 | James Rennie - Insects - 1829 - 342 pages
...yesterday (July 25, 1811) put half a dozen of these boats upon the surface of a tumbler, half-full of water. I then poured upon them a stream of that...bottoms, and not a drop of water within their cavity." Another of our tormentors is the bug, which as it would appear has not been long known in this island.... | |
 | James Rennie - Insects - 1830 - 448 pages
...put this to the test, I placed half a dozen of these boats upon the surface of a tumbler half-full of water : I then poured upon them a stream of that...bottoms, and not a drop of water within their cavity*." We have repeatedly pushed them to the bottom of a glass of water; but they always came up immediately... | |
 | Antislavery movements - 1833 - 370 pages
...the test, I placed half a ¿07,cn of these boats jipon the surface of a tumbler half full of water: 1 then poured upon them a stream of that element from...rough as actually to project one out of the glass, I fouud them floating as before upon their bottoms, and not a drop of water within their cavity." We... | |
 | History - 1839 - 286 pages
...the water, however violent, can sink it. Mr. Kirby says, " To put this to the test, I put half-adozen of these boats upon the surface of a tumbler half...treatment, which was so rough as actually to project one of them out of the glass, I found them floating as before on their bottoms, and not a drop of water... | |
 | Children's periodicals - 1834 - 476 pages
...the surface of a nimbler half-full of water : I then poured upon them a stream of that element froai the mouth of a quart bottle, held a foot above them. Yet after this treatment, which i so rough as actually to project one out the glass, I found them floating as before upon their bottoms,... | |
 | R. E - 1849 - 448 pages
...tumbler half full of water. I then poured upon them a stream of that element from the mouth of a great bottle held a foot above them, yet, after this treatment,...bottoms, and not a drop of water within their cavity." Some insects make the homes of their young in the earth. Of these, the insect called the sandwasp forms,... | |
 | 1851 - 808 pages
...placed on the surface of a tumbler half full of water, and a stream of that element has been poured from the mouth of a quart bottle held a foot above them, yet, though they were treated so roughly as to project one of them out of the glass, the rest floated precisely... | |
 | James Rennie - Insects - 1855 - 294 pages
...yesterday (July 25, 1811) put half a dozen of these boats upon the surface of a tumbler, half-full of water. I then poured upon them a stream of that...project one out of the glass, I found them floating us before upon their bottoms, and not a drop of water within their cavity." Another of our tormentors... | |
 | Cassell, ltd - 1859 - 830 pages
...dozen of these boats upon : -r 0 THK GNAT AND HER BOAT Of EOGS. THE BOAT, ECUS, AND EGG OP A GXAT. the surface of a tumbler, half full of water. I then...treatment, which was so rough as actually to project one of them oufPof the glass, I found them floating as before on their bottoms, and not a drop of water... | |
 | Samuel Orchart Beeton - 1873 - 1170 pages
...test, Kirby placed half-a-dozen of these boats upon the surface of a tumbler half -full of water, and poured upon them a stream of that element from the...rough as actually to project one out of the glass, he found them floating as before upon their bottoms, and not a drop of water within their cavity. Writing... | |
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I placed half a dozen of these boats upon the surface of a tumbler half-full of water : I then poured upon them a stream of that element from the mouth of a quart bottle held a foot above them. Yet after this treatment, which was so rough as actually... 