Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People, Volume 4J.B. Lippincott & Company, 1870 |
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... Europe . The best known of these is the Elephas primigenius , or Mammoth , the tusks of which are so little altered as to supply an ivory which , though inferior to that of the living species , is still used in the arts , especially in ...
... Europe . The best known of these is the Elephas primigenius , or Mammoth , the tusks of which are so little altered as to supply an ivory which , though inferior to that of the living species , is still used in the arts , especially in ...
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... Europe , may be accepted as that generally taken abroad ; and it is very different from that at one time so pertinaciously maintained by many in this country . M. Viardot remarks : ' It is said that , to justify the appropriation of the ...
... Europe , may be accepted as that generally taken abroad ; and it is very different from that at one time so pertinaciously maintained by many in this country . M. Viardot remarks : ' It is said that , to justify the appropriation of the ...
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... Europe , and are no longer stronger than in any other deer . A fine and almost found in parts of North America in which they were once common . They formerly extended as far south perfect specimen of this animal , from the Isle of as ...
... Europe , and are no longer stronger than in any other deer . A fine and almost found in parts of North America in which they were once common . They formerly extended as far south perfect specimen of this animal , from the Isle of as ...
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... Europe , Persia , & c . From these galls , in an earlier stage , flows a clear , viscid , sweetish liquid , called Elm Water ( Eau dorme ) , which is used for washing wounds , centu- sions , and sore eyes . - The seeds of the elm are ...
... Europe , Persia , & c . From these galls , in an earlier stage , flows a clear , viscid , sweetish liquid , called Elm Water ( Eau dorme ) , which is used for washing wounds , centu- sions , and sore eyes . - The seeds of the elm are ...
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... Europe . Other less successful means were used by nations of antiquity to embalm . The Persians employed wax ; the Assyrians , honey ; the Jews embalmed their monarchs with spices , with which the body of our Lord was also anointed ...
... Europe . Other less successful means were used by nations of antiquity to embalm . The Persians employed wax ; the Assyrians , honey ; the Jews embalmed their monarchs with spices , with which the body of our Lord was also anointed ...
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