A New Family Encyclopedia; Or, Compendium of Universal Knowledge: Comprehending a Plain and Practical View of Those Subjects Most Interesting to Persons, in the Ordinary Professions of Life ...1831 - Cyclopaedias - 468 pages |
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... ground ; and to their rough and savage manner of living . These circumstances , are sufficient , at least , to render the Tartars more swarthy than the Europeans , who want nothing to make life easy and agreeable . - Why are the Chinese ...
... ground ; and to their rough and savage manner of living . These circumstances , are sufficient , at least , to render the Tartars more swarthy than the Europeans , who want nothing to make life easy and agreeable . - Why are the Chinese ...
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... ground ; in some moist soils , the cane has measured twenty feet , but such are seldom so pro- ductive . This species of the sugar cane has three varieties , the white , the red , and the elephantine sugar cane . It is a native of both ...
... ground ; in some moist soils , the cane has measured twenty feet , but such are seldom so pro- ductive . This species of the sugar cane has three varieties , the white , the red , and the elephantine sugar cane . It is a native of both ...
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... ground like coffee , and boiled in wa- ter , yields a beverage resembling chocolate , but less rich , and is used as an economical and wholesome breakfast by the name of cacao ; and for delicate stomachs is much better adapted than the ...
... ground like coffee , and boiled in wa- ter , yields a beverage resembling chocolate , but less rich , and is used as an economical and wholesome breakfast by the name of cacao ; and for delicate stomachs is much better adapted than the ...
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... ground . The rice thus produced has the name of marsh rice , and is that which is chiefly exported to Europe . The YAM is a root , the produce of a creeping plant whose stalks pro- ceed to a considerable distance , putting out roots ...
... ground . The rice thus produced has the name of marsh rice , and is that which is chiefly exported to Europe . The YAM is a root , the produce of a creeping plant whose stalks pro- ceed to a considerable distance , putting out roots ...
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... ground ; 4. The process of grinding , & c .; 5. Management of the vinous fermentation ; and 6. The precautions which are taken to prevent the acetous fermenta- tion . I intend to offer remarks upon each of these divisions . And , 1. The ...
... ground ; 4. The process of grinding , & c .; 5. Management of the vinous fermentation ; and 6. The precautions which are taken to prevent the acetous fermenta- tion . I intend to offer remarks upon each of these divisions . And , 1. The ...
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Page 217 - Presi-dent. 2. The person having the greatest number of votes as Vice President, shall be the Vice President, if such number be a ma-jority of the whole number of electors appointed ; and if no person have a majority, then from the two highest numbers on the list, the Senate shall choose the Vice President; a quorum for the purpose shall consist of two-thirds of the whole number of Senators, and a majority of the whole number shall be necessary to a choice. 3. But no person constitutionally ineligible...
Page 132 - Though I look old, yet I am strong and lusty: For in my youth I never did apply Hot and rebellious liquors in my blood; Nor did not with unbashful forehead woo The means of weakness and debility; Therefore my age is as a lusty winter, Frosty, but kindly: let me go with you; I'll do the service of a younger man In all your business and necessities.
Page 215 - The said states hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other, for their common defence, the security of their liberties, and their mutual and general welfare; binding themselves to assist each other against all force offered to, or attacks made upon them, or any of them, on account of religion, sovereignty, trade, or any other pretence whatever.
Page 141 - Planting should be undertaken as soon as the frost is out of the ground in the spring, the...
Page 123 - When they have frequented one of these places for some time, the appearance it exhibits is surprising. The ground is covered to the depth of several inches with their dung ; all the tender grass and underwood destroyed ; the surface strewed with large limbs of trees broken down by the weight of the birds clustering one above another ; and the trees themselves, for thousands of acres, killed as completely as if girdled with an axe. The marks of this desolation remain for many years on the spot ; and...
Page 217 - States, and a majority of all the States shall be necessary to a choice. And if the House of Representatives shall not choose a President, whenever the right of choice shall devolve upon them, before the fourth day of March next following, then the Vice- President shall act as President, as in the case of the death, or other constitutional disability, of the President.
Page 216 - Vice-President of the United States is the President of the Senate, in which body he has only a casting vote, which is given in case of an equal division of the votes of the Senators. In his absence, a President pro tempore is chosen by the Senate.
Page 213 - To give it a polish, it is put into a tub containing a quantity of bran, which is set in motion by turning a shaft that runs through its centre, and thus by means of friction it becomes perfectly bright. The pin being complete, nothing remains but to separate it from the bran, which is performed...
Page 85 - He was trying to shoot some wild ducks, and, in order to approach them unperceived, he put the corner of his poncho (which is a sort of long narrow blanket) over his head, and crawling along the ground upon his hands and knees, the poncho not only covered his body, but trailed along the ground behind him. As he was thus creeping by a large bush of reeds, he heard a loud, sudden noise, between a bark and a roar: he felt something heavy strike his feet, and, instantly jumping up, he saw, to his astonishment,...
Page 214 - ... and the number of senators shall never be less than one third, nor more than one half of the number of representatives.