eather attached to it lor raising the water. W hen employed inthis way with t« men working at the handles of the pump, a column ol water wasraised to tlie height of forty or fifty feet, scarcely interior in size or force to that dis-charged by an ordinary lire engine wrought by a dozen ol men. We… … Amongst the various subjects of a purely mundane character whichexcite the attention of thinking men, there are few which present amore varied, entertaining, and useful field for inquiry, than is to befound in the progress and vicissitudes of the arts of design. In theexpression and form bestowed…
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