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Scientific American, Vol. 48, No. 22 (1883) (1883)

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the brought into play; and if stupid, then impudence accom- familiar. earth’s surface. The reports are received by telegram at the plishes the same result. Nor is the gull unaware seemingly chief office, and being studied hour after hour, serve to indi- One singular circumstance respecting these… … ward. out sovereigns at the rate of a million a ‘Although a large and clumsy creature week without stopping the coinage of silver and copper, whereas previously it could the pelican is not necessarily stupid; but only deal with one metal at a time, and that to a much by dint of frequent tossing of…

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