The life of the bee, by Maurice Maeterlinck, tr. by Alfred Sutro.

Cultivation and Conservation of African Medicinal Plants for Pharmaceutical Research and Socio-Economic Development

“…They stated that the exploitation of the South African medicinal plants for the development of new pharmaceutical remains untapped. Marula et al [3] also reported 78 South African medicinal plants belonging to different plant families currently sold in informal markets which serves as a major source of income to the vulnerable groups living in peri-urban, rural, and marginalized areas. Medicinal plant cultivation if properly harnessed could serve as a major source of income to many Africans.…”

“…Therefore, due to the frequent utilization of medicinal plants, African Traditional Medicine has played a key role in socio-economic and socio-cultural heritage that services more than 80% of the African populations [2]. Several Africans especially the rural dweller earn their living from the medicinal plant trade [3]. Medicinal plants have formed the basis for the treatment of various diseases in ancient medical practice especially from the recorded history of the Sumerians and Akkadians; and also in Egypt, China, India and Greece [4,5].…”

Soundscapes of the Urban Past

“…5 »We can bear, when need must be, the silence of ourselves, that of isolation: but the silence of many -silence multiplied -and above all the silence of a crowd -these are supernatural burdens, whose inexplicable weight brings dread to the mightiest soul«. See Maeterlinck 1897, 7-8. 6 Schwartz 2011 7 Up until World War II, the service was held on Armistice Day (11 th Nov), but after WWII on the nearest Sunday -Remembrance Sunday.…”