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 - 468 Seiten |
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... known . Phrenologists have pretended to throw some light on this curious and interesting subject . We shall confer a favor on our readers , we trust , by making them acquainted with some of the results of their investiga- tion . The ...
... known . Phrenologists have pretended to throw some light on this curious and interesting subject . We shall confer a favor on our readers , we trust , by making them acquainted with some of the results of their investiga- tion . The ...
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... where as atmospher- ic air . In what state of combination the two gases are , which consti- tute common air , is not exactly known ; but we well know that a more BLOOD . THORACIC DUCT . - ABDOMEN . intimate union 24 FAMILY.
... where as atmospher- ic air . In what state of combination the two gases are , which consti- tute common air , is not exactly known ; but we well know that a more BLOOD . THORACIC DUCT . - ABDOMEN . intimate union 24 FAMILY.
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... known , wholesome , nutritious aliment , employed in many cases as a restorative . Cocoa , which is prepared from the same nut , is , however , less oily ; and , on this account , decidedly preferable for weak stomachs to the chocolate ...
... known , wholesome , nutritious aliment , employed in many cases as a restorative . Cocoa , which is prepared from the same nut , is , however , less oily ; and , on this account , decidedly preferable for weak stomachs to the chocolate ...
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... - some and nutritious aliment , not very different from the flesh of young quadrupeds . The frog is not known , it is believed , as an aliment in the ALIMENTS . United States . The hinder legs alone are ENCYCLOPEDIA . 43.
... - some and nutritious aliment , not very different from the flesh of young quadrupeds . The frog is not known , it is believed , as an aliment in the ALIMENTS . United States . The hinder legs alone are ENCYCLOPEDIA . 43.
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... known , from different species of grain ; wheat , barley , rye , oats , & c .; but of all the articles of which bread is made , none is so nutritious as that which is obtained from wheat . This arises from the fact , that wheat contains ...
... known , from different species of grain ; wheat , barley , rye , oats , & c .; but of all the articles of which bread is made , none is so nutritious as that which is obtained from wheat . This arises from the fact , that wheat contains ...
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Seite 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...
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 141 - Planting should be undertaken as soon as the frost is out of the ground in the spring, the...
Seite 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...
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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...
Seite 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,...
Seite 214 - ... and the number of senators shall never be less than one third, nor more than one half of the number of representatives.