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" Spain, a kind of earthen jars, called buxaros, is used, the earth of which is so porous, being only half-baked, that the outside is kept moist by the water which filters through it ; and", though placed in the sun, the water in the jar becomes as cold... "
System of Theoretical and Practical Chemistry ... - Page 124
by Friedrich Christian Accum - 1808
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The Economy of Nature Explained and Illustrated on the Principles ..., Volume 1

George Gregory - 1796 - 620 pages
...his body a quantity of ether, of fpirits of wine, or of any other fluid which is eafily evaporable. It is a common practice in China to cool wine or other...the bottle in a wet cloth, and hanging it up in the fun •, the water in the cloth is gradually converted into vapour, to form which the liquor in G 3...
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A New Medical Dictionary: Containing an Explanation of the Terms in Anatomy ...

Robert Hooper - 1817 - 886 pages
...of an inch in diameter, and a twu-ounce bottle sun, the water in the jar becomes as cold as ice. H is a common practice in China to cool wine or other...and hanging it up in the sun. The water in the cloth become* converted into v«pour, and thus cold is produced. The Blacks in Senegambla have a similar...
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The Cabinet of Arts: Or, General Instructor in Arts, Science, Trade ...

Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - 1817 - 902 pages
...filters through the jars ; and though placed in the eun the water becomes cold almost to freezing. It is a common practice in China to cool wine or other liquors by wrapping a wet cloth round the bottle, and hanging it up in the sun. The water in the cloth evaporates, and...
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Popular Voyages and Travels Throughout the Continent & Islands of Europe: In ...

Mrs. Jamieson (Frances Thurtle) - 1820 - 538 pages
...which is so porous, being only half-baked, that the outside is kept moist by the water which filters through it; and, though placed in the sun, the water in the jar becomes os cold as ice. " It is a common practice in China, to cool wine or other liquors, by wrapping a wet...
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Universal Science Or the Cabinet of Nature and Art, Comprising ..., Volume 1

Alexander Jamieson - 1821 - 448 pages
...which is so porous, being only half baked, that the outside is kept moist by the water which filters through it; and, though placed in the sun, the water...China, to cool wine or other liquors, by wrapping a wet cloth round the bottle, and hanging it up in the sun. The water in the cloth evaporates, and...
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Elements of Science and Art: Being a Familiar Introduction to ..., Volume 2

John Imison - 1822 - 488 pages
...which is so porous, being only half baked, that the outside is kept moist by the water which filters through it ; and, though placed in the sun, the water...China, to cool wine, or other liquors, by wrapping a wet cloth round the bottle, and hanging it up in the sun. The water in the cloth evaporates, and...
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The Cabinet of Arts: Or General Instructor in Arts, Science, Trade ...

Hewson Clarke, John Dougall - 1825 - 892 pages
...filters through the jars ; and though placed in the sun the water becomes cold almost to freezing, > It is a common practice in China to cool wine or other liquors by wrapping a wet cloth round the bottle, and hanging it up in the sun. r The water ^jnf jhe'cloth eyapo^ rates,...
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Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 5

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1831 - 650 pages
...which is so porous, being only half-baked, that the outside is kept moist by the water which filters through it; and, though placed in the sun, the water...in China, to cool wine or other liquors by wrapping a wet cloth round the bottle, and hanging it up in the suu. The water in the cloth evaporates, and...
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Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 5

Francis Lieber - 1831 - 646 pages
...kept •li'-ist by the water which filters through it; and, though placed in the sun, the if ".« 'i in the jar becomes as cold as ice. It is a common practice in China, to cool •»•¡ru-or other liquors by wrapping a wet • •!• ••,!> round the bottle, and hanging...
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Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 5

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 630 pages
...which is so porous, being only half-baked, that the outside is kept moist by the water which filters through it ; and", though placed in the sun, the water...in China, to cool wine or other liquors by wrapping a wet cloth round the bottle, and hanging it up in the sun. The water in the cloth evaporates, and...
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