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... of the earth is more dried by frost and March winds than by the sun ; for the same wind that sucks up the moisture strikes the ground with cold . 6. Smoke from the fire has a drying power , " HISTORIA VITÆ ET MORTIS . " 25.
... of the earth is more dried by frost and March winds than by the sun ; for the same wind that sucks up the moisture strikes the ground with cold . 6. Smoke from the fire has a drying power , " HISTORIA VITÆ ET MORTIS . " 25.
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... wind , preserves the oily part that would otherwise es- cape with the watery moisture in its proper substance . On some mountains likewise where the air is pure dead bodies will remain many days without much decay . 13. Fruits , as ...
... wind , preserves the oily part that would otherwise es- cape with the watery moisture in its proper substance . On some mountains likewise where the air is pure dead bodies will remain many days without much decay . 13. Fruits , as ...
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... wind burns faster than in a calm ; and therefore slower in a lantern than in the open air . Lamps in tombs are said to last for a very long time . 25. The nature likewise and preparation of the ali- ment , no less than the nature of the ...
... wind burns faster than in a calm ; and therefore slower in a lantern than in the open air . Lamps in tombs are said to last for a very long time . 25. The nature likewise and preparation of the ali- ment , no less than the nature of the ...
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... wind , yet somewhat sheltered from the sun . 41. With regard to the refrigeration and condensa- tion of spirits by vapours , the root of the operation I place in nitre , as a thing specially created for this pur- pose . To this opinion ...
... wind , yet somewhat sheltered from the sun . 41. With regard to the refrigeration and condensa- tion of spirits by vapours , the root of the operation I place in nitre , as a thing specially created for this pur- pose . To this opinion ...
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... wind is I consider healthier than a calm . The best is a wind from the west in the morning , and from the north in the after- noon . 30. Odours are very good to comfort the heart ; not however that a good smell is the privilege of a ...
... wind is I consider healthier than a calm . The best is a wind from the west in the morning , and from the north in the after- noon . 30. Odours are very good to comfort the heart ; not however that a good smell is the privilege of a ...
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