Project Gutenberg 2012-08-14 Public domain in the USA. 1338 Wynter, Andrew 1819 1876 Retnyw, Werdna Curiosities of Civilization Advertisements -- Food and its adulterations -- The Zoological Gardens -- Rats -- Lunatic asylums -- The London commissariat -- Woolwich Arsenal -- Shipwrecks -- Lodging, food, and dress of soldiers -- The electric telegraph -- Fires and fire insurance -- The police and the thieves -- Mortality in trades and professions. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.) "Curiosities of Civilization" by Andrew Wynter is a collection of essays written in the mid-19th century. The work is a keen examination of various aspects of societal development, offering insights into the cultural, social, and historical trajectories of civilization. Each essay reflects on distinct topics that range from advertisements and food adulteration to aspects of public life such as lunatic asylums and the emergence of various institutions. The opening of the book presents a detailed introduction, where Wynter outlines his intention to draw a continuous line of advertisements from historical newspapers to showcase how they reflect the wants, losses, and amusements of the society that produced them. He introduces the notion that advertisements serve as valuable documents for understanding the social fabric and progress of past generations by providing a glimpse into everyday life, cultural trends, and economic exchanges. Wynter supports his assertions with examples from early newspaper advertisements, revealing the historical evolution of public discourse and consumer practices. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/40498/40498-h/images/cover.jpg Reading ease score: 58.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en English essays -- 19th century PR Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Modern (1750+) Category: Sociology 1424760 2025-08-16T11:53:47.780287 text/html 1418417 2024-10-23T10:10:10 text/html 822923 2025-08-16T11:54:02.881261 application/epub+zip 842756 2025-08-16T11:53:49.849318 application/epub+zip 624789 2025-08-16T11:53:48.844308 application/epub+zip 1187057 2025-08-16T11:54:12.281190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1094738 2025-08-16T11:54:01.701240 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 877922 2022-09-18T14:10:36.590430 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1286257 2025-08-16T11:53:45.762318 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1266346 2024-10-23T10:10:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16596 2025-08-16T11:54:12.444165 application/rdf+xml 20785 2025-08-16T11:53:48.986265 image/jpeg 2715 2025-08-16T11:53:48.918261 image/jpeg 762360 2025-08-16T11:53:47.898337 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog