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centuries before the creation of
man. A wheat straw, if solid,
could not support a heavy head.
The bones of the higher animals,
if solid, would have to be a great
deal heavier to bear the weight
which they have to support.
The framework of a ship resembles
the skeleton of a herring, and he
who would inprove aerial navigation,
might study the skeleton of a bird,
with advantage. Pallisey made
a careful study of the shells by the
seaside, in order to learn the best
mode of fortifying a town.
The ship worms
feed on wood, and gradually
tunnel thier way through any
submerged timber. It also
lines its burrow with a hard
shelly coating. Brunel, taking a
hint from this, was the first to
succeed in subsequent tunneling.
The "Eddystone Lighthous" is built
in the plan of a tree trunk, and
fastened to the rock in a manner
somewhat similar to the way a tree
is fastened to the soil. It is supposed
that the first idea of a suspension
bridge was suggested by the creepers
of a tropical forest.
The plans for the
Crystal Palace, by Sir Joseph Paxton
were made from the structure of the
leaves of the great Victoria Regia
Palm.
Nature Teachings by the Reved.
S. Wood. October 10 1886
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10 parts Iron filings, 3 parts Chloride
of Lime, and Enough water to make
into paste. Put the mixture in between
the pieces to be joined, and bolt them
together, leaving till dry. Solid in 12
hours and very strong. June 26 1886
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Diptheria Cure
The best fumigent is Sulphur. Put
some Sulphur on hot coals on a
shovel and carry from room to room
when there is Diptheria in town,
fumigte Each room daily and
also all the Children. June 19 1886
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Erysipelas Cure
Keep the parts constantly wet with a
with a solution of "Creosote", from 6
to 20 drops to the ounce of water.
In the case of wounds, stir in ground
Slippery Elm bark, 10 drops in generally
quite Enough. August 7 1886
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"To Remove Warts"
Apply Castor Oil. It takes about 6
weeks but always takes them away
root and all. May 29 1886
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"Silvering Solution"
For plating on brass, dissolve 1 ounce
Nitrate of Silver in 1 quart rain or
distilled water, and a few crystals of
hyphosulphate of Soda are added,
which form a brown precipitate. Dip a
sponge in the solution and rub it over
the article. June 19 1886
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