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St. Nicholas [serial] (1873)

Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 125

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cuts by glass;and manyhave beenmaimed inthis manner.They usuallyreceive theirinjuries whilestanding onor going upthe ladders.A windowbursts open,or some onewill break itopen with anax or witha hook, andlarge pieces of glass come sliding down the lad-der, and if the men are not quick will cut… … LADDER-WORK IN ZERO WEATHER. work with the force of a blast-furnace, a perfectrain of molten metal pours down, with an oc-casional piece of red-hot tin or zinc for variety.Men working upon ladders or on fire-escapesunderneath have to stand this red-hot showerwhile it burns great holes in their…

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