When people first encounter something surprising, it can seem laughable and thought-provoking. Later, if enough people come to decide the discovery is important, people then treat it with reverence and awe. The discovery has become too important, apparently, to describe with amusement. The public reaction has changed—but it’s the same discovery! Here is , perhaps, […]
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Old amusements book for new men
If you are a young man inclined to read old books about amusement for men who were, at the time the books were written, young, this book may provide some amusement. Called The Young Man’s Book of Amusement, it was published in 1856, and is now online thanks to Google Books: