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Anonymous
A Catechism of Familiar Things
Published by Good Press, 2019
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EAN 4057664111982
Table of Contents
CHAPTER I.
Dew, Water, Rain, Snow, Hail, Atmosphere, Wind, Lightning, Thunder, Electricity, Twilight, and the Aurora Borealis.
CHAPTER II.
Corn, Barley, Pearl Barley, Oats, Rye, Potatoes, Tea, Coffee, and Chocolate.
CHAPTER III.
Calico, Cotton, Cloth, Wool, Baize, Linen, Flax, Hemp, Diaper, Holland, Canvas, and Flannel.
CHAPTER IV.
Cocoa, Toddy, Cherries, Bark, Cork, Cochineal, Cloves, Cinnamon, and Cassia.
CHAPTER V.
Bombazine, Crape, Camlet, Cambric, Lace, Silk, Velvet, and Mohair.
CHAPTER VI.
Currants, Raisins, Figs, Rice, Sugar, Sugar Candy, &c., Sago, Millet, Ginger, Nutmeg, Mace, Pimento or Allspice, Pepper, and Cayenne Pepper.
CHAPTER VII.
Glass, Mirrors, Earthenware, Porcelain, Needles, Pins, Paper, Printing, Parchment, and Vellum.
CHAPTER VIII.
Capers, Almonds, Oranges, Lemons, Citrons, Limes, Olives, Oils, Melons, Tamarinds, and Dates.
CHAPTER IX.
Hats, Stockings, Shoes, Gloves, Leather, Furs, and Ink.
CHAPTER X.
Asbestus, Salt, Coal, Iron, Copper, Brass, Zinc, and Lapis Calaminaris.
CHAPTER XI.
Yams, Mangoes, Bread-fruit, Shea or Butter Tree, Cow Tree, Water Tree, Licorice, Manna, Opium, Tobacco, and Gum.
CHAPTER XII.
Spectacles, Mariner's Compass, Barometer, Thermometer, Watches, Clocks, Telescope, Microscope, Gunpowder, Steam Engine, and Electro-Magnetic Telegraph.
CHAPTER XIII.
Soap, Candles, Tallow Tree, Spermaceti, Wax, Mahogany, Indian Rubber or Caoutchouc, Sponge, Coral, Lime, Carbon, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Gas, Hydrogen, Chalk, and Marble.
CHAPTER XIV.
Gold, Silver, Lead, Tin, Platina, Sulphur, Gems or Precious Stones, as Diamonds, Rubies, Emeralds, Turquois, Pearls, Mother-or-Pearls, and Ivory.
CHAPTER XV.
Starch, Arrow-Root, Tapioca, Isinglass, Caviare, the Vine, Wine, Gin, Rum, Brandy, Vinegar, Indigo, Gamboge, Logwood, Tar, Pitch, Camphor, Musk, Myrrh, Frankincense, and Turpentine.
CHAPTER XVI.
Bricks, Mortar, Granite, Slate, Limestone, or Calcareous Rocks, Steel, Earths, Volcanoes, and Earthquakes.
CHAPTER XVII.
Architecture, Sculpture, Use of Money, Navigation .
CHAPTER XVIII.
Music, Painting, Poetry, Astronomy, Arts and Sciences, Art of Writing, and Chemistry.
CHAPTER XIX.
Attraction, Tides, Gravity, Artesian Wells, Air, Aneroid Barometer, Ear-Trumpet, Stethoscope, Audiphone, Telephone, Phonograph, Microphone, Megaphone, Tasimeter, Bathometer, Anemometer, Chronometer.
CHAPTER XX.
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