Tissandier, Gaston, 1843-1899, Frith, Henry, 1840-, Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · London, New York [etc.] Ward, Lock & Co · leaf 266
or in the earth; so in many instances wood is charredbefore being driven into the ground ; and casks for waterare prepared so. Soot is carbon in a pulverised condition,and Indian ink is manufactured with its assistance. The preparation of wood charcoal gives occupation tomen who are frequently wild… … lOO chemistrv will cause suffocation. Lampblack is obtained by holdinga plate over the flame of some resinous substance, whichdeposits the black upon it. There is a special apparatusfor this purpose. Carbon combines with oxygen to make carbonic acidgas, as we hav.e already mentioned, and in other…
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