Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 24
Fig. 5.—The Blotting-paper Filler. , This experiment tends to explain w^y fog is, as it iswell said, so penetrating. It passe? through the tissue!of our cloth coats and our flannels, and thus comes;into contact with our bodies. A waterproof will protectus from its action. resistance of substances.… … Fig. 6.—Steam passing thipugh Cardboard. box is partly opened ; the third match should be placedbetween the two former, when the whole will appearasin the annexed figure (Fig. 7). Care must be taken thatthe third match is firmly gripped between the other two, PROPERTIES OF BODIES. which will be…
Scientific recreations
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