Reports from the Consuls of the United States (varies Slightly), Volume 41, Issues 148-151U.S. Government Printing Office, 1893 - Consular reports |
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Page 611 - In witness whereof the master or purser of the said ship hath affirmed to three bills of lading all of this tenor and date, the one of which three bills being accomplished, the other two to stand void. And so God send the good ship to her desired port in safety. Amen, dated in London the day of September, 7679 George Churchey.
Page 259 - Borneo, is intersected by many rivers navigable for a considerable distance inland, and commands about 400 miles of coast line. The...
Page 348 - That the carbonic acid and nitrogenous compounds generated in diminutive quantities in the electric arc produce no sensible deleterious effects upon plants enclosed in the same space. 4. That plants do not appear to require a period of rest during the twentyfour hours of the day, but make increased and vigorous progress if subjected during the daytime to sunlight and during the night to electric light.
Page 402 - ... the most astonishing thing, the most surprising, the most marvelous, the most miraculous, the most triumphant, the most...
Page 344 - ... One group was kept entirely in the dark, another was exposed to the influence of electric light only, the third to the influence of daylight only, and the fourth was exposed successively to both day and electric light. In...
Page 347 - Melons that have been brought forward with the aid of the electric light also clearly prove its advantageous effects in promoting the setting of fruit, the process of ripening, and the production of aroma. These experiments go to prove that electric light is efficacious in promoting the formation of fruit rich in bloom and aroma, and if these results should be confirmed, the horticulturist will be able to make himself practically independent of solar light for producing a high quality of fruit at...
Page 346 - ... application of electric light in front of fruit walls, in orchards, and in kitchen gardens, to save the fruit bud at the time of setting. Considering the evident power of the electric light to form chlorophyll, there seemed reason to suppose that its action would also in the case of ripening fruit resemble that of the sun, and that saccharine matter, and more especially the aromatic constituents, would be produced. To test this opinion practically, several plants of early strawberries in pots...
Page 346 - An experiment made during a night of hoar frost clearly proved that although the temperature on the ground did not differ materially within the range of the electric light and beyond it, the radiant effect of the light was such as to prevent frost entirely within its range. For this reason I anticipate the useful application of electric light in front of fruit walls, in orchards, and in kitchen gardens, to save the fruit bud at the time of setting. Considering the evident power of the electric light...
Page 343 - ... refractory metals. The method of operation, while peculiarly convenient for laboratory purposes, and for demonstration, promises to be capable of extension, even to the large demands of commerce and manufacture. I should not, moreover, omit mention of the very beautiful experiments by Dr. CW Siemens, on the effect of the electric light on the growth of plants, on the opening of flowers, and on the ripening of fruit. On this subject we hope to hear more after the experiments which, already commenced,...
Page 487 - ... never afterwards tired of visiting and studying this wonderful city, this dream of marble halls and boulevards. Bull. 67 3 Chapter IV TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS AND THE FALKLAND ISLANDS. Concerning the development of the territories, United States Consul Baker, of Buenos Aires, says (December, 1892): In spite of the financial condition of the country, I am able to report that the national territories — all now organized under territorial government — have, during the last year, exhibited a very...