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Who Was Who: 5000 BC - 1914 Biographical Dictionary of the Famous and Those Who Wanted to Be by Unknown
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was the first to give it a practical demonstration.

GULLIVER, a Munchausen-Doctor Cook-Peary traveler who never
submitted his proofs, but who found a credulous publisher and a
gullible public. Never lectured.



H

HAFID, Mulai, a sultan of Morocco, who succeeded in abdicating
before he was abdicated.

HAGAR, Miss, Abraham's wife's maid who nearly broke up a happy
family.

HAHNEMANN, Doctor, of Leipsig, discovered the sugar pill and
called it homeopathy.

HAM, second officer and engineer of the Ark.

HAMED, Abdul, a retired professor of diplomacy, champion
promiser, and a sick man. When a youth he began instructing
the monarchs of Europe in the use of a government. One of his
favorite pastimes was reading ultimatums. Fearless until a
warship entered the harbor, and even then usually got rid of it
with promises. Employed massacres to break the monotony of
reigning. Acquired as fine a harem as ever sat on silk
cushions. Some of H.'s younger subjects though he should be
ostlerized (see Dr. Ostler). They gave him his harem and
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