The Bookshelf for boys and girls Book of Wonders and Curious Things (1912)
University Society, New York · New York: University Society · leaf 83
d itwould be but for our methodof placing it. We select astraw that is uninjured—thatis, one that has not been bentor broken in any way—and,bending the thicker end of it,we insert it in the neck of thebottle so that the straw restsin the bottle as shown in thepicture. The bend of thestraw must be… … The nail must be just heavy enough to bringthe top end of the candle, when placed in a glassof water, level with the surface, without allowingthe water to touch the wick. If you now light the candle, it will burn downto the end, in spite of the fact that it is sur-rounded by water. This appears at…
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