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274 A Storm Anchor
To bring a vessel up head to sea
when she is in great danger of
foundering, use a storm anchor.
It is made of canvass shaped
like a bag, 4 feet square in the
opening, and 5 feet deep. Make a
frame work Either round or square
to Keep it open. Throw it overboard
fast to a strong rope. Of course
make the bag quite strong May 19 1888
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Wrong Chemical Names
Oil of Vitrol is not an oil at all, neither
oil of turpentine or Kerosene. Copperas
is sulphate of iron and contains
no copper. Salts of lemon is only
Oxalic Acid. Carbolic Acid is not
an acid, but is a phenol. Cobalt
contains no cobalt, but arsenic.
Soda water has no soda in it,
nor does sulpuric Ether contain
sulphur. Sugar of lead has no
sugar, cream of tarter has no
cream, milk of lime has no milk,
oxygen means the acid maker,
but hydrogen is the Essential
Element of all acids, and many
acids contain no oxygen. German
Silver contains no silver. Black
lead contains no lead. Mosaic
gold is sulphate [struckthrough] sulphide of tin.
May 12 1888
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Fast Ocean Trip
The tea steamer "Glenshiel"
came to New York from Amoy
China with tea in 42 days
13 hours, best on record
August 21 1887
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Cement for Iron 275
Take Equal parts of Flour Sulphur
and dry white lead, with 1/6 part of
Borax, mix thoroughly in a morter.
When used, take [unreadable, struckthrough] as much as you
may require and mix it with just
Enough sulphuric acid to make a paste.
Spread on Evenly and Keep together
with clamps. In 6 days it will be as
strong as a welded joint January 8 1887
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Storm Glass
Dissolve in alcohol 2 parts Camphor
1 part Nitrate of Potash, 1 part Sal Ammoniac.
Then add water drop by drop until the
mixture begins to get a little cloudy. Another
receipt is Dissolve 2 1/2 drams Camphor
in 11 fluid drams Alcohol. Dissolve 38
grains Nitrate of Potash and 38 grains
Sal Ammoniac in 2 fluid drams Water
and mix the solutions September 3 1887
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To Polish Mineral Specimens
Grind them on a grindstone, Let the last
grinding be v ery light. THen rub with
ground pumice Stone and Water or on
End piece of wood, or a piece of Sole
leather, until a partial polish is obtained.
Finish on a piece of Sole leather with
oxide of tin or rouge, wet. Sept 2 1887
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Progressive Knowledge
At 10 years a boy thinks his father Knows
a great deal; at 15 he Knows as much
as his father, at 20 he Knows twice as
much; at 30 he is willing to take his
advice; at 40 he begins to think his
father Knows something, after all;
at 50 he begins to seek his advice, and at 60;
after his father is dead; he thinks he was the
smartest man that Ever lived Sept 27 1890
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