18 That these plates of brass should go forth unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people who were of his seed.
(Book of Mormon | 1 Nephi 5:18)
This has not happened yet. The brass plates have not been seen since Mormon used them, I think.
Sunday, December 26, 2010
Saturday, December 18, 2010
Foolscap - Things Learned while reading "The Hound of the Baskervilles" - Sherlock Holmes
He was carefully examining the foolscap, upon which the words were pasted, holding it only an inch or two from his eyes.
"Well?"
"Nothing," said he, throwing it down. "It is a blank halfsheet of paper, without even a water-mark upon it.
A paper size of 17 × 13½ inches (432 × 343 mm)
Dip pen- Things Learned while reading "The Hound of the Baskervilles" - Sherlock Holmes
"If you examine it carefully you will see that both the pen and the ink have given the writer trouble. The pen has spluttered twice in a single word and has run dry three times in a short address, showing that there was very little ink in the bottle.
Printing press - Things Learned while reading "The Hound of the Baskervilles" - Sherlock Holmes
The detection of types is one of the most elementary branches of knowledge to the special expert in crime, though I confess that once when I was very young I confused the Leeds Mercury with the Western Morning News.
Eskimo - Things Learned while reading "The Hound of the Baskervilles" - Sherlock Holmes
"I presume, Doctor, that you could tell the skull of a negro from that of an Esquimau?"
"Most certainly."
"But how?"
"Because that is my special hobby. The differences are obvious. The supra-orbital crest, the facial angle, the maxillary curve, the --"
Negro- Things Learned while reading "The Hound of the Baskervilles" - Sherlock Holmes
"I presume, Doctor, that you could tell the skull of a negro from that of an Esquimau?"
"Most certainly."
"But how?"
"Because that is my special hobby. The differences are obvious. The supra-orbital crest, the facial angle, the maxillary curve, the --"
pasting printed words on- Things Learned while reading "The Hound of the Baskervilles" - Sherlock Holmes
Across the middle of it a single sentence had been formed by the expedient of pasting printed words upon it.
ruddy tinted - Things Learned while reading "The Hound of the Baskervilles" - Sherlock Holmes
He wore a ruddy-tinted tweed suit and had the weather-beaten appearance of one who has spent most of his time in the open air, and yet there was something in his steady eye and the quiet assurance of his bearing which indicated the gentleman.
tweed suit - Things Learned while reading "The Hound of the Baskervilles" - Sherlock Holmes
He wore a ruddy-tinted tweed suit and had the weather-beaten appearance of one who has spent most of his time in the open air, and yet there was something in his steady eye and the quiet assurance of his bearing which indicated the gentleman.
pugnacious - Things Learned while reading "The Hound of the Baskervilles" - Sherlock Holmes
The latter was a small, alert, dark-eyed man about thirty years of age, very sturdily built, with thick black eyebrows and a strong, pugnacious face.
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1. Eager or quick to argue, quarrel, or fight.
2. Having the appearance of a willing fighter. More »
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Friday, December 17, 2010
Sherlockian Atlas: Index of The Hound of the Baskervilles
Index of The Hound of the Baskervilles
| Listed alphabetically, by country | |
|---|---|
| Fictional placename | |
| Entry contains photo or illustration | |
- America
- Belgium
- Canada
- Central America
- Costa Rica
- Europe
- Germany
- Great Britain
- England
- Devonshire
- Gloucestershire
- Hampshire
- London
- Baker Street
- Bond Street
- Borough, The
- Bradley's Tobbacconist
- British Museum, The
- Charing Cross
- Charing Cross Hospital
- College of Surgeons, The Museum of
- Craven Street
- Fulham Road
- Marcini's Restaurant
- Mexborough Private Hotel, The
- Nonpareil Club, The
- Northumberland Hotel
- Notting Hill
- Oxford Street
- Paddington Station
- Regent Street
- Shipley's Yard
- Trafalgar Square
- Turpey Street
- Waterloo Station
- Northumberland
- Westmoreland
- X-shire
- Yorkshire
- England
- Penang
- Russia
- South Africa
- South America
- Sweden
- United States of America
- Vatican, The
- West Indies, The
The Cigar Map - Things Learned while reading "The Hound of the Baskervilles" - Sherlock Holmes
Is it natural that he should stand for five or ten minutes, as Dr. Mortimer, with more practical sense than I should have given him credit for, deduced from the cigar ash?"
In the side note of our book it has a chart of ash: The different types of tobacco can be chemically analyzed from their ashes. Some points of difference:
Map of where cigars come from.
The Cigar MapIn the side note of our book it has a chart of ash: The different types of tobacco can be chemically analyzed from their ashes. Some points of difference:
Map of where cigars come from.
Wikipedia article: | Map showing all locations mentioned on Wikipedia article: |
A semi-airtight cigar storage tube and a double guillotine-style cutter
, Cameroon
, Cuba
,Dominican Republic
, Honduras
,Indonesia
, Mexico
, Nicaragua
, Philippines
, and the Eastern United States
.
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