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Scientific American, Vol. 48, No. 25 (1883) (1883)

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y one of the latter is in operation. , to the structure beneath. The iron box containing the rub- caterpillars must have been infested with one of these All the communications are established by mercurial con- ber block prevents the rubber from spreading out under cof: worms, which had no doubt… … roll up a leaf, it attaches a thread to the under side of the OBACH’S CONSTANT PILE. way from the edge. The thread in some way becomes tacts. The zinc cylinder is connected with a strip of cop- tighter, causing the leaf to curl slightly. Some say the tinued use, and holds all of the parts securely…

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