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200 Rivers of the World
Amazon 3270 Miles
Obi 2800
Nile 2790
Yangtse Kiang 2700
Lena 2600
Hoang Ho 2400
Niger 2300
Mississippi 2250
Amour 2240
Ria Plata 2150
Yenesei 2100
Volga 1990
St. Lawrence 1930
Indus 1720
Purifying Sweet
Put thin Sheet Lead into a bottle
of Olive Oil, Expose it in the sun
for a few weeks and pour off
the clear liquid. Makes fine
watch or Machine oil. Dec 25 1886
Managing Coal Oil Lamps
Allways keep the burners very clean.
If they are dirty, dull or smoky, the
light is dim owing to the absorption
of heat by the darkened metal.
Once a month, place the burners in a
pan, covering them with cold water and
put in a little Soda and Soap. Boil
slowly for 2 hours, and then pour off
the blackened water. Then cover them
with boiling water, and a little more Soda
and Soap. Boil a few minutes, pour off
the water, rinse in cold water and dry
well with a cloth. Wicks can be boiled
in Vinegar & [and] Water. Dec 18 1886
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Chewing Gum 201
A great deal of capital is
invested in it, and a large
number of people kelp to make it.
Millions of pounds are made, and
a gret number of varieties. It is
Chewing never used as a medicine, as it is not
Gum at all medicinal. It is neither a
narcotic, nor a stimulant. It
neither soothes nor excites. It
might Keep a person awake, but
would not put him to sleep.
It is neither tonic, nor sedative
It is masticated like food. If the
power Exerted in a public school
by all the gum chewers jaws, were
made use of, it would run a saw
mill. The cow woudl never chew
gum. All it does, it makes the
jaw heavier, and more like
a man's jaw.
Horse Power of Boiler & [and] Engine
A Boiler 10 feet long, 42 in diameter
with 36 3 inch Tubes is 16 horse power
nominally. An Engine 6 inch cylinder
12 inch stroke making 150 Revolutions
a minute at 60 #bs [pounds] pressure is 20
horse power
Steamer City of New York
Launched on the Clyde March 15 1888
Built by James & [and] George Thomson for the
Inman line. Length 560 feet, breadth
63 1/2 feet, depth to upper deck 43 1/2 feet.
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