 | Medicine - 1856 - 594 pages
...of the pod, and kept for any length of time, becomes nearly black. In autumn and winter the grains are firm, hard, and nearly dry ; but in summer they...taken out of the womb, is plainly distinguishable, and is indeed much larger in proportion than in grown-up animals. For two years the contents of the pod... | |
 | Medicine - 1856 - 824 pages
...out of the pod and kept for any length of time, becomes nearly black. In autumn and whiter the grains are firm, hard, and nearly dry, but in summer they...eat. It is formed with the animal, as the pod of a yonng one, taken out of the womb, is plainly distinguishable, and indeed is much larger in proportion... | |
 | Pharmacy - 1856 - 606 pages
...out of the pod and kept for any length of time, becomes nearly black. In autumn and winter the grains are firm, hard, and nearly dry, but in summer they become damp and soft, probably from the {reen food the animals then eat. It is formed with the animal, as the pod of a young one, taken out... | |
 | G. W. Septimus Piesse - Cosmetics - 1862 - 434 pages
...out of the pod and kept for any length of time, becomes nearly black. In autumn and winter the grains are firm, hard, and nearly dry, but in summer they...and indeed • is much larger in proportion than in grown-up animals. For two years the contents of the pod remain a soft milky substance, with a disagreeable... | |
 | 1866 - 610 pages
...out of the pod and kept for any length of time, becomes nearly black. la autumn and winter the grains are firm, hard, and nearly dry, but in summer they...distinguishable, and indeed is much larger in proportion than in grown-up animals. For two years the contents of the pod remain a soft, milky substance, with a disagreeable... | |
 | George William Septimus Piesse - Cosmetics - 1867 - 414 pages
...out of the pod and kept for any length of time, becomes nearly black. In autumn and winter the grains are firm, hard, and nearly dry, but in summer they...distinguishable, and indeed is much larger in proportion than in grown-up animals. For two years the contents of the pod remain a soft milky substance, with a disagreeable... | |
 | Thomas Rymer Jones - Mammals - 1873 - 500 pages
...generally round or oblong, together with more or less in coarse powder. In autumn and winter the grains are firm, hard, and nearly dry, but in summer they become damp and soft. For two years after birth the contents of the pod remain a soft milky substance, with a disagreeable... | |
 | Frank Sanford Clifford - Perfumes industry - 1880 - 386 pages
...kept for any length of time, becomes nearly black. In autumn and winter the grains are hard, firm, and nearly dry, but in summer they become damp and soft, probably from the green food then eaten by the animal. The musk is formed with the animal, as the pod of a young deer taken out... | |
 | Frank Sanford Clifford - Perfumes industry - 1880 - 382 pages
...kept for any length of time, becomes nearly black. In autumn and winter the grains are hard, firm, and nearly dry, but in summer they become damp and soft, probably from the green food then eaten by the animal. The musk is formed with the animal, as the pod of a .young deer taken out... | |
 | Medicine - 1856 - 720 pages
...out of the pod and kept for any length of time, becomes nearly black. In autumn and winter the grains are firm, hard, and nearly dry. but in summer they...then eat. It is formed with the animal, as the pod of n young one, taken out of the womb, is plainly distinguishable, and indeed is much larger in proportion... | |
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When fresh it is of a dark reddish-brown color, but, when taken out of the pod and kept for any length of time, becomes nearly black. In autumn and winter the grains are firm, hard, and nearly dry, but in summer they become damp and soft, probably from... 