A guide to the scientific knowledge of things familiar / by the Rev. Dr. Brewer.

  • E. Cobham Brewer
Date:
[1863]
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Credit: A guide to the scientific knowledge of things familiar / by the Rev. Dr. Brewer. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Cats (continved) page see iu the dark.... 384 wiuk before a fire 384 Cattle low iu wet wea- ther 154 struck by lightniug 19 Caustic lime 439 lunar 488 Cavernsfamedforeclioes 4-t3 Ceilings sooty 71 Cellars cold iu suinmer 258 ■warm in winter 257 Chalk 488 Champagne acid 278 Charcoal 72 bad conductor 172 FIRE very hot 72 „ deleterious 274 purifies water 73 removes taint 72 Charring bread 73 casks .... 73 wood .... 74 Chemical ACTION .... 32 developesheat.. 2 Cheskuts roasted crack 107 not if slit 108 ! Children hot-blooded .. 97 Chimney draught, cause of 64 factory,long.... 04 flues of long.. 03, 04 „ short 64 raised above a house 63,64 POTS 70 SMOKY 62 in close rooms .. 62 remedy «^ Chimney (contiviied) page draught slack 64,73 door misplaced 68 remedy .. 08 flue too]ong61,113 „ short .... 64 „ remedy .. 05 need repairing 68 ,, sweeping 68 of old homstds. 69 two fires .... 65 remedy.... 66 valleys 67 vestries 66 remedy.... 67 wind .... 70, 114 China broken by water 128 Chloride of lime 429 Chloroi^byll 420 Choke damp 273 Chdrch bells heard l,'i3,429 congregation drowsy 270 yards smell 297 Chyle 247 Chyme 247 Cider acid 278 Cinders, iron 44 lighter than coals 44 soon heated.... 44 will not blaze .. 49 CiRRO-CDMULus clouds 140 forebode drought 140 how produced .. 140 CiRRo stratus clouds 141 forebode change 140 how produced.. 14t) Cirrus clouds 137 foretell fine weather 138 i»ow iiioduced 139