The Western Journal and Civilian: Devoted to Agriculture, Manufactures, Mechanic Arts, Internal Improvement, Commerce, Public Policy, and Polite Literature, Հատոր 14M. Tarver & H. Cobb, 1855 |
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... upper surface of the runner near the outer edge , and its upper end through a hole in a board fastened to a joist above , so that two persons could be employed in turning the mill at the same time . This was done by pulling at the ...
... upper surface of the runner near the outer edge , and its upper end through a hole in a board fastened to a joist above , so that two persons could be employed in turning the mill at the same time . This was done by pulling at the ...
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... upper edge in the ground ; a quantity of bark was easily obtained every spring in clearing and fencing land . This , after drying , was pounded on a block of wood with an axe or a mallet . Ashes were used in place of lime for taking off ...
... upper edge in the ground ; a quantity of bark was easily obtained every spring in clearing and fencing land . This , after drying , was pounded on a block of wood with an axe or a mallet . Ashes were used in place of lime for taking off ...
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... upper atmosphere after the first morning hours ; but in the course of the day , when the sun declines in power , these vapors gradually condense , get heavier , and fall to the earth , thus giving the layer of air within fifteen feet of ...
... upper atmosphere after the first morning hours ; but in the course of the day , when the sun declines in power , these vapors gradually condense , get heavier , and fall to the earth , thus giving the layer of air within fifteen feet of ...
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... Upper Asia . The Colchians declared themselves to be of Egyptian origin , to Herodotus . This fact admitted , it would seem that Sesostris left his body of troops in the Caucassus for a military object . It is , however , proba- ble ...
... Upper Asia . The Colchians declared themselves to be of Egyptian origin , to Herodotus . This fact admitted , it would seem that Sesostris left his body of troops in the Caucassus for a military object . It is , however , proba- ble ...
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... Upper India , of Turkistan , was in- contestably by the Aral , the Caspian , and Black Seas . But the ac- tivity of the relations established between Alexandria and Red Sea With reference to the Eastern Question . 27.
... Upper India , of Turkistan , was in- contestably by the Aral , the Caspian , and Black Seas . But the ac- tivity of the relations established between Alexandria and Red Sea With reference to the Eastern Question . 27.
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Էջ 71 - Newfoundland in their laws enacted "for carrying the foregoing articles into effect, then this article shall be of no effect; but the omission to make provision by law to give it effect, by either of the legislative bodies aforesaid, shall not in any way impair any...
Էջ 70 - And it is further agreed that no Export duty or other duty shall be levied on lumber or timber of any kind cut on that portion of the American territory in the State of Maine, watered by the river St. John and its tributaries and floated down that river to the sea, when the same is shipped to the United States from the Province of New Brunswick.
Էջ 71 - The foregoing Articles XVIII to XXV inclusive, and Article XXX of this Treaty, shall take effect as soon as the laws required to carry them into operation shall have been passed by the Imperial Parliament of Great Britain, by the Parliament of Canada, and by the Legislature of Prince Edward's Island on the one hand, and by the Congress of the United States on the other.
Էջ 70 - Ores of metals, of all kinds. Coal. Pitch, tar, turpentine, ashes. Timber and lumber of all kinds, round, hewed, and sawed, unmanufactured in whole or in part. Firewood. Plants, shrubs, and trees. Pelts, wool.
Էջ 71 - Spain ; and the ratifications shall be exchanged at Washington within six months from the date hereof, or earlier if possible. In faith whereof, we, the respective Plenipotentiaries, have signed this treaty and have hereunto affixed our seals. Done in duplicate at Paris, the tenth day of December, in the year of Our Lord one thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight.
Էջ 70 - States shall have the right to navigate the river St. Laurence, and the canals in Canada, used as the means of communicating between the great Lakes and the Atlantic ocean, with their vessels, boats and crafts, as fully and freely as the subjects of her Britannic Majesty, subject only to the same tolls and other assessments as now are or may hereafter be exacted of her Majesty's said subjects; it being understood, however, that the British Government retains the right of suspending this privilege...
Էջ 16 - ... red stave, was then thought beautiful. Many of their puncheon floors were very neat, their joints close and the top even and smooth. Their looms, although heavy, did very well. Those who could not exercise these mechanic arts were under the necessity of giving labor, or barter, to their neighbors in exchange for the use of them, so far as their necessities required.
Էջ 15 - Instead of bolting cloths, sifters were in general use. They were made of deerskins, in the state of parchment, stretched over a hoop and perforated with a hot wire. " Our clothing was all of domestic manufacture. "We had no other resource for clothing, and this indeed was a poor one. The crops of flax often failed, and the sheep were destroyed by the wolves. Linsey, which is made of flax and wool — the former the chain, the latter the filling — was the warmest and most substantial cloth we could...
Էջ 16 - The cedar ware, by having alternately a white and red stave, was then thought beautiful. Many of their puncheon floors were very neat, their joints close and the top even and smooth. Their looms, although heavy, did very well.
Էջ 14 - The hominy block and hand mills were in use in most of our houses. The first was made of a large block of wood about three feet long, with an excavation burned in one end, wide at the top, and narrow at the bottom, so that the action of the pestle on the bottom threw the corn up to the sides toward the top of it, from whence it continually fell down into the centre.