What to do and how to do it; the American boys handy book (1920)
Beard, Daniel Carter, 1850-1941 · New York, C. Scribner's sons · leaf 401
wn to the very bottom of itsglass tube, electricity is oftenso easily generated that I haveknown persons to light a gas-jet by simply applying the endsFig. 237. of their fingers to the burners A certain professor, well known to the public, was so startledat seeing the gas blaze up upon touching the… … pets. Whentensely cold Paper Puppets and Matches. 373 To Light the Gas with your Finger, turn it on without applying a light, walk around the room, sliding your feet over the carpet, until you again reach the burner,touch the tip of the burner and instantly the lipht will blazeup as if by magic.…
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