Perkins, Henry, 1803-1889, publisher., Haswell, Barrington, and Haswell, printer., McManus-Young Collection (Library of Congress) · Philadelphia : H. Perkins, 134 Chestnut Street, MDCCCXXXVIII [1838] · leaf 154
132 SLEIGHTS AND SUBTLETIES. parts as you please, and yet the rind will remainentire. Present the apple to any one to peel, and it will immediately fall to pieces. THE SELF-BALANCED PAIL. You lay a stick across the table, letting one-third of it project over the edge; and you undertake to hang a… … fixed in this situation, place another stick with one of its ends resting against the side at the bottom of the pail, and its other end against the first stick, where there should be a notch to re- tain it. By these means, the pail will remain fixed in that situation, without being able to incline…
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