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Scientific American, Vol. 97, No. 10 (1907) (1907)

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willing to subscribe two are quoted—a plan “for importing live jackasses from Spain to improve the quality of the domestic breed,” and one for ‘casting sawdust into perfect boards without knots or flaws.” More than a century ago these ideas commanded capital, and thirty years ago they were quoted… … timber posts were placed across the opening, extending from the under side of the arch to a bearing upon 12-inch by 14-inch timbers laid upon the crib work be- neath it. By wedging these vertical supports, the arch © 1907 SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, INC.

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