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... whole in the midst of the mud , the water will filter through the augur - holes and moss , and rise up clear in the inner cask , whence it can be ladled . With a single cask , the lower parts of the sides may be bored , and alternate ...
... whole in the midst of the mud , the water will filter through the augur - holes and moss , and rise up clear in the inner cask , whence it can be ladled . With a single cask , the lower parts of the sides may be bored , and alternate ...
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... whole globe - less in England than elsewhere ; it is very common where long poles can easily be obtained , as in fir forests . The Tartars sometimes draw water from their wells , of 150 feet deep and upwards , by a rider harnessing the ...
... whole globe - less in England than elsewhere ; it is very common where long poles can easily be obtained , as in fir forests . The Tartars sometimes draw water from their wells , of 150 feet deep and upwards , by a rider harnessing the ...
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... whole burden , and is buckled to a similar short strap on the other side . It is of importance that the bung - hole should be placed even nearer to the rim than where it is drawn , for it is necessary that it should be convenient to ...
... whole burden , and is buckled to a similar short strap on the other side . It is of importance that the bung - hole should be placed even nearer to the rim than where it is drawn , for it is necessary that it should be convenient to ...
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... whole of us , and the closer we got , the better , as there was more warmth . We lay till the morning , and then the process was the same again . ” Mr. Gordon Cumming -The following extract is from Mr. Gordon Cumming's book on Africa ...
... whole of us , and the closer we got , the better , as there was more warmth . We lay till the morning , and then the process was the same again . ” Mr. Gordon Cumming -The following extract is from Mr. Gordon Cumming's book on Africa ...
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... whole . Colonel Frémont , the American traveller , bivouacked as follows : his " rifles were tied together near the muzzles , the butts resting on the ground , and a knife laid on the rope , to cut away in case of an alarm ; over this ...
... whole . Colonel Frémont , the American traveller , bivouacked as follows : his " rifles were tied together near the muzzles , the butts resting on the ground , and a knife laid on the rope , to cut away in case of an alarm ; over this ...
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