийской армии, участник мировых войн.

Биография
Родился в 1895 году в Мельбурне; так как его отца тоже звали Джордж Вэсей, то в семье его обычно называли не Джорджем, а Аланом. После школы поступил в кадетский корпус, а в 1913 году поступил в Королевский военный колледж в Дантруне.

Когда в 1914 году началась Первая мировая война и Австралия начала формировать Австралийские имперские силы, то было решено прервать обучение кадетов в Королевском военном колледже и направить их в эти войска в качестве офицеров. Джордж Вэсей получил назначение в артиллерию 2-й дивизии, и отправился с войсками в Египет в декабре 1915 года. В марте 1916 года дивизия была отправлена во Францию, где Вэсей в августе стал капитаном, а в ноябре — командиром 13-й батареи полевой артиллерии. В феврале 1917 года Джордж Вэсей был направлен в 11-ю пехотную бригаду для прохождения практики в качестве офицера штаба, и после битвы при Пашендейле был в сентябре 1917 года произведён в майоры и награждён орденом «За выдающиеся заслуги». В июле 1918 года он был приписан к штабу 3-й дивизии, но вскоре его преемник в 11-й пехотной бригаде был ранен, и Вэсею пришлось вернуться на прежнюю должность. Вместе с бригадой он в 1918 году участвовал в обороне Амьена и наступлении на Линию Гинденбурга. После войны он с войсками отбыл в Австралию 14 сентября 1919 года.

В межвоенный период, будучи кадровым военным, Вэсей занимал различные штабные должности в Австралии и Британской Индии. В 1928—1929 году он прошёл повышение квалификации в командно-штабном колледже в Кветте.

Когда началась Вторая мировая война, то правительство Австралии вновь стало формировать Австралийские имперские силы, и Томас Блэми назначил Вэсея главным квартирмейстером своей 6-й дивизии. В декабре 1939 года Вэсей отправился в Палестину во главе передовой партии, чтобы обеспечить условия для последующего расквартирования войск. Во время боёв в Северной Африке он оставался на штабных должностях, но в марте 1941 года командир 19-й пехотной бригады 6-й дивизии Хорэйс Робертсон был вынужден вернуться в Австралию по медицинским причинам, и Вэсей, получив временное звание бригадного генерала, занял его пост. Вскоре австралийцы были переброшены в Грецию, но кампания в Греции сложилась для Британского Содружества неудачно, и им пришлось срочно эвакуироваться назад в Египет; тем не менее действия Вэсея во время боёв в Греции и при эвакуации с Крита получили положительную оценку.

В декабре 1941 года Вэсей возвратился на родину, став начальником штаба Сил обороны Австралии. Когда после начала войны с Японией возвращённый с Ближнего Востока Блэми был поставлен во главе австралийских вооружённых сил, то в ходе последовавшей реорганизации Вэсей стал заместителем начальника генерального штаба, а после создания в Брисбене передового командного пункта Вэсей стал там главным распорядителем.

В сентябре 1942 года Сидни Ровелл был отстранён от командования войсками на Новой Гвинее за нарушение субординации, и Блэми заменил его сначала на Херринга, затем на Аллена, и в итоге на Вэсея. 27 октября 1942 года Вэсей вылетел на Новую Гвинею. Под его командованием 7-я дивизия 2 ноября вернула Кокоду и начала наступление к северному побережью острова, где разгромила японцев при Буне и Гоне, после чего была возвращена в Австралию. Вэсей вернулся с войсками, и был вынужден лечь в госпиталь для лечения малярии. Осенью 1943 года он с войсками вновь прибыл на Новую Гвинею, где продолжил постепенно продвигаться вдоль северного побережья на запад. В феврале 1944 года он был вновь госпитализирован на Новой Гвинее из-за кожного заболевания, а в марте 1943 года направлен в госпиталь в Австралию для лечения лёгочной инфекции. В июне 1944 года он вновь заболел малярией, и в некоторые моменты у врачей даже были сомнения в том, что он выживет.

Пока Вэсей медленно восстанавливался после болезни, Блэми поставил его осенью 1944 года во главе Комитета по послевоенному армейскому планированию. В феврале 1945 года премьер-министр Форд настоял, чтобы Вэсею было вновь доверено командование войсками, и он был поставлен во главе 6-й дивизии, готовившейся к высадкам на Аитапе и Веваке. 5 марта 1945 года Вэсей вылетел на север чтобы принять командование, но самолёт рухнул в море в 400 м от берега примерно в 2 км от аэропорта Кэрнса. Тело Вэсея было найдено среди обломков самолёта и похоронено в Кэрнсе.

Участники Первой мировой войны (Австралия)
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