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toxicology

(Encyclopedia) toxicology, study of poisons, or toxins, from the standpoint of detection, isolation, identification, and determination of their effects on the human body. Toxicology may be considered…

factory

(Encyclopedia) factory, place of production characterized by wage labor, the use of machinery, and the division of labor. The large-scale use of machinery differentiates factory production from…

The Trails of Westward Expansion

The Question: I would like information about the Totem Trail, probably used by pioneers in the 1900's. Where did it start? Did it go south to north or east to west? Where did…

Lewis Richard MORRIS, Congress, VT (1760-1825)

MORRIS, Lewis Richard, (nephew of Gouverneur Morris and Lewis Morris), a Representative from Vermont; born in Scarsdale, N.Y., November 2, 1760; attended the common schools; moved to…

James Scott NEGLEY, Congress, PA (1826-1901)

NEGLEY, James Scott, a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in East Liberty, Allegheny County, Pa., December 22, 1826; attended the village schools and was graduated from the Western…

James Grant O’HARA, Congress, MI (1925-1989)

O’HARA, James Grant, a Representative from Michigan; born in Washington, D.C., November 8, 1925; moved with his parents to Michigan, in 1939; graduated from University of Detroit High School…

George Arthur PADDOCK, Congress, IL (1885-1964)

PADDOCK, George Arthur, a Representative from Illinois; born in Winnetka, Cook County, Ill., March 24, 1885; attended the public schools; was graduated from Chicago (Ill.) Manual Training…