Historically abscesses as well as boils and many other collections of pus have been treated via application of magnesium sulfate ( Epsom salt ) paste.

Historically, many scholars have followed the Adoptionists ' Carolingian opponents in labeling Spanish Adoptionism as a minor revival of “ Nestorian ” Christology.

Historically almost all early computers were accumulator machines ; and many microcontrollers still popular as of 2010 ( such as the 68HC12, the PICmicro, the 8051 and several others ) are basically accumulator machines.

Historically, a byte was the number of bits used to encode a single character of text in a computer and for this reason it is the basic addressable element in many computer architectures.

Historically, RT-11 also served as the inspiration for many microcomputer OS's, as these were generally being written by programmers who cut their teeth on one of the many PDP-11 models.

Historically, Dayton has been the site for many patents and inventions since the 1870s.

Historically, units of time in many civilizations are duodecimal.

Historically, The Netherlands have their own specific academic degree nomenclature, but for many years now have recognised and implemented the Bologna declaration.

* Historically, valve amplifiers often used a class-A power amplifier simply because valves are large and expensive ; many class-A designs use only a single device.

Historically the titles of Tennō in Japanese have never included territorial designations as is the case with many European monarchs.

Historically, the American film industry portrayed the Foreign Legion as, in the words of Neil Tweedie of The Daily Telegraph, having " a reputation as a haven for cut-throats, crooks and sundry fugitives from justice " and also having many men escaping failed romances.

Historically it has had many definitions, but there are three definitions in current use: the imperial gallon (≈ 4. 546 L ) which since metrication is used colloquially in the United Kingdom and semi-officially within Canada, the United States ( liquid ) gallon (≈ 3. 79 L ), and the lesser used US dry gallon (≈ 4. 40 L ).

Historically in the diaspora, Halakha served many Jewish communities as an enforceable avenue of civil and religious law.

Historically, it has had quite a broad scope, and in many cases was founded in religion.

Historically, inter-network connections were not continuously available as they are today and many readers didn't need an access protocol, as they could access their mailbox directly ( as a file ) through a terminal connection.

Historically, many romantic artists were philosophically subjectivist.

Historically, many security experts asked people to memorize their passwords and " Never write down a password ".

Historically many roads were simply recognizable routes without any formal construction or maintenance.

Historically, religious skepticism can be traced back to Socrates, who doubted many religious claims of the time.

Historically, these have been of many types, but two dominate:

Historically, slavery was institutionally recognized by many societies ; in more recent times slavery has been outlawed in most societies but continues through the practices of debt bondage, indentured servitude, serfdom, domestic servants kept in captivity, certain adoptions in which children are forced to work as slaves, child soldiers, and forced marriage.

Historically, many societies have given sets of rights and obligations to male marital partners that have been very different from the sets of rights and obligations given to female marital partners.

Historically, in many countries, a contract needed to have a stamp affixed to make it valid.

Historically, a wide range of non-SI units were used in the United States and in Britain, but many have fallen into disuse.

Historically, bongos occurred in three disjunct parts of Africa: East, Central and West.

Historically, the jaguar was recorded in far eastern Texas, and the northern parts of Arizona and New Mexico.

Historically, they have shown little interest in the central and southern parts of Namibia, where conditions do not suit their traditional way of life.

Historically, it was the name for all the coastal areas of the Baltic Sea, including the eastern parts of lake Mälaren, belonging to Svealand.

Historically it also had exponents in former parts of the British Empire, for instance the Loyalists of British America who sided with Britain and Crown during the American Revolutionary War.

Historically, the XSL Working Group in W3C produced a draft specification under the name XSL, which eventually split into three parts:

Historically, the counties of Meath, Westmeath and small parts of surrounding counties constituted the province of Mide, which was one of the " Five Fifths " of Ireland ( in the Irish language the word for province, Cuige, from Cuig, five means " a fifth "); however, these have long since become the three northernmost counties of Leinster province.

Historically the Dublin county area, parts of Wicklow and Louth, became under heavy exclusive influence from the first English settlements ( known as The Pale ).

Historically, the Kingdom of Sicily had at times controlled parts of the eastern Adriatic seaboard, and Manfred possessed the island of Corfu and the towns of Butrinto, Avlona and Suboto, which had formed the dowry of his wife Helena.

Historically, a powered tool also required moving parts to classify as a machine ; however, the advent of electronics technology has led to the development of powered tools without moving parts that are considered machines.

Historically, two trails of the native indigenous peoples ran along parts of White Deer Hole Creek in Washington Township.

Historically, the Namdalen district was divided in two parts: " the upper half " and " the lower half ".

Historically, in different parts of the world, at different points in time, and for different applications, the ounce ( or its translation ) has referred to broadly similar but different standards of mass.

Historically within Staffordshire, three wards of Wolverhampton City Council cover the town: Bilston East and Bilston North, which almost entirely comprise parts of the historic Borough of Bilston, and Ettingshall which comprise a part of Bilston and parts of Wolverhampton.

Historically, it also happened in various parts of Europe, for example in a line stretching from Portuguese to Walloon ( in Belgium ); from Portuguese to the southern Italian dialects ; and between German and Dutch.

Historically, Low German was also spoken in formerly German parts of Poland as well as in East Prussia and the Baltic States of Estonia and Latvia.

Historically trunk roads were listed on maps with a " T " in brackets after their number to distinguish them from non-trunk parts of the same road, however this suffix is no longer included on current Ordnance Survey maps which simply distinguish between primary and non-primary ' A ' roads.

Historically, such views were intertwined with some of the most significant geopolitical events of the 20th century, including the rise and empowerment of the Third Reich ( Nazi Germany ), the rise of the Soviet Union ( USSR ) as a dominant superpower with control of large parts of Europe, and various treaties, alliances, and positions taken during and after World War II, and so on into the Cold War.

Historically, the formation of ethnic enclaves may be involuntary, as an ethnic or racial ghetto, due to housing discrimination which prevented members of ethnic, or religious minorities from settling in other parts of town.

Historically, neonatal circumcision was promoted during late Victorian times in the English-speaking parts of Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United States and the United Kingdom and was widely practiced during the first part of the 20th century in these countries.

Historically before the advent of medicine as a science it was common for pharmacists to dispense drugs as is, most drugs today are administered as parts of a dosage form.

Historically, the Guinea region was one of the first parts of sub-Saharan Africa to trade with Europeans.