float in the air. experiment himself and failed to get any effect, but or eightinches. As is well known, the bamboo attains By smartly tapping opposite sides of the box, a puff after seeing the arrangement of apparatus used, he its entire growth the first year, and the appearance of of air is sent… … stock had been increased to the extent of the cash The friction of the air against the edges of the cover dividend, and those of the stockholders who wished retards the outer portion of the projected air column, could take the cash they received in dividends and pur- while the inner portion passes…
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