Mung bean sprouts can carry bacteria, so raw sprouts should be avoided by children, pregnant women, the elderly and anyone with a weakened immune system. Youâll lose some of the nutrients, but youâll kill any potential bacteria, by cooking the sprouts.
The Battle of Harpers Ferry was fought September 12â15, 1862, as part of the Maryland Campaign of the American Civil War.
An illustration of Brown trying to persuade abolitionist Frederick Douglass to join him in the raid on Harpers Ferry. Douglass refused. John Brown rented the Kennedy Farmhouse, with a small cabin nearby, 4 miles (6.4 km) north of Harpers Ferry near the community of Dargan in Washington County, Maryland, and took up residence under the name Isaac Smith.