| George Lillie Craik - Knowledge, Theory of - 1830 - 464 pages
...end to them for this season somewhat humorously, in a party of pleasure on the banks of Skmlllcill. Spirits at the same time are to be fired by a spark...we have some time since performed to the amazement "i many. A turkey is to be killed for dinner by the electrical shock, and roasted by the electrical... | |
| George Lillie Craik - Self-culture - 1834 - 450 pages
...end to them for this season somewhat humorously, in a party of pleasure on the banks of Skuylkill. Spirits at the same time are to be fired by a spark...side to side through the river, without any other con ductor than the water — an experiment which we have some time since performed to the amazement... | |
| Children - 1834 - 238 pages
...an end to them for this season somewhat humorously, in a party of pleasure on the banks of SkuylkM. Spirits at the same time are to be fired by a spark...side through the river, without any other conductor but the water — an experiment which we have some time since performed to the amusement of many. A... | |
| Benjamin Franklin, Jared Sparks - Statesmen - 1837 - 552 pages
...to them for this season, somewhat humorously, in a party of pleasure on the banks of the Skuylkill.* Spirits, at the same time, are to be fired by a spark...other conductor than the water; an experiment which we some time since performed, to the amazement of many.f A turkey is to be killed for our dinner by the... | |
| American Philosophical Society - Learned institutions and societies - 1893 - 806 pages
...an end to them for this season somewhat humorously in a party of pleasure on the banks of Skuylkil. Spirits, at the same time, are to be fired by a spark...other conductor than the water; an experiment which we some time since performed to the amazement of many. A turkey is to be killed for our dinner by the... | |
| George Lillie Craik - Self-culture - 1845 - 778 pages
...end to them for this season somewhat humorously, in a party of pleasure on the banks of Skuylhitt. Spirits at the same time are to be fired by a spark...experiment which we have ,some time since performed to to the amazement of many. A turkey is to be killed for dinner by the electrical shock, and roasted... | |
| Charles Barlow - 1772 - 642 pages
...them for this season — somewhat humourously, in a party of pleasure, on the banks of the Schuylkill. Spirits, at the same time, are to be fired by a spark...conductor than the water ; an experiment which we some time since performed to the amazement ol many. A turkey is to be killed for our dinner by the... | |
| Dionysius Lardner - Science - 1846 - 628 pages
...side lo side tbrough the river without any other conductor than the water ; an experiment which we some time since performed to the amazement of many. A turkey is to be killed for dinner by the rtectrieal iJiock, and roasted by the electrical jark. before a fire kindled by the elertrifrd bo«le,... | |
| Dionysius Lardner - Science - 1846 - 664 pages
...Schnylkill. Spirits, at the same time, are to be fired by a •park sent from side to side throngh the river without any other conductor than the water ; an experiment which we some time since performed to the amazement of many. A turkey is to be killed for dinner by the electrical... | |
| Technology - 1848 - 652 pages
...to them for this season— somewhat humorously, in a party of pleasure, on thebankaof theSchuylkill. Spirits, at the same time, are to be fired by a spark...other conductor than the water: an experiment which we some time since performed to the amazement of many. A turkey is to be killed for nur dinner by the... | |
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