 | William Jones - 1801 - 564 Seiten
...sic eliciunt ignem prout libet. lib. iii. 'rap. i. t See Hawksworth's Collection, vol. iii. cap. 8. " shifting their hands up, and then moving " them down upon it, to increase the pres" sure as much as possible. By this me" thod they get fire in less than two minutes; " and from... | |
 | Friedrich Christian Accum - 1808 - 428 Seiten
...and pressing it upon the other piece, they turn it very nimbly by holding it between both hands as we do a chocolate mill, often shifting their hands up and then moving them down upon it, in order to increase the pressure as much as possible. By this method they get fire in a few minutes,... | |
 | John Campbell - 1813 - 546 Seiten
...press upon the other, and turn it nimbly by holding it between both hands as we do a chocolate mill. By this method they get fire in less than two minutes, and from the smallest spark increase it with great speed and dexterity. " We have often seen," says Captain Cook, one of them "... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1813 - 368 Seiten
...nimbly by holding it between both their hands as we do a chocolate mill, often shifting their hand up, and then moving them down upon it, to increase the pressure as much ai possible. By this method they get fire in less than two minutes, and from the smallest spark they... | |
 | General history - 1814 - 798 Seiten
...one end, and pressing it upon the other, turn it nimbly by holding it between both their hands as We do a chocolate mill, often shifting their hands up,...much as possible. By this method they get fire in Jess than (two minutes, and from the smallest spark they increase it with great speed arid dexterity.... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1815 - 550 Seiten
...one end, and pressing it upon the other, turn it nimbly by holding it between both their hands as we do a chocolate mill, often shifting their hands up,...possible. By this method they get fire in less than itwo minutes, and from the smallest spark they increase it with great speed and dexterity. We have... | |
 | Robert Hooper - 1817 - 886 Seiten
...hands, as we do a chocolate-mill, often shifting tlieir hands up, and then moving down upon it, in order to increase the pressure as much as possible. By this method, they get fire in a few minutes, and from the smallest spark they increase it with great speed and dexterity. If the... | |
 | John Campbell - 1818 - 520 Seiten
...press upon the other, and turn it nimbly by holding it between both hands as we do a chocolate mill. By this method they get fire in less than two minutes, and from 'the smallest spark increase it with great speed and dexterity. " We have often seen," says Captain Cook, " one of them... | |
 | Robert Kerr - 1824 - 528 Seiten
...one end, and pressing it upon the other, turn it nimbly by holding it between both their hands as we do a chocolate mill, often shifting their hands up,...the smallest spark they increase it with great speed and dexterity. We have often seen one of them run along the shore, to all appearance with nothing in... | |
 | Andrew Kippis - 1824 - 186 Seiten
...them down, with a. view of increasing the pressure as much as possible. By this pro. cess, they obtain fire in less than two minutes, and from the smallest spark, they carry it to any height, or extent, with great speed and dexterity. At day break, on the 3d of September,... | |
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To produce it they take two pieces of dry soft wood, one is a stick about eight or nine inches long, the other piece is flat: The stick they shape into an obtuse point at one end, and pressing it upon the other, turn it nimbly by holding it between both... 
