Chapter XXIX: Miscellaneous

Q. _Why do the BUBBLES in a CUP OF TEA range round the SIDES of the CUP?_

A. Because the cup _attracts them_.

Q. _Why do all the LITTLE BUBBLES tend towards the LARGE ones?_

A. Because the large bubbles (being the superior masses) _attract them_.

Q. _Why do the BUBBLES of a CUP OF TEA FOLLOW a TEA-SPOON?_

A. Because the tea-spoon _attracts them_.

Q. _Why are the SIDES of a pond covered with LEAVES, while the MIDDLE of the pond is quite CLEAR?_

A. Because the shore _attracts_ the leaves to itself.

Q. _Why do all fruits, &c. (when severed from the tree) FALL to the EARTH?_

A. Because the earth _attracts them_.

Q. _Why do persons (who water PLANTS) very_

_often pour the water into the SAUCER, and not OVER the PLANTS?_

A. Because the water in the saucer is _supped up_ by the mould (through the hole at the bottom of the flower-pot), and is transferred to the stem and leaves of the plant by CAPILLARY ATTRACTION, (_See p. 84_).

Q. _Why is vegetation on the MARGIN of a RIVER more LUXURIANT than in an open FIELD?_

A. Because the porous earth on the bank _sups up water_ to the roots of the plants by CAPILLARY ATTRACTION.

Q. _Why is a LUMP of SUGAR (left at the bottom of a cup) so LONG in MELTING?_

A. Because _as it melts_, it makes the tea above it _heavier_; and (so long as it remains at the bottom) is surrounded by tea fully _saturated_ with sugar; in consequence of which, the _same_ portions of liquid will hold _no more sugar in solution_.

Q. _Why does the LUMP of SUGAR MELT more QUICKLY when STIRRED ABOUT?_

A. Because _fresh portions of unsaturated tea_ keep coming in contact with the lump, and soon dissolve it.

Q. _Why does a PIECE OF SUGAR (held in a spoon at the TOP of our tea) melt very RAPIDLY?_

A. Because as the tea becomes _sweetened_, it _descends to the bottom of the cup_ by its own gravity; and _fresh_ portions of unsweetened tea are brought constantly into contact with the sugar, till the lump is entirely dissolved.

Q. _How can a SICK ROOM be kept FREE from unhealthy EFFLUVIA?_

A. Vinegar boiled with myrrh, or camphor, sprinkled in a sick room, will _entirely correct putridity_.

Q. _Why does LIME destroy the offensive smells of BINS, SEWERS, &c.?_

A. Because it combines with the _carbonic acid_ of these places, and converts it into CARBONATE OF LIME, which is entirely _free from smell_.

Q. _Why does CHLORIDE of LIME fumigate a sick room?_

A. Because the chlorine absorbs the _hydrogen of the stale air_; and by this means removes both the _offensive smell_ and the _infection_ of a sick room.

Q. _How can the TAINT of MEAT be removed?_

A. Either by washing with PYROLIGNEOUS ACID,--covering it for a few hours with common CHARCOAL,--or by putting a _few lumps of charcoal_ into the _water in which it is boiled_.

Q. _Why do these things DESTROY the TAINT of meat?_

A. Because they _combine_ with the _putrescent particles_, and neutralize their offensive taste and smell.

Q. _Why should BED-ROOMS, COTTAGES, HOSPITALS, and STABLES, be washed occasionally with LIME-WHITE?_

A. Because the lime _is very caustic_, and removes all organic matters adhering to the walls.

Q. _How can MOULDINESS be prevented?_

A. The perfume of _any essential oil_ will prevent mouldiness from ink, paste, preserves, &c.

Alum, salt of amber, borax, nitre, salt, camphor, charcoal, and pyroligneous acid, are all excellent antiseptics.

Salt, corrosive sublimates, copperas, and alum, all arrest the decay of timber. (_See p. 426._)

Q. _Why will strong SOUCHONG TEA POISON FLIES?_

A. Because it produces _prussic acid_, which destroys their _nervous system_.

Q. _Why is strong GREEN TEA UNWHOLESOME?_

A. Because it contains _prussic acid_, which destroys the _nervous system_.

Q. _Why is a DEAD man TALLER than a living man?_

A. Because at death the CARTILAGES are _relaxed_. So, also, after a night's rest, a man is _taller_ than when he went to bed.

Q. _What is SLEEP?_

A. Sleep is the _rest of the brain_ and _nervous system_.

Q. _Why can we not SEE, when we are asleep with our EYES OPEN?_

A. Because the "RET´INA of the eye" is _inactive_ and at rest.

Q. _Why can we not HEAR in sleep?_

A. Because the drum or "TYMPANUM of the ear" is placid and at rest.

Q. _Why can we not TASTE when we are asleep?_

A. Because the nerves _at the end of the tongue_ (called papillæ) are inactive and at rest.

Q. _Why can we not FEEL when we are asleep?_

A. Because the _ends of the nerves_ (called papillæ), situated in the skin, are inactive and at rest.

Q. _Why have persons in sleep no WILL of their own, but may be moved at the will of ANY one?_

A. Because the "CEREBELLUM" (or _posterior_ part of the brain) is inactive and at rest.

Q. _Why have DREAMERS no power of JUDGMENT or REASON?_

A. Because the "CEREBRUM" (or _front_ of the brain) is inactive and at rest.

Q. _Why are DREAMS such FOOLISH and INCONSISTENT things?_

A. Because the "PINEAL GLAND" is acting _without the brain_; and the _faculty of thinking_ exists in the "PINEAL GLAND," but the _faculty of judgment_ in the "CEREBRUM of the brain."

The cerebrum of the brain occupies the top and front of the skull. The PINEAL GLAND is a small conical gland (about the size of a pea) _in the brain_.

Q. _Why do some persons LOSE all POWER of SENSATION?_

A. Because the "CEREBRUM" (or _front_ of their brain) _has been injured_.

Q. _Why are many persons IDIOTS?_

A. Because the "CEREBELLUM of the brain" _has been removed_ by some accident, or _injured by some disease_.

The cerebellum is all the posterior part of the brain.

Q. _Why does a person FEEL when he is TOUCHED?_

A. The ends of certain nerves (called PAPILLÆ) situated in the skin _erect themselves_ when touched, and produce a nervous sensation called FEELING.

Q. _Why are persons able to TASTE DIFFERENT FLAVOURS?_

A. Because the "PAPILLÆ" of the tongue and palate _erect themselves_ when food touches them, and produce a nervous sensation called TASTE.

Q. _Why do very OLD people LOSE the power of VOLITION, SENSATION, and THOUGHT?_

A. Because their _brain ossifies_; and as the "_cerebrum_" (or _front_ of the brain) goes, they lose the power of _sensation and reason_; and as the "_cerebellum_" (or _posterior_ part of the brain) goes, they lose the power of _volition_.

Q. _Why are OLD people UNABLE to WALK?_

A. Because their _muscles become rigid_.

GLOSSARY.

ACETIC ACID, commonly called Distilled Vinegar.
CITRIC " " Juice of Lemons.
NITRIC " " Aqua Fortis.
OXALIC " " Salt of Lemons.
SULPHURIC " " Oil of Vitriol.
SULPHATE OF LIME " Plaster of Paris.
" MAGNESIA " Epsom Salts.
" SODA " Glauber Salts.
" ZINC " White Vitriol.
NITRATE OF SILVER " Lunar Caustic.
ACETATE OF COPPER " Verdigris.
MURIATE OF SODA " Table Salt.
TARTRATE OF POTASH " Tartar Emetic.
CARBONATE OF AMMONIA " Smelling Salts.
" LIME " Chalk, Marble, &c.
SUPER-ACETATE OF LEAD " Sugar of Lead.
OXIDE OF LEAD " Goulard.

SUBLIMATES are chemical preparations, the basis of which is quicksilver. In CORROSIVE SUBLIMATES, the quicksilver is _extinguished_, either by vitriol, potter's clay, or some other ingredient.

SUBLIMATION is a similar process to distillation; only _solids_(such as metals) are employed, instead of _liquids_.

Thus the fine _blue_ used by painters is a sublimate, and made thus:--Take 2 parts of quicksilver, 3 flower of brimstone, 8 sal ammoniac; and (having ground them) put them with the quicksilver into a glass retort, luted at the bottom; place the retort in a sand-heat; and (when the moisture is given off) you will have a splendid blue sublimate for painting.

INDEX.

ABSORBERS, best, 192
not conductors, 185
not reflectors, 192
radiators, 197

ABSORPTION of HEAT, 184
not conduction, 184
of light, 364

ACCIDENTAL COLORS, 407, 408

Acetate of lead, 426

Acetic acid, 426

Acid of drinks, 269
of fermentation, 269

Activity affected by cold, 91
" by heat, 93

Aerated water, 267

Aeronauts feel pain, 254

Age affects the sensation, thought, judgment, 425
power of walking, 425

AIR, 240
always in motion, 293
bad conductor, 13, 177, 178
bad radiator, 219, 237
cold, 177
colder than blood, 181
composed of two gases, 27, 240
cooled by convection, 220
" by rain, 159
cools hot iron, 246
density diminished by rain, 337
descends when cold, 289
double current in a room, 290
dries linen, 160
elements of, 33
expanded by heat, 103
full of smells, 152
gets fire up, 50
healthful, 252
heated, 219, 245, 246, 289
" not by sun, 290
in a room, 252
inflammable, _see hydrogen_
in summer, 313
of cities unhealthy, 243, 253
of the country healthy, 243, 252
on land colder than on water, 224
on land cold at night, 230
preserved normal, 244
purified by lightning, 27
rusts iron, 257
still before a tempest, 146
strong, 108
varies in temperature, 335

Aisles famous for echoes, 417

Alcohol, 109, 270, 271

ALE, 109
bottled, 268
froth of, 109
froth increased by heat, 268

Alkali, 45

Anenometer, 314

Anglers hate a magpie, 153

Angle of incidence, 370
of reflection, 370

Animal heat, 83, 85, 243, 277

Animals and vegetables co-dependent, 244

Ants love honey-dew, 221

Appetite, 89, 90, 91
(_See hunger._)

Apples full of air, 105
roasted, 105
soft, 106

April showers, 307

Aqua fortis, 426

Argand lamps, 83

Arnott's stoves smell of sulphur, 56
smoke, 69

Ascent in balloons painful, 145

Ashes soften water, 345

Asses bray in wet weather, 148

Aurora borealis, 142, 285
coloured, 143
white, 142
a prognostic, 143

Avenues, 380

Azote, _see nitrogen_

Bales catch fire spontaneously, 57

Balloons, 146
inflated, 109
rise, 110

Balls of fire, 6

Banisters wet, 216

Barley malted, 270

BAROMETER, 317
affected by cold, 328
" frost, 329
" heat, 328
" thaw, 329
" wind, 327
rules for its rise and fall, 330
sudden change in, 330
use of, 319
varies most in winter, 327
" least in summer, 327
when highest, 328
" lowest, 328

Barren land collects no dew, 209

Bass notes in music, 412

Bass preserves flowers from frost, 206

Bathing, danger of, 387
with ether for inflammation, 157

Beakers broken by hot water, 126

Beasts covered with hair, 176

Beds damp, 157

BEER, fermentation of, 269
flat, 273
froth increased by bottling, 268
froth increased by heat, 268
raisins and raw meat improve it, 273
stale, 275
soured by lightning, 27
not _old_ beer, 27
spoiled, if the vent-peg be left out, 273
yeast added to make it work, 271

Beer-vats dangerous, 265

Bells heard at a distance, 412
cracked, sound harsh, 411
silenced by a touch, 411

Bell-metal, 410

Bellows, 51

Bins purified, 266

Birds covered with feathers, 176

BLACK, 402
cloth warm, 186
eyes, 191
glass for spectacles, 408
hat turns red at the sea-side, 344
Hole of Calcutta, 250
kid gloves, 188
lead, 258
" prevents rust, 258
mist, 144
skin, 190
tea-pot, 197
" used by cotters, 198
" set on a hob to draw, 198
will never blister, 190

Blacks, 60
none to railway engines, 60

Blacksmiths strike fire by nails, 96

Bladders inflated by heat, 103

BLAZE, blue, 46
green, 45
yellow, 46
between the bars of a grate, 45

Blazing coals burn quickly, 39

Blood red, 242
purple, 242

Blowers, 70

Blowing cools broth, 180, 247, 312
tea, 248

Blue, 401
glasses, 407
sky, 132
sublimate, 426

Body warm, 87

BOILING, 234
WATER bubbles, 114, 283
makes it flat, 275
is in a ferment, 232
rattles, 116
runs over, 115, 233
swells, 114
one pot will not boil in another, 118
retarded by a spoon, 117
" by salt, sugar, 118

Bottled ale, &c., 268

Brackish water unfit for railway engines, 263

Bread heavy, 276
made with yeast, 276

Breath exhaled, 244
visible in winter, 217

Breathing difficult on a mountain, 255
previous to a storm, 255

BREEZE at watering places, 310
evening, 309
morning, 308
of islands, 309
speed of, 313
(_See wind._)

Bricks for cold feet, 173

Brick stoves, 174

Bricklayers cannot work in a frost, 359
cover new work with straw, 359

Brilliancy, 364

Brine retards boiling, 119
tested, 361

Broth cooled by breath, 247, 312
by convection, 247
by stirring, 247

Bubbles in tea, 419
of boiling water, 114

Bulk for bulk, 110

Burns cured, 157

Burning glasses, 2

Caloric, 1

Cambric handkerchiefs cool, 184

Cambridge, rain of, 340

CANDLES, 74
burn, 74
" blue, 148
cotton, not easily blown out, 79
easily blown out, 51, 78
and rekindled, 51, 55
extinguished, 79
flame hot, 75
" hollow, 76
" pointed, 77
" purple below, 76
" tends upwards, 77
" yellow, 76
gas of, 281
held at a door, 290
hottest _above_ the flame, 79
give light, 76
make glass damp, 78
need snuffing, 81
Palmer's, 80
prevent our seeing abroad, 378
reflected in a window, 379
rush, easily go out, 79
smoke, 81
spirt, 155
suddenly introduced give pain, 365
wax, need no snuffing, 81

Candlestick rags catch fire spontaneously, 58

Capillary veins, 84

Captain Ross, 414

Carbon, 33, 74

Carbonate of lime, 426
of soda, 426

CARBONIC ACID GAS, 37, 108, 249, 264
deleterious, 250, 264
in human bodies, 84
its presence detected, 264

CARBURETTED HYDROGEN GAS, 279, 280

Carpets warm, 169

Carriage wheels catch fire, 99

Carriage windows misty, 213

Casks charred, 73

Cart grease, 100

Cathedral aisles famous for echoes, 417

CATS in wet weather, 147
prowl by night, 367
rub their ears, 150
see in the dark, 367
wink before a fire, 367

Cattle uneasy in wet weather, 148

Caverns famed for echoes, 416

Ceilings sooty, 71

Cellars cold in summer, 256
warm in winter, 256

Cerebellum, 424

Cerebrum, 424

Chalk, 426

CHARCOAL, 72
bad conductor, 166
fire, 72
" deleterious, 265
purifies water, 72
removes the taint of meat, 72

Charring bread, 73
casks, 73
wood, 73

CHEMICAL ACTION, 30

Chestnuts crack when roasted, 104
not if slit, 105

Chimney pots, 71

CHIMNEYS SMOKE, if a room be too close, 61
remedy, 62
in vestries, valleys, 66
remedy, 67
in wind, 66, 111
if too long, 62, 116
" short, 62
" large, 69
remedy, 70
when the draught is slack, 63, 69
when the door is on the same side, 68
remedy, 68
when it needs repairing, 68
sweeping, 68
when two fires are in one room, 65
remedy, 65

China broken by hot water, 125

Choke damp, 264, 279

Church bells heard at a distance, 151

Churchyards smell offensively, 283

Chyle, 242

Cider, 269

Cinders, 43
iron, 43
will not blaze, 48

Cirro-cumulus clouds, 136

Cirro-stratus clouds, 134

Cirrus clouds, 134

Citizens pale, 243

Citric acid, 426

City air unhealthy, 253

Clean kettles, 186

Cleanliness connected with the dietary, 93

Clear day overcast, 304

Clear nights exhilarating, 144

Clocks heard, at a distance, 151, 413

Close rooms unhealthy, 253

Cloth collects but little dew, 208

Clothes gather damp in summer, 211
wet, 157

Clothing for workmen, 164
promotes warmth, 176

CLOUDS, 127
cause of, 129
classes of, 134
colour of, 132
compound, 136
" simple, 134
differ from fog, 128, 227
dissipated, 304
distance from the earth, 129
edges most luminous, 399
electrical, 131
fall in rainy weather, 337
float, 128
height of, 4, 120
highest and lowest, 130
intermediate, 135
light, 120
motion of, 133
red, 132, 399
round mountain tops, 137
thickness of, 130
" how ascertained, 130
vary in shape, 129, 130
" in colour, 133
where most abundant, 129
where least, 129
use of, 137
velocity of, 314
wind affects them, 129, 131

Coal gas, 280
mines explode, 281

Coals black, 403

COLD WEATHER affects the barometer, 328
makes us love fat, 90
" activity, 91
out of doors, 312
promotes hunger, 91

Collapsing, 289

Colour of clouds, 132, 133

Colours vary, 400
some warm, some cold, 187

Combining not mixing, 25

COMBUSTION, _see fire_, 33, 85
cause of, 36
elements of, 36
heat of, 37
increased by wind, 58
in the veins, 84

COMMUNICATION of HEAT, 164

Compound clouds, 136

Compression, 102

CONDENSATION, 98, 102

Condensed air, 289

CONDUCTION, 164
not absorption, 184

CONDUCTORS, best, 165
worst, 166
not absorbers, 185
of lightning, 22
dangerous, 24

CONVECTION, 219, 231

Convective currents, 245
cool broth, 247
cool iron, 247

Cooking vessels with wooden handles, 166

Cooper applies hot hoops, 122

Copper sonorous, 410
tarnishes, 259

COPPER-HOLE, 60
roars, 60
" not when the door is open, 60

Cornea, 388

Corns ache in wet weather, 256

Corpse cold, 95

Corrosive sublimates, 426

Cotton bales catch fire spontaneously, 57
handkerchiefs hot, 184

Countrymen ruddy, 243

Cowls, 67, 111

Crowds produce drowsiness, 251
head-ache, 249
vitiate air, 249
unhealthy, 250

Culinary vessels have wooden handles, 166
should be sooty, 71, 201

Cultivation promotes dew, 210
warmth, 160

Cumulo-stratus clouds, 136, 137

Cumulus clouds, 134, 135

Cup in a pie, 120
why full of juice, 124

Damp banisters, 217
beds, 158
house, 217

DANGER IN A STORM, 12
in attics and cellars, 16
a crowd, 18
theatre, &c., 19
before a fire, 15
near a tree, 12
river, 14
flocks and herds are exposed to, 19
those who bar shutters, 18
lean against a wall, 17
or carriage, 20
who ring bells, 15, 17
run, 15

Dark colours warm, 186
radiate heat, 197

Davy, Sir H., 281

Day-light produces hunger, 88

Dead bodies cold, 95
taller than living, 423

Deal snaps in fire, 107

Decanting liquor, 274
spirting, 274

Depression of spirits, 145

Descent in a diving bell painful, 146

Deserts hot and dazzling, 405

DEW deleterious, 220
differs from rain, 226
distilled after a hot day, 219
especially if the wind is westerly, 218
unequally, 207
in open places, 204
in valleys and hollows, 207
on clothes, 211
cultivated lands, 210
grass, 209
leaves, &c., 208
none beneath a tree, 204, 205
a flower awning, 205
hedge or wall, 205
none in a cloudy night, 204
in a windy night, 207
especially if easterly, 218
none on stones, cloth, 208
deserts, gravel, metal, rocks, wool, 209

Dew-drops round, 223
flattened, 223
roll on cabbages, 223
roses, 224

Digging promotes warmth, 161

Digestion, 91

Dinner covers, 202

Dirt warm, 93

Distant bells heard, 413
clocks, 151
objects appear small, 381, 382
sight, 390
spectacles for, 391

Distance makes things invisible, 384

Distilled vinegar, 426

Divers suffer pain, 255

Diving bell, 146

Doors swell and shrink, 151

Dogs uneasy in wet weather, 147

Dough, 274
set before a fire to rise, 276

Double concave glasses, 389
convex glasses, 391

Draining lands promote warmth, 160

DRAUGHT at a door, 314
key-hole, 314
window, 315
slack, 63, 64, 69

Dreams, 424
foolish things, 424

Drops of rain roll on dust, 155

Drowned men restored, 101

Drums, 411

DRY WOOD for kindling, 44
burns best, 107
snaps about, 107

Dryest months, 328

Dublin, rain of, 340

Duck dry in water, 224

Dunghills hot, 277

Dusty shoes hot, 194

Dyeing changes a colour, 401

Ear-trumpets, 415

EARTH, bad conductor, 181
cool in summer, 182
cracks by frost, 357
crumbles in spring, 358
warm in whiter, 131

Earth-fog, 221

Earthen tea-pots, 197, 198
set on a hob to draw, 198

East wind cold, 302
dry, 303
prevents dew, 218

Eat more in cold, 90
less in warm weather, 91

Echo, 416

Echoes, two or more, 418

EFFERVESCENCE, 269
soon subsides, 275

Egg cracked when boiled, 239
tested, 178, 239

ELECTRICITY affects the clouds, 131, 133
excited by friction, 29
felt at the elbow joints, 27, 29
hot, 3
of clouds, 4
positive & negative, 16

ENGLAND grows warmer and warmer, 160
WINDS of, 300
east dry, 302
morning at watering places, 310
most prevalent, 300
north cold, 312
north-east dry, 305
south rainy, 303
warm, 303
south-west rainy, 304
west rainy, 304
when highest, 301
lowest, 301
_See March wind._

Epsom salts, 426

Esquimaux love blubber, 92

Equatorial current, 298

ETHER, 47
boils, 119
used for freezing, 360
used for inflammation, scalds, burns, 157

European skin white, 191

EVAPORATION, 156
freezes, 360

EVENING CLOUDS, 132
grey, 140
red, 138, 399

EVENING RAINBOW, 141

Evergreens frost-bitten, 230

Ewers broken by frost, 349

EXPANSION by HEAT, 103

Extinguishers, 79
made of paper, 79

Eyes, two, 368
see single, 369
affected by blue glasses, 407
fire-light, 407
the sun, 407

Face soon scorched, 196

Fanning, 179, 313

Far sight, 390
spectacles for, 391

Farriers apply hot shoes, 123

Fat men swim best, 362

Feathers warm, 176

Feeling, 425

Feet cold before a fire, 53
wet dangerous, 157

FERMENTATION, 269
of dough, 276

Fender and fire-irons cold, 185

Fiddle-strings musical, 411
snap from wet, 339

Fine weather braces, 147

Finger feels cold when wet, 157

FIRE black and red, 38, 40
blazes, 39
not in frost, 48
burns blue, 148
cause of, 36
charcoal, 72
damp, 280
effect upon the eyes, 407
extinguished, 54
by water, 107
fiercest in winter, 49
out of doors, 50
grotesque figures in, 40
heat of, 280
how increased, 63
hot, 37
kindled at the bottom, 42
light dazzles, 366
lighted with paper and wood, 41
luminous, 46
poker draws up, 52
radiates heat, 196
red hot, 38
reflected on windows, 379
sun dulls it, 49
thaw dulls it, 50
wind intenses it, 51
_See combustion._

Fire-irons cold, 185
rust, 257
prevented, 258

Fishes ascend and dive, 363
seem nearer than they are, 388
cold, 94

FLAME of a CANDLE, 76
described, 77
blown out easily, 78
damp, 78
hollow, 76
hottest above, 79
pointed, 77
purple and yellow, 76
smokes, 81

Flame of a fire between the bars of a grate blue, 46
green, 45
yellow, 46, 47

Flannel warm, 94
used for foot-warmers, 173

Flash, _see lightning_

Flat beer, 273
improved, 273

Flavour discerned by the taste, 425

Flint and steel, 97

FLOWING WATER freezes slowly, 354
makes rough ice, 354
oscillates, 348
pure, 347

Flower awnings arrest dew, 205
purify air, 253

Flowers smell sweetest at night and before rain, 152

Flues blacked, 238
_See chimney._

Flutes, 412

Fly-poison, 422

FOGS, 225, 226
arrest sound, 413, 414
cause of, 129
differs from cloud, 128, 227
mist, 227
dispersed by wind, 228
by sun, 227
frozen, 231
in autumn, 228
in marshes, 226
valleys, 228
none in a frosty night, 227

Food converted to blood, 242
cooled by the breath, 312

Foot-prints frozen, 350

Foot-warmers, 173

Forked lightning, 5
dangerous, 5

Forests catch fire spontaneously, 102

France warmer than of yore, 162

FREEZING MIXTURES, 360

FRICTION (_see rubbing_), 98
excites electricity, 29
sets forests on fire, 102

Frogs cold, 94

FROST affects barometer, 329
sound, 414
braces, 147
breaks ewers, 349
tiles, stones, rocks, 350
pipes, 351
cracks earth, 357
expands water, 352
prevents fog, 227
warm, 356

Froth of beer, 269, 350

Frozen ruts and footprints, 350

Fruits cool the blood, 92
fall to the earth, 419
pleasant in summer, 92

Fuel for the body, 87

Fumigation for sick rooms, 421

FUR, bad conductor, 166
for clothing, 175
warm, 171

Furnaces of brick, 174
lined with clay, 174

Furr of kettles, 262
steam engines dangerous, 263

Gallery hot, 249, 316

Gas, 112
of candles, 281

Gauze wire of safety lamps, 282
prevents explosion, 282

German silver tarnishes, 260

German tinder, 102

Germany warmer than of yore, 162

Ghosts, 286

Gideon's miracle, 211

Ginger pop, 268
acid, 269

GLASSES broken by hot water, 125
covered with mist, 214
which soon subsides, 215
dulled by a hot hand, 215
by breath, &c., 215
_See spectacles._

Glass a reflector, 194
soon cools, 212
_See looking-glass._

Glauber salts, 426

Gloves, black kid, 188
Lisle thread, 188

Glow-worms glisten by night, 368

GOD'S WISDOM 182, 208, 210, 302, 308, 352, 357

Gold never tarnishes, 260

Goulard, 426

Grapes never ferment, 272

Grass promotes warmth, 161
collects dew, 209

Grate, _see stove_

Gravel collects no dew, 209

Gravity, 419

Gray morning, sign of a fine day, 140

GREASE liked in cold weather, 90
loathed in hot, 92
prevents rust, 258
used for wheels, 100

Green colour, 401
wood does not burn, 107

Grottoes famous for echoes, 416

Ground frost, 229

Growth promoted by moonlight, 220

Gulls fly to sea, 154
to land, 154

Gusty weather makes a smoky house, 71

HAIL, 331, 334
cause of, 335
accompanied with thunder, 335
falls in summer, 335

Hair, bad conductor, 166
covered with dew, 217

Halls famous for echoes, 417

Halo round the moon, 143

Hard work promotes hunger, 88

Hat covered with dew, 217
turned red at the seaside, 344

Hawks see near and far, 392

Hay-stacks catch fire spontaneously, 58

Haze round the sun, 143
moon, 143
affects sound, 414

Head aches in a crowd, 249
itches in wet weather, 150

Hearth-rug warm, 169

Hearth-stone cold, 169
hot, 170

HEAT, 1
and light, 47
affects barometer, 328
sound, 414
animal, 83, 85, 277
applied to the bottom of boilers, 234
effects of, 2, 4, 103
expands water, 352
from beaten iron, 95
LATENT, 31, 75, 96
of candles, 75
dunghills, 277
fire, 37, 277
lime, 278
radiates, 196
sources of, 2

Heavy bread, 160

Hills larger in a fog, 148

HOAR FROST, 228
not found on trees, 230
under shrubs, &c., 230
of frozen fog, 231
on clear nights only, 229
on grass, 229
tombstones, 189, 230
very partial, 229

HONEY-DEW, 220
ants fond of, 221
effects of, 221
injures plants, 221

Hot cloudy night oppressive, 144

Hot weather abates activity, 93
appetite, 90
love for grease, 92

Hottest place at church, 316

Hoops used red hot, 122, 123

Horse shoes fitted hot, 123

Horses strike fire, 98
snuff up air, 152
uneasy in dull weather, 148

Houses catch fire spontaneously, 56
smoke in valleys, 66

Hunger, 88
promoted by cold, 90
day-light, 88
singing, speaking, work, 88
_See appetite._

Hydrogen gas, 34, 74

ICE, 349
lighter than water, 349
grows thicker, 353
dissolved by snow, 357
melted by sun, 126

Ice-bergs famous for echoes, 417

Idiots, 424

IGNIS FATUUS, 285
cause of, 286

Impure water purified, 72

Indian mode of striking fire, 99

Inflammable air, 34, 74

Insensible perspiration, 213

Intermediate clouds, 135

IRON, bad conductor, 185
cinders, 43
contains latent heat, 96
cooled by air, 246
convection, 246
radiation, 246
matches, 96
rust, 257
when most common, 258
prevented, 258
sonorous, 410
stoves, 174

Ironing-box, 155

Islands equable in temperature, 311
subject to wind, 309, 311

Itching in wet weather, 150

Jack o'lanthorn, _see ignis fatuus_

Jet of flame through bars, 45

Juice of lemons, 426

Jungle of Hindostan fatal, 266

Kendal rainy, 340

Keswick rainy, 340

KETTLE boils over, 115
quickly when covered with soot, 186
slowly when clean, 186
when new, 186
bottom should be sooty, 200
cold when water boils, 200
inside white, 200
lid hot, 201
furr, 262
holder, 167
not full after boiling, 115
runs over, 233
through the spout, 115
sings, 113, 233
top bright, 200

Kindling wet, 43

Lakes which never freeze, 355

Lamps, 74
Argand, 83
smoke, 82, 83
spirit, 155
_See candle._

Lamp-glasses, 83

Land air cold, 224, 311
breeze unhealthy, 309

Laplanders clad in skin, 183

LATENT HEAT, 31, 75, 96

Laziness promoted by want of food, 89
by heat, 93

Lead tarnished, 259

LEAVES collect dew unequally, 208
green, 404
light green in spring, 404
in a pond, 419
pale in dark places, 403
promote cold, 161
yellow in autumn, 408

Lid of kettles, &c. hot, 201

Light bread, 276

LIGHT, 363
composed of various colours, 400
divided by a prism, 393
from a flint, 97
of candles, 76
fire, 46
sun, 363
reflected, 364
speed of, 364
sudden painful, 365

LIGHTNING, 3
balls, 6
barks and snaps trees, 27
comes from clouds, 16
from earth, 16
conductors, 22
dangerous, 24
follows dry weather, not wet, 28
forked, 5
fuses metal, 27
kills animals, 7
knocks down churches, 24
maims, 8
passes down the outside of a tree, 14
passes through the inside of animals, 14
purifies air, 27
rare in winter, 28
sheet, 6
summer, 11
common, 28
straight, 6
turns beer sour, 27
not old beer, 27
milk sour, 25
_See danger, safety._

Lilac steel rusts, 259
prevented, 259

LIME and water, 26, 30
burned, 278
hot, 277
purifies bins, 266, 421
sewers, 267, 421

Lime-wash for rooms, 422

Lincoln, rain of, 340

Linen cool wear, 183
dried, 160, 316

Linseed oil boils, 119

LIQUEFACTION, 126

LIQUIDS, 112
bad conductors, 172, 232
cooled, 235

Lisle thread gloves, 188

Liverpool, rain of, 340

LONDON FOG, 225
rain of, 340

Long flues, 110
grass promotes cold, 161

Log of wood, 2
two burn better than one, 44, 52

Looking-glass, 369

Lucifer matches, 284

Lunar caustic, 426

Mackarel scales, &c., 136

Macintosh prevents cold, 158

Madness from starvation, 86

Malt, 270, 272

Man a swimmer, 362
no bigger than a crow, 382

Manchester, rain of, 340

Magpies indicate weather, 153

Marble, 426

MARCH comes in like a lion, 306
goes out like a lamb, 306
dry good, wet bad, 306
flowers undesirable, 307
wind dry, 305

Marsh damp, 280

Marsupium, 392

Meat-covers, 202

MEAT liked in cold weather, 90
loathed in hot, 92
taint removed, 422
tainted by moonlight, 220

MECHANICAL ACTION, 95

Mercury of barometer bright, 260
concave, 325
convex, 325
its rise and fall, 325

METAL collects no dew, 209
feels colder than wood, 168
hotter than wood, 167
fused by fire, 127
by lightning, 27
good conductor, 165
handles burn, 166
reflectors, 193
tea-pots, 197

Milk soured by lightning, 25

Miners' danger, 283
prevented, 265

Mirror, 369

MIST arrests sound, 414
black, 144
cause of, 224
differs from cloud, 128
dew, 222
fog, 227
seems to rise, 222
vanishes at sunrise, 227
white, 144

Mixing not combining, 25

Money hot in a pocket, 168

Monsoon, 300

Months, driest, 328
wettest, 329

MOON, distance and size, 383
largest at horizon, 149, 378
reflected in water, 376
in a well, 374
seems flat, 383
larger than stars, 383

Moonlight makes plants grow, 220
taints meat, 220

MORNING breeze, 308
gray, 140
rainbow, 141
red, 139, 399
streaks, 132

MORTAR, 278
adhesive, 279
crumbles, 358

Motes in a sun-beam, 248

Mould hardened by sun, 163

Mouldiness prevented, 422

Mountains cold, 100, 195
collect rain, 338
famous for echoes, 417
impede respiration, 255
noiseless, 416

Muriate of soda, 426

Musical instruments, 411
flat, 412

Nails for matches, 96

Naves fitted on hot, 122

Near-sight, 388, 391
spectacles for, 389

Negative electricity, 66

Negroes, why black, 190
with black eyes, 190

New kettles boil slowly, 186

Night allays hunger, 88
exhilarating, 144
oppressive, 144
produces cold, 89
rainbow at, 141

Nimbus clouds, 137

Nitrate of silver, 426

Nitric acid, 28, 426

Nitrogen, 36

North wind cold, 302
dry, 303

North-east wind dry, 305, 320

November rainy, 308, 338

Oak attracts lightning, 257

Old people far-sighted, 390
hold objects at a distance, 392
lose their sensation, thought, volition, 425
lose their power of walking, 425
spectacles for, 391

Oil, 74
linseed, 119
of turpentine, 119
of vitriol, 426

One pot will not boil in another, 118
how to make it boil, 118

Oxalic acid, 426
copper, 259
iron, 257

OXIDE of lead, 259, 426
platinum, 261
potassium, 262
silver, 260
sodium, 262

Oxygen, 34
of air, 97
its use, 240
supports combustion, 240
sustains life, 240

Out-of-door work produces hunger, 89

Owls prowl at night, 367
see in the dark, 367
sleep all day, 367

Paleness, 243

Palmer's candles, 80

Paper burns, 41
not always, 44, 53
extinguishers, 79
puckers from wet, 339
used for kindling, 41

Papillæ, 425

Paris, plaster of, 426
rain of, 340

Parlours smell of smoke in summer, 71

Partition walls to arrest sound, 415

Pea-soup fog, 225

PERCUSSION, 95

Perspiration, 89

Petals, 402

Petrels, 154

Phosphate of lime, 284

Phosphorus, 283, 284

PHOSPHURETTED HYDROGEN GAS, 283

Piano-forte, 412

Pickle tested, 361

Pie with a cup, 120
full of juice, 121

Pin puts a candle out, 81

Pineal gland, 424

Pipes broken by frost, 351

Piston, 102

PLANTS collect dew, 208
deleterious in bedrooms, 405
grow out of walls, 316

Plaster of Paris, 426
of stoves falls away, 124

Plasterers cannot work in frost, 359

Platinum, 261
its use, 261
never tarnishes, 261

Plate warmer, 188, 193

Ploughing, promotes warmth, 161

Plumbago, 258
prevents rust, 258

Poison for flies, 422

Poker draws up fire, 52
cold, 172, 238
how to carry it when hot, 237, 238
rusts, 258
prevented, 258

Polar current, 298

Poor averse to cleanliness, 93
ventilation, 94
lazy, 89

Pores of wood, 106

Porter, froth of, 109
set before a fire, 109
stale, 275

Positive electricity, 16

Potatoes, green, 405
yellow, 404

Potassium, 262
burns in water, 262

Primrose, 402

Prisms divide light, 393

Pump handle cold, 168
water hard, 363

Purple steel rusts, 259
its rust prevented, 259

PUTREFACTION, 277, 278

Putrefying bodies smell, 284, 285

Quadrupeds swim, 362

RADIATION, 195
cools iron, 247

Radiators are absorbers, 197

Rags catch fire spontaneously, 58

Railway steamers, 218

RAIN, 331, 336
affected by wind, 337
after lightning, 11
arrests sound, 413
cause of, 326, 336
cools air, 159
differs from dew, 226
falls in drops, 336
fertilizing, 307, 337
from passing clouds, 336
heaviest in summer, 341
least at the poles, 342
melts salt, 346
sugar, 345
most in mountainous places, 338
most in winter, 341
near the equator, 341
not salt, 347
on dust, 223
prognostics of, 137
purifies air, 338
sudden change, 326

RAINBOW, 394, 397
colours reversed, 396
morning, 141
night, 141
two, 395

Rain drops, 336
vary in size, 337

Rain-water smells offensively, 345
soft, 344
stagnant, 347

Rainy months, 308
parts of England, 340

Rattling of kettle-lid, 116

Ray of light divided, 393, 400

Reading aloud produces hunger, 88

RED colour, 401
rose, 401
sky, 132, 399
sun-rise, 139
sun-set, 139

Reflected light, 364

REFLECTION of HEAT, 192, 370

REFLECTORS, 192
help the roast, 194
keep kitchen cool, 194
not absorbers, 192
should be clean and bright, 189, 192
should not be painted, 189

REFRACTION, 386, 394

Refrangible, 132

Retina, 388

Reverberation, 417

Rice for food, 93

RIVERS flow slowest at sides, 348
freeze unequally, 354
never frozen at bottom, 352
not wholly frozen, 353
shallow freeze fastest, 354
seem shallower than they are, 387
warm when frozen, 354

Roast apples, 105
soft, 106
chestnuts, 104

Road dark from a light room, 194

Rocks collect no dew, 209
broken by frost, 350

Room cooled, 159, 315
ventilated, 375
warmed by fire, 237

Rose red, 401

Ross Captain, 414

Rotting leaves promote cold, 161

Rubbing, 99
hands to warm them, 101
melts ice, 101
restores suspended animation, 101
_See friction._

Ruddiness, 243

Ruins famed for echoes, 416

Running, promotes warmth, 87

Running water freezes slowly, 354
makes rough ice, 354
oscillates, 348
promotes warmth, 87
pure, 347

Rush lights easily blown out, 79
extinguished by a pin, 81

RUST, 257
prevented, 258
when most troublesome, 258

SAFETY IN A STORM abroad, 20
at a slight distance from a tree, 20
best to be wet, 22
in a carriage, 20
in bed, 22
in-doors, 21

Safety lamp, 281, 282

Sailors rarely catch cold, 158

St. Bride's church destroyed by lightning, 24

SALT, 426
and snow cold, 357
and water, 31
bad for washing, 343
crackles in a fire, 44
dissolves ice, 357
by water, 346
especially hot water, 346
retards boiling, 118
white, 403
of lemons, 426
smelling, 426
water unfit for railway engines, 263

Sand dazzling, 405

Saturday's kettle boils fastest, 199

Saucepan boils best when black, 199
slowly when new, 199
lids should be clean and bright, 199

Scald cured, 157

Scum of fermentation, 272

Sea-beach healthy in the morning, 310
not healthy at night, 310

Sea before storm, 146
heaves and sighs, 146
not much heated by sun, 296

Sea-gulls, 154

Sea water easier to swim in than fresh, 360
rarely frozen, 355
gives cold, 158
salt, 346

Sea-waves, 312

Sedentary pursuits abate hunger, 90

SEEING in a glass, 369
into a dark street, 366
light room, 378
ourselves in a small mirror, 371
the same object, 365
when used to darkness, 366

Sensation destroyed, 424
of feeling, 425
of taste, 425

Sewers purified, 267

Shade cool, 183

Shadow in water, 371, 372

Shadow larger as the object approaches a light, 379

Sheen, 405

Sheep bleat, 148

Sheet lightning, 6

Sheets wet, 157

Ships out at sea, 385

Shirts of linen, 183

Shoes hot when dusty, 194

Sick rooms purified, 421

Sides of a pond covered with leaves, 419

Swimming, 112

SILVER meat-covers, 202
should not be chased, 202
tarnishes, 260

Simple clouds, 134

Singing of a kettle, 113
of boiling water, 233
produces hunger, 88

Single magpie unlucky, 153

Skin, black does not scorch, 191
white does, 191
itches, 150

Sleep elongates the body, 423
body feels not in, 425
dreams in, 424
ears hear not in, 423
eyes see not in, 423
mind wills not in, 424
tongue tastes not in, 423

Sleet, 332

Slit chestnuts, 105

Smelling salts, 426

SMELLS in wet weather, 152
of church-yards, 283
of putrefying bodies, 284

SMOKE, 39, 59
curls, 59
falls, 152
of fresh coals, 39
lamps diminished, 83
by a glass, 83
rises, 110
useful in cooking, 201

Smoky chimneys, 59
_See chimney._

Smoke-jacks, 112

SNOW, 331
arrests sound, 413
bad conductor, 333
cause of, 331
falls in winter, 332
not in summer, 334
like wool, 175
nourishes the earth, 333
on mountains, 334
soon melts beneath a hedge or wall, 206
use of, 332
warm, 332, 333
white, 334, 402

Snow and salt cold, 31, 357

Soap, 344
cleansing, 344
hard, soft, 344
yellow, 344

Soap-bubbles, 348, 398
change colour, 399

Soapy water bubbles, 348

Soda water, 268, 269

Sodium, 262
decomposes water, 262

Soft soap, 344

Solids, 112

Soot in summer, 71
on ceilings, 71

Sooty kettles, 186

SOUND, 409
affected by frost, 414
heat, 414
arrested by wet, 413
velocity of, 410
diminished by rarity of air, 416
heard best by night, 414
inaudible on mountains, 147

South wind rainy, 303, 320
warm, 303

South-west wind rainy, 304

Sparks from a fire, 106
a flint, 97
a horse-shoe, 98

Spectacles, 389
black, 408
blue, 407
for aged, 390
near sights, 389

Split bells, 411

Sponge swells when wet, 339

SPONTANEOUS COMBUSTION, 56, 57, 58, 85

Spoons become dull, 26
in water, 387
retard boiling, 117

Speaking promotes hunger, 88

Spring best late, 307
water cool, 182
sparkles, 269

Springs prevent freezing, 356

Sprinkling to cool rooms, 159

Stagnant water, 347
full of worms, 347

Stale beer, &c., _see beer_, 275

Stars distance and size of, 383
invisible by day, 368
seem flat, 384
seen in a well, 368, 374
seen on mountains, 376
twinkle, 406

Starvation, 86
produces madness, 86

STEAM, 127
engines burst, 236
invisible, 116, 235
of a kettle, 236
why visible, 117
what becomes of it, 117

STEEL and flint, 97
rusts, 259
prevented, 259

Stillness before a storm, 146

Stirring cools broth, &c., 247

Stockings difficult to draw on when wet, 340

STONES broken by frost, 350
cold, 169
collect no dew, 208
snap in fire, 108
unfit for fuel, 43

STORMS, 146
direction of, 28
places of danger in, 12
safety in, 20

Straw covered over brickwork, 359
over trees, 359
water-pipes, 359

Street dark from a light room, 194

STOVES crack, when lighted, 123
when cooling, 123
of bricks, 174
on a floor, 52, 237
rust, 257
not often, 258
prevented, 258
settings fall away, 124
warm a room, 237

Strata of air, 9

Stratus clouds, 135

Streets seem to meet at bottom, 381
watered, 159

Stucco peels off in frost, 358

Sublimates, 426

Sublimation, 426

Sudden light painful, 365

SUGAR at top of tea melts quickly, 421
left at the bottom of a cup melts slowly, 420
melted by water, 345
especially by hot water, 346
retards boiling, 118
stirred melts quickly, 420
white, 402
of lead, 426

Sulphate of lime, 426
magnesia, 426
soda, 426
zinc, 426

Sulphuric acid, 426
and water, 30
boils, 110

Summer allays hunger, 90
clothes for, 187
creates dislike of grease, 92
love of fruit, 92
lightning, 11

Sun-beams full of mites, 248

SUN affects eyes, 407
dazzles, 364
dulls fire, 40
largest at horizon, 149, 377
not seen in a well, 373
seems flat, 384
source of heat, 2
reflected in water, 375

Sun-rise red, 139

Sun-set gray, 140
red, 138
yellow, 139

Super-acetate of lead, 426

Swallows fly low, 152

Swan dry in water, 224

Swimmers sink, 361

Swimming, 262

Syrup boils, 119

Table salt, 426

Tainted meat cured, 72, 422
water, 72

Tallow, 74

Tarnish, 259

Tartar emetic, 426

Tartrate of potash, 426

Tarts have a cup inside, 120
full of juice, 121

TEA cooled by blowing, 248
by stirring, 247
in a saucer, 163
green deleterious, 423
poison for flies, 423

TEA-POT, bright metal, 197
tarnishes, 260
black earth, 197
preferred by some, 198
set on a hob, 198

Telescopes, 385

Tempest, 146
affects weather, 326
_See storms._

Thaumatrope, 406

THAW affects barometer, 329
cold, 320, 356
dulls fire, 50

Thermometer, 307

Thick clothing unhealthy, 164

THUNDER, 8
after lightning, 12
bolts, 11
deep growl, 10
irregular roar, 9
one crash, 8
rolling, 10
_See danger, safety, storm._

Tigers prowl by night, 367
sleep all day, 367
see in the dark, 367

Tiles broken by frost, 350

Timber charred, 73

Tin blowers, 70
foot-warmers, 173
reflectors, 193
_See reflectors._

Tinder blown, 97

Toast and water, 73
for the sick, 73

Tomb-stones frosted, 230

Tongs rust, 258
prevented, 258

Trade-winds, 198

Transparency, 405

Treble, 412

TREES barked by lightning, 29
collect dew, 208
covered with bass, &c., 359
look more distant in a fog, 148
promote warmth, 161
purify air, 253
shade of, cool, 183

Tumblers, _see glasses_

Twilight, 399

Two eyes, 368
see single, 369

Unslit chestnuts, 104

Use of barometers, 317
clouds, 137
smoke in cooking, 201
snow, 332

Valley chimneys smoke, 66

VAPORIZATION, 126, 127

Vapour of a carriage, 214
of a room, 212
of sea not salt, 163

Vats fatal, 265

Vegetable and animal life co-dependent, 244

Vegetables collect dew, 208
cool the blood, 92

Velocity of clouds, 314
light, 364
sound, 410
wind, 313

Vent peg, 273, 274

VENTILATION, 315
sought by the well-fed, 94
not by the ill-fed, 94

Verdigris, 426

Vertical sun, 293

Vestry chimneys smoke, 66

Violets blue, 402

Walls wet in winter, 216

Want connected with dirt, 93

Warm clothes, 187
some things more than others, 165

Wash-hand-basin, 171

Washing, water for, 275
should not be hard, 343

WATER, 38, 342
and lime, 30
and sulphuric acid, 30
ashes soften, 345
bad conductor, 171, 234
boiling, 119, 232, 234
bubbles, 114, 233
rattles, 116
runs over, 115, 233
sings, 233
cleans dirty linen, 344
cold, 177
converted to steam, 127, 343
cools slowly, 225
deep, freezes slowly, 356
dried up in summer, 162
expands by frost, 351
by heat, 351
extinguishes fire, 54, 107
flat when boiled, 275
fluid, 342
flowing, pure, 347
for washing, 275
freezes at the surface, 253
hard, 343
unfit for washing, 343
how preserved cool, 191, 202
hot, 191
heated, 232
intenses fire, 54
mixed with salt, boils slower, 119
not heated above boiling, 235
of a spring cool, 182
purified, 72
purifies bins, &c., 267
salt, bad for washing, 343
shallow, freezes fastest, 355
slackens flame, 55
soft, 344
best for washing, 345
sparkles, 269
stagnant, 347
full of worms, 347
stale, 275
swells with boiling, 114
will not bubble without soap, 348
warm when frozen, 354

Water pipes broken by frost, 351
covered with litter, 359

Watering plants by the saucer, 420
streets, 159

Waves, 312

Wax, 74

Wax candles need no snuffing, 81

Weather affected by tempests, 326
prognostics of, 137
told by barometer, 318
rules, 319

Weather toys, 339, 340

Well, moon seen in, 374
stars seen in, 368
sun not seen in, 373

West Wind promotes dew, 218
rainy, 304, 320

Wet clothes cold, 157
feet dangerous, 157
finger cold, 157
kindling, 43, 44
sheets, 158
summer, cold winter, 160
weather offensive, 145, 148

Wettest months, 329

Wheels catch fire, 99
greased, 100
kept cool by water, 162

Wheel-ruts frozen, 350

Wheelwright, 122

WHITE, 402
blisters, 190
body linen, 186
crust on clothes, 163
dresses for summer, 186
not fit for winter, 187
mist, 144
vitriol, 426

WICKS cotton, need snuffing, 81
have a knob when long, 80
not upright when long, 80
Palmer's wicks need no snuffing, 80
smoke, 82
_See candles._

Will o' the wisp, _see ignis fatuus_.

WIND, 287
affects barometer, 327
clouds, 129, 131
after lightning, 11
altered by clouds, 295
by seas, 295, 296
brings dry, 305
rain, 305
cause of, 287, 292
changes the shape of clouds, 132
cold, 117, 180, 312
dispels clouds, 131, 138
fog, 228
draws up fire, 51
dries linen, 316
feels hot sometimes, 181
in England, 300
increases clouds, 131, 138
makes barometer fall, 320
chimneys smoke, 66
of a morning, 308
of an evening, 309
prevents dew, 206
rate of travelling, 313
regular, 297
_See England, monsoon, north, south, west &c., trade-winds &c._

Winding passages famed for echoes, 417

Windows blazing with the sun, 372
not at noon, 372
covered with frost, 214
mist, 211
carriage, dull, 213
rattle, 418

Wine glasses, _see glasses_

Wine made without yeast, 271

Winter clothing, 187
promotes hunger, 90

WISDOM of GOD, 182, 208 210, 352, 357

WOOD burns, 41
spontaneously, 55
charred, 73
hot at one end, cold at the other, 165
ignited by friction, 99
kindling, 41
dry, 44
wet, 107
two logs burn best, 44, 52
sends forth sparks, 106
will not melt, 127

Wooden handles, 166

WOOL bad conductor, 166
collects no dew, 209
warm, 176, 333

Woollen clothing, 175

Work produces hunger, 88

Yeast, 271
makes light bread, 276
not used in wine, 271

Yellow flame gives best light, 47
soap, 344
sun-set sign of wet, 139

FINIS

JARROLD AND SONS, PRINTERS, NORWICH.

Transcriber's Notes:

Archaic and inconsistent punctuation and spelling retained.

Inconsistent question formats were regularized.