Era of Good Feeling     (U.S. hist.) a period of relative political
                        amity, roughly 1817 to 1824.
New Thought             a system which employed the suggestion of
                        favorable ideas to bring about physical and
                        mental health.
Fletcherism             the practice of chewing food until it is reduced 
                        to liquid.
Bantingism              a high-protein, low-fat, low-carbohydrate diet, 
                        intended for weight reduction.  (and v.i. |bant|)  
                        [after W. /Banting/ 19-cen. London cabinetmaker]
Year of Confusion       the 445-day year of 46 B.C.E., when the
                        drifting Roman calendar was abandoned for the
                        Julian calendar.
Ido                     a simplified form of Esperanto.
International Year of the Quiet Sun
                        the year 1964, named as a year for astronomical
                        study of the sun, which was relatively
                        inactive at that time.