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... reported by one of the ancients that artichokes will be less prickly if their tops have been grated off upon a stone . The writer referred to is Varro , but the statement is only preserved in the Geoponica ; it does not occur in any ...
... reported by one of the ancients that artichokes will be less prickly if their tops have been grated off upon a stone . The writer referred to is Varro , but the statement is only preserved in the Geoponica ; it does not occur in any ...
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... reported by a sober man , that an artificial spring may be made thus . Find out a hanging ground , where there is a good quick fall of rain - water . Lay a half - trough of stone , of a good length , three or four foot deep within the ...
... reported by a sober man , that an artificial spring may be made thus . Find out a hanging ground , where there is a good quick fall of rain - water . Lay a half - trough of stone , of a good length , three or four foot deep within the ...
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... reported by some of the ancients ' , that whelps , or other creatures , if they be put young into such a cage or box as they cannot rise to their stature , but may increase in breadth or length , will grow accordingly as they can get ...
... reported by some of the ancients ' , that whelps , or other creatures , if they be put young into such a cage or box as they cannot rise to their stature , but may increase in breadth or length , will grow accordingly as they can get ...
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... reported by some of the ancients , of the stalks of lilies . " The cause is ; for that these plants have a strong , dense , and succulent moisture , which is not apt to exhale ; and so is able , from the old store , without drawing help ...
... reported by some of the ancients , of the stalks of lilies . " The cause is ; for that these plants have a strong , dense , and succulent moisture , which is not apt to exhale ; and so is able , from the old store , without drawing help ...
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... reported by some of the ancients , that sailors have used , every night , to hang fleeces of wool on the sides of their ships , the wool towards the water ; and that they have crushed fresh water out of them in the morning , for their ...
... reported by some of the ancients , that sailors have used , every night , to hang fleeces of wool on the sides of their ships , the wool towards the water ; and that they have crushed fresh water out of them in the morning , for their ...
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