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Scientific American, Vol. 43, No. 15 (1880) (1880)

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ed in this country and in Europe. topic ‘‘ Spontaneous Combustion,” narrating a number of viminalis), in view of its peculiar shape. The principle on which the pump is constructed may be Fig. 9 represents the well known sea ‘cucumber, or Cucu- incidents illustrating the frequency of fires from this… … five inches long, and from the muscular development of his similar properties to one-tenth of one per cent on the amount arms and shoulders. He peels an orange with great dex- of risks taken. A good word was said for petroleum, which terity, and sucks it with evident relish. He is fond of re- is…

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