富国强兵与娼妓制度

序章名不符实的“娼妓解放令”明治5年（1872）夏,风暴横扫日本海。风雨飘摇之中的秘鲁货船“玛丽亚·路丝”号靠上了日本横滨港,请求日本政府准其靠岸避难。这艘船从中国东南沿海启程,原计划横跨太平洋航行至南美大陆。令日本人大吃一惊的是,“玛丽亚·路丝”号船底载的“货物”是数百名被掠卖的中国苦力。在不见天日的底舱,数百名受尽风浪、饥饿折磨的中国人此时才知道目的地并不是风光明媚的新加坡,而是遥远的南美,才知道等待他们的命运要么是葬身鱼腹,要么是抛尸异乡。受骗的中国人决定冒险起义,向日本政府求救,以获死中求生…     

A note on the treatment of drummer Bock: an early Danish account of multiple sclerosis?

Multiple sclerosis (MS) was first presented in a clinical setting in 1838. In this paper the presentation and treatment of a transient hemiparesis in a drummer in 1789 is discussed. This may have been an early case of MS and presents evidence against the theory that MS is an infectious disease beginning in the 19th century.