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Bodmer, Rudolph J. (Rudolph John), 1872-1952

Chapter 13: 8. Cut all the strands off to a length of about twenty inches, for

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Chapter 1 Chapter 1
Chapter 2 Introduction
Chapter 3 introduction of water, either into the blood, the stomach or the large
Chapter 4 1429. Burning glasses had, of course, been employed from the most
Chapter 5 1672. One of the earliest engines used consisted of a tank drawn by two
Chapter 6 1678. The fire engine was a hand pump bought in England.
Chapter 7 950. The view shows how the ship is divided into numerous water-tight
Chapter 8 51. A weaver’s knot.]
Chapter 9 1. Tie a piece of twine (9 and 10, figure 6) around the rope to be
Chapter 10 2. Butt the ropes together, and twist each corresponding pair of
Chapter 11 3. The twine 10 is now cut, and the strand 8 unlaid, and strand 7
Chapter 12 4. The strand 6 is next unlaid about one and a half feet, and strand 5
Chapter 13 8. Cut all the strands off to a length of about twenty inches, for
Chapter 14 9. From the point of meeting of the strands 8 and 7, unlay each one
Chapter 15 10. The half of the strand 7 is now laid in three turns, and the half
Chapter 16 11. The rope is now opened with a marlin-spike, and the half strand of
Chapter 17 12. The other half of the strand 8 is now wound around the other half
Chapter 18 1905. The cash-box was taken to New Scotland Yard, and the impression
Chapter 19 32. II.
Chapter 20 introduction of machinery--suffered materially in the latter part of
Chapter 21 introduction of into Europe (illus.), 110

Chapter 13: 8. Cut all the strands off to a length of about twenty inches, for

convenience in manipulation. The rope now assumes the form shown in _b_, with the meeting-points of the strands three feet apart. Each pair of strands is now successively subjected to the following operations:

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