The Year-book of Photography and Photographic News Almanac for ...T. Piper, 1871 |
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Page 160 - Bill of exchange (foreign) or letter of credit, drawn in but payable out of the United States, if drawn singly, or otherwise than in a set of three or more...
Page 160 - And whereas, under and by virtue of certain acts relating to stamp duties, letters by the general post, acknowledging the safe arrival of any bills of exchange, promissory notes, or other securities for money...
Page 132 - I have marked the varieties of beauty which distinguish the several denizens of the forest, — the ash, with his long massy arms, that shoot off from the trunk at such acute angles, and his sooty blossoms...
Page 145 - The mixture can be brushed upon paper while lukewarm ; it keeps well, does not stick together, and when moistened adheres firmly to bottles. For the labels of soda or seltzer water bottles it is well to prepare a paste of good...
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Page 73 - One would think that compositors would be as sick of reading as a grocer's boy is of treacle ; but that this is not the case is proved by the fact, that they...
Page 49 - Have ready a clean glass vessel of a size sufficient to contain the glass plate to be silvered ; when everything is ready, mix together the silver solution with that of the sugar of milk, in the proportion of 10 of the former to 1 of the latter. Lower the glass down in the solution until it is a little distance from the bottom, and allow it to remain there for a period of time, varying from 15 minutes to 4 hours, according to the thickness of the coating of silver desired.
Page 145 - Macerate five parts good glue in eighteen to twenty parts of water for a day, and to the liquid add nine parts of rock candy, and three parts of gum arabic. The mixture can be brushed upon paper while lukewarm ; it keeps well, does not stick together, and when moistened adheres firmly to bottles. For...
Page 159 - THE zero of the Centigrade and of Reaumur's thermometer each corresponds to 32° Fahrenheit. To convert degrees of Reaumur into equivalent degrees of Fahrenheit, multiply the degrees of Reaumur by 9, divide the product by 4, and add 32 ; the result will be the degrees of Fahrenheit.
Page 160 - If drawn singly, or otherwise than in a set of three or more, same as on an Inland Bill of equal amount.