Perkins, Henry, 1803-1889, publisher, Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell, printer, McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) DLC · Philadelphia : H. Perkins, 134 Chestnut Street · leaf 136
to the bubble ofair, which is thus compressed. The figure will thensink to the bottom; but, by removing the pressure,the figure will again rise, so that it may be made todance in the vessel, as if by magic. Fishes, made ofglass, are sometimes substituted for the human figure.A common glass jar… … 116 FIRE, WATER, AND AIR. Fig. 2.
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