The boy's own book of indoor games and recreations : a popular encyclopædia for boys (1890)
Stables, Gordon, 1840-1910, Hutchison, George Andrew, 1841-1913 · Philadelphia : J.B. Lippincott · leaf 519
is sometimes done, and when done the toy is all the prettier. Of course, no long explanations are needed to explain the mode of action of thetoy. Pressure on the drumhead transfers itself to the air volume inside the bottle;the compressed air in its turn presses upon the water. Now water, unlike… … CHAPTER LXIIL—MECHANICAL AND OTHER PUZZLES. I.—Some Mechanical Puzzles.—By F. Chasemore. (i) The Balance Ptizzle.—Cut a piece of cardboard four inches square. Inthe middle punch two holes, and punch a hole also in each corner. Take fourpieces of thread eight inches long andknot the ends together;…
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