Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 125
EARTHQUAKE ARCHES IN GRASSE, FRANCE. turbances. One very often sees, between twotall buildings, arches stretching across the in-tervening space, as shown in our picture. In theevent of an earthquake these arches have beenfound to be of great value in helping the build-ings to go through the shaking… … damage. These arches are also to be seen inPortuguese coast towns, especially in Lisbon, acity that has experienced some terrible earth-quakes, that which occurred in 1755 being one ofthe most destructive ever known. S. B. A PUZZLING MYSTIC MAZE In the days of William and Mary, who reignedin…
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