51. A weaver’s knot.]

1. Chapter 1 2. Introduction 3. introduction of water, either into the blood, the stomach or the large 4. 1429. Burning glasses had, of course, been employed from the most 5. 1672. One of the earliest engines used consisted of a tank drawn by two 6. 1678. The fire engine was a hand pump bought in England. 7. 950. The view shows how the ship is divided into numerous water-tight 8. 51. A weaver’s knot.] 9. 1. Tie a piece of twine (9 and 10, figure 6) around the rope to be 10. 2. Butt the ropes together, and twist each corresponding pair of 11. 3. The twine 10 is now cut, and the strand 8 unlaid, and strand 7 12. 4. The strand 6 is next unlaid about one and a half feet, and strand 5 13. 8. Cut all the strands off to a length of about twenty inches, for 14. 9. From the point of meeting of the strands 8 and 7, unlay each one 15. 10. The half of the strand 7 is now laid in three turns, and the half 16. 11. The rope is now opened with a marlin-spike, and the half strand of 17. 12. The other half of the strand 8 is now wound around the other half 18. 1905. The cash-box was taken to New Scotland Yard, and the impression 19. 32. II. 20. introduction of machinery--suffered materially in the latter part of 21. introduction of into Europe (illus.), 110