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... stand a year or more , till its masonry is ren- dered firm and compact by time ; then they gradually under- mine it , and promote its sinking into the sandy soil , which it does without difficulty , and altogether . When level with the ...
... stand a year or more , till its masonry is ren- dered firm and compact by time ; then they gradually under- mine it , and promote its sinking into the sandy soil , which it does without difficulty , and altogether . When level with the ...
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... stands on the ground , lest water should leak and be lost . According to the above plan , when water is ladled into it , the rim keeps it from spilling ; and in pouring out water , the rim acts as a spout . In making the bung - hole ...
... stands on the ground , lest water should leak and be lost . According to the above plan , when water is ladled into it , the rim keeps it from spilling ; and in pouring out water , the rim acts as a spout . In making the bung - hole ...
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... standing by its side , by the time that the animals are caught and are ready to be off - packed . Sulphur matches are so very useful to convert a spark into a flame , and they are so easily made , in any quantity , out of split wood ...
... standing by its side , by the time that the animals are caught and are ready to be off - packed . Sulphur matches are so very useful to convert a spark into a flame , and they are so easily made , in any quantity , out of split wood ...
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... stands , and when all have fallen off to sleep , the tree tumbles down upon them . In- deed , savages are seldom free from scars of severe burns ; they are so cold during the night that they cannot endure to be an inch further from the ...
... stands , and when all have fallen off to sleep , the tree tumbles down upon them . In- deed , savages are seldom free from scars of severe burns ; they are so cold during the night that they cannot endure to be an inch further from the ...
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... stands to the leeward of it , it seems snug , and , therefore , without further reflection , he orders his bed to be spread at its foot . But as soon as he lies down on the ground , the tree proves worthless as a screen- -it is a roof ...
... stands to the leeward of it , it seems snug , and , therefore , without further reflection , he orders his bed to be spread at its foot . But as soon as he lies down on the ground , the tree proves worthless as a screen- -it is a roof ...
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