Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 573
t of a cholla, can defy snakesand other enemies to do their worst. J. Smeaton Chase. STRAW AS A BUILDING MATERIAL A French inventor named Feuillette has hadthe brilliant idea of making use of straw as abuilding material. Straw, of course, hasbeen used as a roofing material, in the formof thatch,… … CACTUS THORNS THAT MAKE PHONOGRAPH NEEDLES 1922] NATURE AND SCIENCE FOR YOUNG FOLK 1107 it is unsuitable for roofing in towns and cities,however picturesque and comfortable incountry villages. M. Feuillette, however,does not propose to use straw for roofs, butfor the inner and outer walls of…
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