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Scientific American, Vol. 52, No. 26 (1885) (1885)

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re not the only circumstances which recom- clamps thein by sliding up their conical handles. Two mend it to our attention. From the leaves, roots, and trees than in the open; in fact, they require to be con- men are employed in forgingsuch work. The principal sap are obtained a variety of products.… … coast. The poorer classes of Mexico of steel between them; this is cut out by a cutting die. Then they are softened and thatch the roofs with the leaves, and these being concave serve as gutters to conduct filed up,again hardened and tempered and ground tosmooth and finish. The dry grinding of…

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