Key to Knowledge ..Harris, 1841 - 268 pages |
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... Cotton Cow - tree Crayons .. A. Page Page Alcohol .... 83 Alegar Alkali .. 133 , 150 Brandy Allspice . Alum ... Amber Ambergris Anise - seeds Air - tight Cushions Page Black - damp Black lead . Bleaching Blight in Corn and Mattresses ...
... Cotton Cow - tree Crayons .. A. Page Page Alcohol .... 83 Alegar Alkali .. 133 , 150 Brandy Allspice . Alum ... Amber Ambergris Anise - seeds Air - tight Cushions Page Black - damp Black lead . Bleaching Blight in Corn and Mattresses ...
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X CONTENTS . ...... Cotton Cow - tree Crayons .. Cream Page Page 209 Foxes ' - skins 234 , 237 I. 45 Frankincense .... 113 167 Furs Page 224 39 Imports & Exports 188 India - rubber 117 Indian Corn 24 G. Inks ...... 181 , 182 D. Instinct ...
X CONTENTS . ...... Cotton Cow - tree Crayons .. Cream Page Page 209 Foxes ' - skins 234 , 237 I. 45 Frankincense .... 113 167 Furs Page 224 39 Imports & Exports 188 India - rubber 117 Indian Corn 24 G. Inks ...... 181 , 182 D. Instinct ...
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... the end of a week , they increase to a thick scum . This scum is removed by a little cotton fastened at the end of a stick , and being squeezed into a small phial , is exported as ottar of roses . 110 MUSK . LOUISA . Pray , what is musk.
... the end of a week , they increase to a thick scum . This scum is removed by a little cotton fastened at the end of a stick , and being squeezed into a small phial , is exported as ottar of roses . 110 MUSK . LOUISA . Pray , what is musk.
Page 122
... cotton , or silk . It is also applied in the manufacture of cables , whale- lines , and surgical bandages . HELEN . Is not an oil for lamps obtained from this extraordinary substance ? MOTHER . Yes : it is obtained by distillation , and ...
... cotton , or silk . It is also applied in the manufacture of cables , whale- lines , and surgical bandages . HELEN . Is not an oil for lamps obtained from this extraordinary substance ? MOTHER . Yes : it is obtained by distillation , and ...
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... cottons , alum is a good mor- dant ; but for silk and wool , solutions of metal are required . LOUISA . I remember you desired the ser- vant not to forget the alum , when she dyed the muslin . MOTHER . Alum is much employed in medi ...
... cottons , alum is a good mor- dant ; but for silk and wool , solutions of metal are required . LOUISA . I remember you desired the ser- vant not to forget the alum , when she dyed the muslin . MOTHER . Alum is much employed in medi ...
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afterwards alum amuse animal annual plant Asia beautiful black pepper boiled bread burning butter called candles cannel coal cardamoms charcoal China chinchilla cloth coal colour cotton cultivated dear mother DIALOGUE distilled dried East Indies Edition England engravings ermine Europe fermentation fire flavour flax flour flowers glass grain grows gunpowder hair half-bound happy heat HELEN INDIA RUBBER ISAAC TAYLOR isinglass juice kind lamp-black leaves liquorice LOUISA malt mamma means melted moulds musk muslins NUTMEGS paper parchment pearls perfume plant pleasure potatoes powder Pray prepared Price principally printing procured produced Pub Oct render rennet resins rich sago sal ammoniac salt seeds silk skin soft sometimes spermaceti St Pauls Church STORIES substance sugar sulphur suppose tallow tell thick thing threads tion tree TURMERIC vegetable vellum warm whale wheat wine wool