Peter Parley's Illustrations of CommerceH. H. Hawley & Company, 1849 - 152 sider |
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... tree , from which gum Arabic is obtained . ACHIA : a sort of cane , which grows in the East Indies , is pickled ... trees , let- ters , & c . AIGRIS : a stone , which serves instead of current coin , among the Issinais , a nation of ...
... tree , from which gum Arabic is obtained . ACHIA : a sort of cane , which grows in the East Indies , is pickled ... trees , let- ters , & c . AIGRIS : a stone , which serves instead of current coin , among the Issinais , a nation of ...
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... tree or shrub , which grows in several parts of Abyssi- nia and Syria . By the inhabitants of Syria and Egypt , this balsam was in great esteem from the re- motest periods of antiquity . We are informed by Josephus , the Jewish ...
... tree or shrub , which grows in several parts of Abyssi- nia and Syria . By the inhabitants of Syria and Egypt , this balsam was in great esteem from the re- motest periods of antiquity . We are informed by Josephus , the Jewish ...
Side 14
... tree which is the sponta- neous growth of many parts of South America , but more particu- larly of Peru . The tree is said somewhat to resemble a cherry- tree in appearance , and bears clus- ters of red flowers . This valuable medicine ...
... tree which is the sponta- neous growth of many parts of South America , but more particu- larly of Peru . The tree is said somewhat to resemble a cherry- tree in appearance , and bears clus- ters of red flowers . This valuable medicine ...
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... tree , which is common on the mountains of Amboyna , and the other Molucca islands . It is of a green color , very limpid , lighter than water , of a strong smell re- sembling camphor , and of a pun- gent taste . It is believed to be ...
... tree , which is common on the mountains of Amboyna , and the other Molucca islands . It is of a green color , very limpid , lighter than water , of a strong smell re- sembling camphor , and of a pun- gent taste . It is believed to be ...
Side 23
... tree which grows in China , Japan , and several parts of India . The wood and roots being boiled with water , the cam- phor rises with the steam , and is condensed in small granular crys- tals . Camphor is employed in the composition of ...
... tree which grows in China , Japan , and several parts of India . The wood and roots being boiled with water , the cam- phor rises with the steam , and is condensed in small granular crys- tals . Camphor is employed in the composition of ...
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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.