Boys' own book : a complete encyclopedia of athletic, scientific, outdoor, and indoor sports (1881)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838 · New York : J. Miller, Publisher · leaf 273
h or so. Then cut some slips out of the in-sides of sweet almonds, fashion them as much in the shapeof spermaceti wicks as you can, stick them into your mockcandles, light them for an instant, so as to make their topsblack, blow them out again, and they are ready for use.When you produce them,… … THE PERILOUS GOBLET. To fill a glass with water, so that no one may touch itwithout spilling all the water. Fill a common wine-glass orgoblet with water, and place upon it a bit of paper, so as tocover the water and edge of the glass ; put the palm of yourhand on the paper, and taking hold of the…
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