Peter Parley's Illustrations of CommerceH. H. Hawley & Company, 1849 - 152 sider |
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Side 10
... fire . It is found in India , and in different parts of Europe . Pliny , an ancient writer , says he has seen napkins made of asbestos , which , being taken foul from the table , and thrown into the fire , were by that means rendered as ...
... fire . It is found in India , and in different parts of Europe . Pliny , an ancient writer , says he has seen napkins made of asbestos , which , being taken foul from the table , and thrown into the fire , were by that means rendered as ...
Side 11
... fire it is almost impossible to extinguish it . ASSA - FOETIDA : a compact , gummy substance , brought from Persia and the East Indies . It smells like garlic , but much strong- er , and has a bitter taste . It is used in medicine as a ...
... fire it is almost impossible to extinguish it . ASSA - FOETIDA : a compact , gummy substance , brought from Persia and the East Indies . It smells like garlic , but much strong- er , and has a bitter taste . It is used in medicine as a ...
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... fire may circulate through every course and in every direction . BRIGANTINE : a light small vessel , adapted either for fighting or for chase . than hogs ' , and are much more val- ued , but they are also much dearer . Bristles are ...
... fire may circulate through every course and in every direction . BRIGANTINE : a light small vessel , adapted either for fighting or for chase . than hogs ' , and are much more val- ued , but they are also much dearer . Bristles are ...
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... fire - works . It is so in- flammable as to preserve its flame in water . CANAL : a kind of artificial river made for the convenience of water - carriage . Canal boats are generally of peculiar dimensions , suited to their particular ...
... fire - works . It is so in- flammable as to preserve its flame in water . CANAL : a kind of artificial river made for the convenience of water - carriage . Canal boats are generally of peculiar dimensions , suited to their particular ...
Side 29
... fire - damp , which catches if any flame comes near it , and explodes like a volcano , and burns some- times for a long while . As this foulness takes fire only from flame , a machine was invented which pro- duced a stream of sparks ...
... fire - damp , which catches if any flame comes near it , and explodes like a volcano , and burns some- times for a long while . As this foulness takes fire only from flame , a machine was invented which pro- duced a stream of sparks ...
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Side 148 - We know that whilst some of them draw the line and strike the harpoon on the coast of Africa, others run the longitude and pursue their gigantic game along the coast of Brazil. No sea but what is vexed by their fisheries; no climate that is not witness to their toils. Neither the perseverance of Holland, nor the activity of France, nor the dexterous and firm sagacity of English enterprise ever carried this most perilous mode of...
Side 136 - ... a custom loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs, and in the black stinking fumes thereof nearest resembling the horrible Stygian smoke of the pit that is bottomless.
Side 122 - We left the fair city of New York; we passed through the romantic and ever-varying scenery of the highlands ; we descried the clustering houses of Albany; we reached its shores; and then, even then, when all seemed achieved, I was the victim of disappointment. Imagination superseded the influence of fact. It was then doubted, if it could be done again ; or if done, it was doubted if it could be made of any great value.
Side 121 - As I had occasion to pass daily to and from the building yard, while my boat was in progress, I have often loitered unknown near the idle groups of strangers, gathering in little circles, and heard various inquiries as to the object of this new vehicle. The language was uniformly that of scorn, or sneer, or ridicule.
Side 122 - The moment arrived in which the word was to be given for the vessel to move. My friends were in groups on the deck. There was anxiety mixed with fear among them. They were silent, and sad, and weary.
Side 122 - I elevated myself upon a platform, and addressed the assembly. I stated that I knew not what was the matter ; but if they would be quiet, and indulge me for a half hour, I would either go on or abandon the voyage for that time.
Side 124 - It is on the rivers, and the boatman may repose on his oars ; it is on highways, and begins to exert itself along the courses of land conveyance ; it is at the bottom of mines, a thousand feet below the earth's surface ; it is in the mill, and in the workshops of the trades. It rows, it pumps, it excavates, it carries, it draws, it lifts, it hammers, it spins, it weaves, it prints.
Side 121 - I was building my first steam-boat at New- York, the project was viewed by the public either with indifference, or with contempt, as a visionary scheme. My friends, indeed, were civil, but they were shy. They listened with patience to ray explanations, but with a settled cast of incredulity on their countenances.
Side iv - The discovery of America, and that of a passage to the East Indies by the Cape of Good Hope, are the two greatest and most important events recorded in the history of mankind.
Side 52 - Immediately previous to the discovery of the route to India by the Cape of Good Hope, we find that the price of pepper in the markets of Europe had fallen to 6s.