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... less or more influenced by the nature of the liquids . Thus , M. Théodore de Saussure ( Rech . Chim . , ch . 8. ) found , that if we place plants in water , with which is mixed sugar , gum , or the like , the spongelets will absorb a ...
... less or more influenced by the nature of the liquids . Thus , M. Théodore de Saussure ( Rech . Chim . , ch . 8. ) found , that if we place plants in water , with which is mixed sugar , gum , or the like , the spongelets will absorb a ...
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... less probable that those seeds taken from trees supposed to be lan- guishing , in consequence of not being yet ... less hardy than those of single varieties of the same species ; varieties of white flowers , which are generally less ...
... less probable that those seeds taken from trees supposed to be lan- guishing , in consequence of not being yet ... less hardy than those of single varieties of the same species ; varieties of white flowers , which are generally less ...
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... less than that of the former . This was clearly ascertained by the elaborate experiments of the late Mr. G. Sinclair , the results of which are dispersed throughout his valuable work on the Grasses . To give a few instances only- First ...
... less than that of the former . This was clearly ascertained by the elaborate experiments of the late Mr. G. Sinclair , the results of which are dispersed throughout his valuable work on the Grasses . To give a few instances only- First ...
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... less . Holland.The husbandry of this country is almost exclusively confined to the dairy and to stall - feeding . There are two points in their practice in which our farmers would do well to imitate them . It is a common prejudice that ...
... less . Holland.The husbandry of this country is almost exclusively confined to the dairy and to stall - feeding . There are two points in their practice in which our farmers would do well to imitate them . It is a common prejudice that ...
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... less food than would be sufficient to support a beast of the same size of the ordinary breed . ALE . ( Sax . cale . ) A liquor obtained from the infusion of malt and hops by fer- mentation . Ale differs from beer chiefly by having a ...
... less food than would be sufficient to support a beast of the same size of the ordinary breed . ALE . ( Sax . cale . ) A liquor obtained from the infusion of malt and hops by fer- mentation . Ale differs from beer chiefly by having a ...
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Page 158 - ... shall be guilty of felony ; and, being convicted thereof, shall be liable, at the discretion of the Court, to be transported beyond the seas for life, *or for any term not less than seven years, or to be imprisoned for any term not exceeding four years : and, if a male, to be once, twice, or thrice publicly or privately whipped (if the Court shall so think fit,) in addition to such imprisonment...
Page 37 - Woe unto them that join house to house, that lay field to field, Till there be no room, and ye be made to dwell alone in the midst of the land...
Page 36 - And Mesha king of Moab was a sheepmaster, and rendered unto the king of Israel an hundred thousand lambs, and an hundred thousand rams, with the wool.
Page 104 - Tis with our judgments as our watches, none Go just alike, yet each believes his own.
Page 42 - The consequence was, that they who had always disdained the Roman language, began to cultivate its beauties. The Roman apparel was seen without prejudice, and the toga became a fashionable part of dress. By degrees the charms of vice gained admission to their hearts: baths...
Page 83 - Thy plants are an orchard of pomegranates, with pleasant fruits, camphire, with spikenard, Spikenard and saffron; calamus and cinnamon, with all trees of frankincense; myrrh and aloes, with all the chief spices: A fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and streams from Lebanon.
Page 256 - Gallon is determined by the act to be such measure as shall contain ten pounds avoirdupois of distilled water, weighed in air, at the temperature of 62° Fahrenheit, and the barometer at 30 inches, and such measure is declared to be the
Page 36 - And on all hills that shall be. digged with the mattock, there shall not come thither the fear of briers and thorns : but it shall be for the sending forth of oxen, and for the treading of lesser cattle.
Page 277 - Thus he changes from the walk to the trot, and from the trot to the gallop, according to his inclination. In each of...
Page 98 - If any notable quantity of sulphate of lime (gypsum) existed in the soil, a white precipitate will gradually form in the fluid, and the weight of it will indicate the proportion. Phosphate of lime, if any exist, may be separated from the soil after the process for gypsum. Muriatic"' acid must be digested upon the soil, in quantity more than sufficient to saturate the soluble earths ; the solution must be evaporated, and water poured upon the solid matter. This fluid will dissolve the compounds of...