Vermeer in Baghdad

Enteric Fever in Baghdad

ous readers of the 1. M. Gazette. During the last two years I have seen 49 cases of enteric in the country. I say " seen," and not " treated, ' because the general idea is that none but Persian doctors know the genuine and national treatment of what is known here as Nocta (nocla in Arabic is "spot "), ?r. English equivalent enteric fever. The foreign practitioners here have a fairly wide practi...

University of Baghdad

"Cabusnama" is an important book in the Persian literature. It was written by Prince AlZiari Onsur AlMaali Kikaoos Bin Iskander Bin Kaboos Bin Washmiger Bin Ziar in the fifth Hugri Century. The book contains a number of important pieces of economic, military, intellectual, ect. All these were written in forty four chapters. The book was presented to his son and successor Gilanshah to teach him ...

University of Baghdad

Oriental Sore or Baghdad Boil

General considerations. This disease occurs in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres. The exact method of contracting the disease has not yet been definitely settled. Various parasites have been blamed, such as the bed-bug, the mosquito, and several others. Wenyon showed that an "oriental sore" can be experimentally produced by contaminating an abrade...

Johannes [Jan] Vermeer (1632–1675). The Astronomer (1668)

" W hat is it about Johannes Vermeer? " contemporary art lovers and historians ask. The enigmatic painter, apparently well known in his day, lapsed into obscurity after his death only to surface again in the 19th century and capture the imagination and esthetic taste of modern times. Even though he produced no more than 40 paintings, their originality and refinement place him among the greatest...