The Last Travels of Ida Pfeiffer: Inclusive of a Visit to Madagascar : with an Autobiographical Memoir of the Author |
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Page 55
... consists in making the facets and corners perfectly even , whereby the fire and beauty of the diamond are greatly increased . The turning of the grinding machine ( by steam power ) is so rapid that the steel disk does not seem to move ...
... consists in making the facets and corners perfectly even , whereby the fire and beauty of the diamond are greatly increased . The turning of the grinding machine ( by steam power ) is so rapid that the steel disk does not seem to move ...
Page 63
... consists of two plain little rooms with a few wooden chairs and tables . To de- fend it from the effects of the weather , a roof of brick - work has been built over it , and in winter this is covered in at the sides with wooden planks ...
... consists of two plain little rooms with a few wooden chairs and tables . To de- fend it from the effects of the weather , a roof of brick - work has been built over it , and in winter this is covered in at the sides with wooden planks ...
Page 65
... consist of long halls , with handsome ceilings , resting on pillars of wood . But a stable of this kind is , in fact , only half a stable , for the cattle only live in it during the winter . On the first of May the beasts are driven to ...
... consist of long halls , with handsome ceilings , resting on pillars of wood . But a stable of this kind is , in fact , only half a stable , for the cattle only live in it during the winter . On the first of May the beasts are driven to ...
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... consists of a continuous plain , bro- ken here and there only by low banks and " dunes , " about twenty or thirty feet high . In Gueldres and Friesland , these " dunes , " or sandy banks , are said to attain a height of from fifty to a ...
... consists of a continuous plain , bro- ken here and there only by low banks and " dunes , " about twenty or thirty feet high . In Gueldres and Friesland , these " dunes , " or sandy banks , are said to attain a height of from fifty to a ...
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... consists prin- cipally of marsh land . As far as the eye can reach , it rests upon pastures full of fine - looking cattle , which constitute the chief wealth of the country . In Holland there are about 1,130,000 head of cows , oxen ...
... consists prin- cipally of marsh land . As far as the eye can reach , it rests upon pastures full of fine - looking cattle , which constitute the chief wealth of the country . In Holland there are about 1,130,000 head of cows , oxen ...
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Page 146 - Some let these tails hang all about their heads, while others unite them into bands or bunches, so as to cover the whole head. This kind of head-dress takes a good deal of time in preparing, particularly in the cases of the richer Malagaseys, who have their hair plaited into an infinite number of these little tails. On the head of one of these native beauties I counted above sixty plaits. The good lady's slaves must have had a good day's work in bringing them to the right pitch of perfection. On...