This book should also have 'and ODDITIES' with the title as these pages hold a variety of interesting reading concerning the unusual and things not known. You will be stepping back in time as you read these pages. Be prepared to raise an eyebrow and to shake your head as you read things like 'The Arabs in Egypt open the mummies, take out the inward parts, and obtain from them excellent salt' as reported in the early 1800s. We all have our varied experiences in life but some can be very different and unusual. Often some cannot be explained or they are experiences that cannot be duplicated in our modern world.