Biography of Zadock Pratt, of Prattsville, N. Y.: To which are Appended a Portion of His Addresses, Letters, Congressional Reports, and SpeechesNahum Capen 1852 - 506 страници |
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... Washington and a Lafayette , and the wisdom and strength of a Johnson , a Franklin , and a Spurzheim . To such as these , in all past time , and in all time to come , mankind are and will be indebted for the well- springs of knowledge ...
... Washington and a Lafayette , and the wisdom and strength of a Johnson , a Franklin , and a Spurzheim . To such as these , in all past time , and in all time to come , mankind are and will be indebted for the well- springs of knowledge ...
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... subject . The same tribute of honor to maternal sympathy and power was paid , with earnest feeling of reverence , by such men as Washington , Adams , and Bowditch . even in the days of his youth , those amusements 2 * BIOGRAPHY . 17.
... subject . The same tribute of honor to maternal sympathy and power was paid , with earnest feeling of reverence , by such men as Washington , Adams , and Bowditch . even in the days of his youth , those amusements 2 * BIOGRAPHY . 17.
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... reflection . The death of Washington occurred when young Pratt was nine years old : and it was his privilege to be pres- ent at one of the public funerals . It was there that he was first made aware of the grief in which BIOGRAPHY . 19.
... reflection . The death of Washington occurred when young Pratt was nine years old : and it was his privilege to be pres- ent at one of the public funerals . It was there that he was first made aware of the grief in which BIOGRAPHY . 19.
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... Washington . - ― - - - IN supplying the demands of his great tannery , Colonel Pratt gradually caused to be cleared ten thousand acres of land , in the vicinity of Prattsville ; and upon the out- skirts of the village he had a large and ...
... Washington . - ― - - - IN supplying the demands of his great tannery , Colonel Pratt gradually caused to be cleared ten thousand acres of land , in the vicinity of Prattsville ; and upon the out- skirts of the village he had a large and ...
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... Washington , " said the orator , said the orator , " was great in war , but greater still in peace . He presided with unsur- passed wisdom and dignity over the affairs of state , but added increased lustre to both by the calm ...
... Washington , " said the orator , said the orator , " was great in war , but greater still in peace . He presided with unsur- passed wisdom and dignity over the affairs of state , but added increased lustre to both by the calm ...
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Страница 269 - In the world's broad field of battle, In the bivouac of Life, Be not like dumb, driven cattle! Be a hero in the strife!
Страница 264 - And God said unto him, Because thou hast asked this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life; neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked the life of thine enemies; but hast asked for thyself understanding to discern judgment; behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.
Страница 94 - Those who labor in the earth are the chosen people of God, if ever He had a chosen people, whose breasts He has made His peculiar deposit for substantial and genuine virtue.
Страница 269 - Lives of great men all remind us We can make our lives sublime, And, departing, leave behind us Footsteps on the sands of time ; Footsteps, that perhaps another, Sailing o'er life's solemn main, A forlorn and shipwrecked brother, Seeing, shall take heart again.
Страница 223 - The condition of human nature would be lamentable indeed, if nothing less than the greatest learning and talents, which fall to the share of so small a number of men, were sufficient to direct our judgment and our conduct. But Providence has taken better care of our happiness, and given us, in the simplicity of common sense, a rule for our direction, by which we shall never be misled.
Страница 320 - The tanning of leather, more than almost any other manufacture, is a chemical process, the success of which depends almost wholly upon the skill and judgment with which its complicated manipulations are conducted. To attain the requisite skill in the laboratory of the chemist is evidently impossible ; it can only be acquired in the tanning itself, by long and careful attention and observation; and perhaps there is no description of manufacture where so much depends upon practical knowledge, and so...
Страница 315 - Salted hides do not require more than two-thirds the time to soak, but generally rather longer to sweat. After the hides are prepared for tanning, the next process is what is commonly called " handling," which should be performed two or three times a day in a weak "ooze," until the grain is colored. New liquors, or a mixture of new and old, are preferable for Spanish or dry hides, — old liquor for slaughter.
Страница 317 - ... in the admission of air in drying, when first hung up to dry. No more air than is sufficient to keep the sides from moulding should be allowed. Too much air, or, in other words, if dried too rapidly in a current of air, will injure the color, giving a darker hue, and rendering the leather harsh and brittle. To insure that the thick parts, or butts, shall roll smooth, and even with the rest of the piece...