Morse, Edward Sylvester, 1838-1925 · New York : Harper · leaf 233
ns on its floor the night-lamp, or andon, and tallcandlesticks, and above are stowed away the bedding and pillows;or it may be used for trays and dishes. The steps are not so steepas in the ladder form, have no baluster or rail, and are remark-ably solid. It may be well to say here that the wood… … Fig. 178.—Staie-eail. STAIR WA YS. — P UBLIC BATHING. 199 but found none. Inquiry brought out the curious informationthat the water from the bath is often used to moisten the clothwith which the wood is wiped; and evidently the sebaceous secre-tions of the skin had much to do with the beautiful…
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