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What were Admiral Nelson's last words? Detailed answer
Directory / Big encyclopedia. Questions for quiz and self-education Did you know? What were Admiral Nelson's last words? "Drink, drink. Fan, fan. Rub, rub" - "Drink-drink. Wave-mash. Three-three" (English). These were the very last words spoken by the dying admiral. He was hot and very thirsty. A steward stood nearby, fanning Nelson and bringing lemonade-laced wine to the wounded man's lips, while the ship's chaplain, Dr. Scott, massaged the admiral's chest to ease the pain. Most historians believe that the dying man said "Kiss me, Hardy" ("Kiss me, Hardy") - in contrast to some others, who offer a more noble "Kismet" (that is, "rock", "fate"). Eyewitnesses testified that Vice Admiral Hardy kissed Nelson twice - once on the cheek and again on the forehead - while he struggled to remain conscious. Nelson asked the captain of his flagship not to throw his body overboard and to take care of "poor Lady Hamilton". Then he spoke his immortal words. When Hardy kissed the commander for the first time, he said: "Now I am satisfied" ("Now I am satisfied"). Another second later: "Who is that?" ("Who is it?"). When Nelson saw that it was Hardy, he croaked: "God bless you, Hardy" ("God bless you, Hardy"). Shortly thereafter, he muttered, "Thank God I have done my duty" and then "Drink, drink. Wave, roll. Three-three." The admiral collapsed, a doctor was called, and at 16:30 pm Lord Nelson was officially declared dead. It seems that Nelson deliberately chose to die at the moment of his triumph at Trafalgar. For a guinea a piece, the admiral bought four large silver stars and ordered them to be sewn to his uniform next to the brilliant Neapolitan order of St. Ferdinand. Then he stood in the middle of the deck of the Victoria and stood like that until some French sniper shot him from fifteen meters. It was a complete victory. And although the British lost 1700 sailors killed and wounded, the British fleet did not lose a single ship. What can not be said about the French and Spaniards: their fleets were completely destroyed, 6000 people were wounded or killed, 20 were captured. The danger of an invasion of Britain was over. Immortality to Nelson is guaranteed. During the return voyage from Cape Trafalgar, the admiral's body was preserved, immersed in a barrel of brandy. There were rumors that on the way home, the sailors periodically applied to the contents of the barrel, secretly sucking through pasta instead of straws. Nothing like this. The barrel was kept under armed guard, and, according to eyewitnesses, when it was opened upon arrival in Portsmouth, the barrel was almost full to the brim. True or not, however, the legend has taken root, and in the British Navy there is still the phrase "run a hand to the Admiral" when it comes to a sip of rum secretly from the authorities. Author: John Lloyd, John Mitchinson
Why do the Chinese love rice so much? Why is rice so popular in China? The secret is that no other food crop can produce such high yields as irrigated rice. The yield of rice has proved to be the most important factor in the most populous country in the world, where land is scarce and therefore every patch of it is carefully cultivated. In addition, rice is second only to wheat in terms of nutritional value and can produce 2-3 crops per year. True, rice requires a lot of moisture, sunlight and heat, but the climate of Central and South China provides all this in abundance. Rice is a labor-intensive crop, but there are enough workers in the country. Rice has been grown in China since ancient times, and during this time, the peasants have bred about 10 thousand of its varieties. Some varieties ripen faster, others longer. Most varieties require flooding the fields with water, but there are some that grow on ordinary soil.
Rice fields are a network of earthen ridges containing tiny cells-platforms filled with water. The cells are so small because the surface of the site must be perfectly flat and horizontal. It is easiest to arrange such sites on the plains, but industrious peasants also level terraces for rice on the slopes of the mountains. Entire rice valleys stretch south of the Yellow River, along the Yangtze River, along the southern sea coasts. Seedlings are first grown from rice seeds, and only a month later, young plants are transplanted into the field. Rice can be grown in the same field for many years in a row.
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