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Rubber Hand Stamps and the Manipulation of Rubber
by T. O'Conor SloaneThe present work hardly needs a preface. The object is to present in the simplest form the subject of the manipulation of india rubber. To mould and cure the mixed gum but few appliances are needed, and these can be made at home. For some reason the methods of moulding the material are not generally known. Experiment has taught many the futili..
The Beginnings of America, 1607-1763
by Richard B. MorrisThe seventeenth century in America was the seedtime of colonization. For 115 years after Columbus discovered America, explorers sailed the western waters, and the nations of Europe staked out vast empires. England launched several successful attempts to plant colonies in what is now the United States. In the years following the landing at Jamestown..
Wanderings in Three Continents
by Richard F. BurtonThe essays that follow were all prepared by Burton himself, and most of them were read by him in the form of lectures before sundry geographical and scientific societies at different times. For instance, the description of his expeditions to El Medinah, Meccah, Harar, and Dahomé were delivered by him as a course of four lectures before the Emperor ..
Wireless Telegraphy and Telephony Simply Explained
by Alfred Powell MorganWireless telegraphy, that marvelous art which has made possible the instantaneous transmission of intelligence between widely distant parts having no apparent physical connection save that of the earth, air, and water, is one of those wonders of science which appeal to the average mind as either incomprehensible or only explainable through the use ..
An Attempt to Investigate the Seat of Animal Life
by Henry CurtisThe capacity and aptitude for motion, observable in man, naturally lead us to an enquiry into the general principle of his corporeal functions. To a disquisition of which I devote the following pages. Aware of the intricacy of my subject, and that the operations of the animal body necessarily embrace agents not within the range of our senses, I can..
First notions of logic
by Augustus De MorganWhat we here mean by Logic is the examination of that part of reasoning which depends upon the manner in which inferences are formed, and the investigation of general maxims and rules for constructing arguments, so that the conclusion may contain no inaccuracy which was not previously asserted in the premises. It has nothing to do with the truth of..
Lyrics & Legends of Christmas-Tide
by Clinton ScollardLyrics & Legends of Christmas-Tide is a collection of Christmas poems written by Clinton Scollard including the belowA BellChristmas ElvesThe Christmas AngelNazareth TownA Christmas MasqueA Song for Christmas MorningThe Christmas MinstrelsTwelfth Night SongYule at ThengelforA Yule-Tide Carol..
The Sabbath - A Sermon
by John WartonThe Sermon here presented to the Public is below all criticism. It makes no pretensions to novelty, or to merit of any kind; it is only one of the thousands which are preached every week by men, who, in the midst of evil report, labour, nevertheless, with an anxious zeal for the salvation of souls. It was composed in haste, with no inte..