Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 354
day. In breed-ing the birds, Mr. Johnsonhas taken pains to cull outthe birds with dark or col-ored plumage, so that mostof the birds are white ornearly so. As they circleabove, they appear from a lit-tle distance like snowflakes. 1908.] NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLKS 271 TWO VERY SMALL ENGINES… … THE FIRST ENGINE MADE BY MR. ROBINSON.Photographed with a thimble to show comparative size. duced him to try to make one much smaller. Itis shown in the second illustration herewith ontop of a block of ebony, on which a cap of thesame wood may be screwed for safety in carrying.(You will notice the…
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