Story of one hundred years : A comprehensive review of the political and military events, the social, intellectual and material progress, and the general state of mankind in all landsEmbodying detailed and accurate accounts of all things of importance and interest, from 1801 to 1900, inclusive . LVELAND 1865—PRESIDENTS F THE UNITED STATES DURING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. u <; Ou Q o < oz 5u< t/5 z z 7 STORY OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS. 38/ waiting for the report, however, Lord Palmerstons Government workedhard to improve the existing state of affairs. Even before the fall of LordAberdeen, Mr.
Story of one hundred years : A comprehensive review of the political and military events, the social, intellectual and material progress, and the general state of mankind in all landsEmbodying detailed and accurate accounts of all things of importance and interest, from 1801 to 1900, inclusive . LVELAND 1865—PRESIDENTS F THE UNITED STATES DURING THE NINETEENTH CENTURY. u <; Ou Q o < oz 5u< t/5 z z 7 STORY OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS. 38/ waiting for the report, however, Lord Palmerstons Government workedhard to improve the existing state of affairs. Even before the fall of LordAberdeen, Mr. Sidney Herbert had persuaded Miss Florence Nightingaleto go out to Constantinople and see what could be done for the reorgan-ization of the nursing in the hospitals there ; and the Duke of Newcastlehad suggested to the Cabinet the construction of a railway to bring storesfrom Balaklava to the camp. From Miss Nightingales reports LordPalmerston learned what should be done, and so energetic were the stepstaken that, whereas under Lord Aberdeen the deaths in the hospital atScutari had been 50 per cent, of those admitted, under Lord Palmerstonthey were enormously reduced. The railway also from Balaklava—thenecessity for which should have been obvious to any Government—wasat once made by the new ministers. Energy and order were infusedeverywhere ;
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