The Kappiri slaves of Cochin

The Cafres of the Portuguese & the Dutch The last months of 1662 in Cochin were proving to be a test to the Portuguese who remained. The Portuguese Casado no longer carried the usual armaments like the sword, gun or spear like their well protected, but uncomfortable predecessors had, clad in...
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Experiments with the heart

Werner Theodor Otto Forssmann's story Friday, Oct 12th 1956 That was the fateful day when the motely group comprising members of the Vereinte Aquarienfreunde (united friends of the aquarium) met as usual at the local pub in the spa town of Bad Kreuznach, a locale once famous for radon balneology....
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