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, some ideas have been advanced to explain the apparent hairlessness of humans, as compared to other species.

Historically, model organisms include a handful of species with extensive genomic research data, such as the NIH model organisms.

Historically, this has led to various growth stages ( including growth stages of related pterosaurs ) being mistaken for new species of Pterodactylus.

Historically, Europe's deer species shared their deciduous forest habitat with other herbivores such as the extinct tarpan ( forest horse ), extinct aurochs ( forest ox ), and the endangered wisent ( European bison ).

Historically, the tree's girth allowed for wide boards from traditional mahogany species.

Historically, the sea has had rich marine life, both in variety, with over 80 fish and 300 invertebrate species identified, and in numbers.

Historically 46 species of native mammal are known to have been living in the Uluru region ; there are currently 21 according to recent surveys.

Historically, it has been known to attain heights over making it one of the tallest tree species in the world and the tallest flowering plant.

Historically, there have been four species of amphibia, twelve species of reptiles, thirteen species of fish, 152 species of birds, and forty-two species of mammals found in the environs of Utah Lake.

Historically commonly available species of Ancistrus were Ancistrus cirrhosus and Ancistrus temminckii, other species are now available though exact identification is difficult.

Historically numerous small boats caught tuna, wahoo, billfish and many other species.

Historically, the description of a bacterium lacking a cell wall was sufficient to classify it to the genus Mycoplasma and as such it is the oldest and largest genus of the class with about half of the class ' species ( 107 validly described ), each usually limited to a specific host and with many hosts harboring more than one species, some pathogenic and some commensal.

Historically, this species was not significantly targeted by commercial whalers, but became more important in the 1970s as the industry depleted other targets.

Historically, the discovery of the species as Lophochroa goffini is attributed to Otto Finsch in 1863.

Historically, it is known as the right whale family, as it was thought to contain only species of right whales.

: Historically both pinniped species were abundant natives in the harbor until hunting and other human activity extirpated them from the area by at least the late 19th century.

Historically this species declined because of overhunting, but population recovery has taken place following enforcement of hunting regulations.

Historically, hunting and habitat loss has decimated alligator populations throughout their range, and it was doubted as to whether the species would survive.