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SCIENTIFIC RECREATIONS. 



pine forests abound, and the wood and resin which is lost for want of trans- 

 port could be removed and sold to advantage. 



The endless rail may also be used upon the ordinary road in places 

 where the highways are out of repair. 



THE SMALLEST STEAMBOAT IN THE WORLD. 



The picture (fig. 904) shows us the Nina, the tiniest steamer afloat 

 The keel is somewhat over twelve feet in length, and about three feet wide 



