How we are sheltered; a geographical reader (1906)
Chamberlain, James Franklin, 1869-1943 · New York, The Macmillan company; London, Macmillan & co.,ltd. · leaf 187
ead by the light ofthe fire. Long before Christ was born the people ofIndia, Egypt, the Holy Land, and other Eastern countries usedlamps. Of coursethey were not likethose used to-day.They were made ofterra cotta, stone,bronze, brass, sil-ver, and gold. Verywealthy peopleused preciousstones as… … Fig. 56. — An Old-fashioned Lamp. ( LIGHT 171 Little by little lamps were improved. In theyear 1783, a man named Argand invented alamp having a chimney. That was a greatimprovement. About fifty years ago kerosene came into com-mon use. Before that time whale oil was usedin lamps. In order to secure…
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