Boys' own book : a complete encyclopedia of athletic, scientific, outdoor, and indoor sports (1881)
Clarke, William, 1800-1838 · New York : J. Miller, Publisher · leaf 474
other toys through-out Europe, although he stated that his friend Mr. Prybabelwas of opinion that it was a corruption of jaws harp. Mr.Seymour described its construction, and tlie theory of itsaction. It is composed of two parts, the lody and the tongue:the former has some resemblance to the handle… … MADE SCIENCE IN EARNEST. 189 or elastic plate, produces in itself, only a sound which servesas a drone, although it ap-pears, to act like the motionof the bow of a violin inexciting other sounds, bybreaking the current of airfrom the mouth, the acute-ness or gravity of wliichwill be determined by…
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