Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 350
edonly by hard rubbing, and it sputtered andthrew fire in all directions. In a few years,however, phosphoruswas substituted onthe tip for antimony,and the changeworked wonders.The match could nowbe lighted with verylittle rubbing, and itwas no longer neces-sary to have sand-paper upon which torub… … FIG. 3. AN IMPROVEMENT ONFIGS. I AND 2. * The ancient Greeks used a burning-glass or -lens for kindling fire. The lens focused the suns rays upona substance that would burn easily and set it afire. The burning-glass was not connected in any way with thedevelopment of the match. 254 STORIES OF…
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