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... sure to fray whatever they press against , and it is better that the cover should suffer than the tent itself . The sturdiest tent of all is a pyramidal one of 32 § 4. HUTS , TENTS , AND AWNINGS . Huts, Tents, and Awnings.
... sure to fray whatever they press against , and it is better that the cover should suffer than the tent itself . The sturdiest tent of all is a pyramidal one of 32 § 4. HUTS , TENTS , AND AWNINGS . Huts, Tents, and Awnings.
Page 106
... press the melted mass , through a cloth , into a deep puddle of cold water . This makes bee's - wax . A lump of bee's - wax , with a tatter of an old handkerchief run through it , makes a candle on an emergency . Lanthorn . - A wooden ...
... press the melted mass , through a cloth , into a deep puddle of cold water . This makes bee's - wax . A lump of bee's - wax , with a tatter of an old handkerchief run through it , makes a candle on an emergency . Lanthorn . - A wooden ...
Page 110
... press or vice , and making shallow cuts with a saw across their backs . They are sewn by a threaded needle being passed backwards and forwards through the cen- tral fold of the sheet , and each thread , after passing from the inside to ...
... press or vice , and making shallow cuts with a saw across their backs . They are sewn by a threaded needle being passed backwards and forwards through the cen- tral fold of the sheet , and each thread , after passing from the inside to ...
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... Press it . 5. Rub the mass through a sieve . * 6. Shake up the grains in a box . 7. Get rid of the dust . 8. Dry the grains . The ingredients should be used as pure as they can be obtained . To procure good charcoal . - Light woods that ...
... Press it . 5. Rub the mass through a sieve . * 6. Shake up the grains in a box . 7. Get rid of the dust . 8. Dry the grains . The ingredients should be used as pure as they can be obtained . To procure good charcoal . - Light woods that ...
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... press , when every particle of ink leaves the surface of the paper , and attaches itself to the surface of the stone precisely as though it had originally been written there : the glaze on the paper , which prevents the ink from soaking ...
... press , when every particle of ink leaves the surface of the paper , and attaches itself to the surface of the stone precisely as though it had originally been written there : the glaze on the paper , which prevents the ink from soaking ...
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