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288 Cement for Hot Water Pipes
2 parts of ordinary well dried
powdered Loam, and 1 part of
Borax are Kneaded with water to
a smooth dough, which must be at
once applied to the joints. After
Exposure to heat the cement adheres
Even to smooth surfaces very hard.
Cement for Hot Water pipes
Mix 430 parts by weight of White Lead
520 of powdered Slate, 5 of
chopped hemp and 45 of Linseed
Oil. The 2 powders and the hemp
cut into lengths of about 1/4 inch,
are mixed intimately, the linseed
oil gradually added and the
mass is then Kneaded until it
has attained a uniform consistancy
Scientific Supplement Oct 17 1896
Cement for Coal Oil Lamps
Caustic Soda 1 dram
Rosin 3 drams
Water 5 drams
Plaster Paris 4 drams
Boil the Soda, Rosin and Water
together until homogenous,
then add the plaster. It will
set in 30 minutes
Cement for Acquarium
Gutta percha, in shreds 4 oz [ounces]
Black pitch 8 oz [ounces]
Shella 2 drams
Melt in an iron ladle in a
Sand bath and Stir together.
Pour out on a wet slab
and roll onto stick
S.A. Supp. Oct 17 1896
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Fast Atlantic Steamers 289
The "Savannah" took 26 days to
come from New York to Cork
Acadia 1841 under 10 days
Between New York and Queenstown
2809 Miles made as follows
"Baltic" 1852 9 days 13 h. 42 m.
"Persia" 1856 9 d. 1 h. 45
"Scotia" 1863 8 d. 2 h. 48
Copied "City of Paris" 1867 8 d. 4 h. 1
from "Russia" 1867 8 d. 28 Min.
Metropolitain "City of Brussels" 1869 7 d. 22 h. 3
Magazine "Baltic" 1873 7 d. 20. 9.
November "City of Berlin" 1875 7. 15. 28.
1897 "Germanic" 1876 7. 15. 17.
"Brittanic" 1876 7. 12. 47.
"Germanic" 1877 7. 11. 37.
"Brittanic" 1877 7. 10. 52.
"Arizona" 1879 7. 8. 11.
"Alaska" 1882 6. 18. 37
"America" 1884 6. 14. 18
"Oregon" 1884 6. 9. 42
"Euturia" 1885 6. 5. 31
"Umbria" 1887 6. 4. 42
"Eutruria" 1888 6. 1. 55.
"Paris" 1889 5. 19. 18
"Majestic" 1891 5. 18. 8
"Teutonic" 1891 5. 16. 31
"City of Paris" 1892 5. 14. 21.
"Campagnia" 1893 5. 12. 7.
"Lucania" 1894 5. 7. 23
"Kaiser Wilhelm" 1897
The Kaiser Wilmelm the Grossen from
Boemen, Southampton & [and] Cherbourg arrived in
New York March 7 1899 making the trip
across the Atlantic 3148 Knots in 5 days
21 hours and 8 minutes.
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