Books and Chocolate~ June 2024
A Rose by any Other Name
The rose, or more particularly the concept of sub rosa or “under the rose” as a symbol of secrecy traces back to the mythology of ancient Egypt, Greece and Rome.
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!8th century French physician Jean Baumes (1783) wrote “All experience teaches that dentition is to be dreaded.” Why the dread?
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