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Scientific American, Vol. 56, No. 4 (1887) (1887)

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ple projects beyond the So complete is the destruction, that the fragments are occur ; they were mostly used in the older times, be- front of the figure, and like fine sand. fore reading and writing were common acquirements. is attached to the arm The Bologna flask is of the same nature as the… … The action of the sensitive leaf shown in the engrav- word tzmiquilpan is represented by a stone knife, ing is also due to expansion by absorption of moisture. itztli, and a plant, guilitl, placed over pan, the symbol The leaf consists of a piece of thin gelatinized paper, or a very thick bottom,…

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