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INDEX. 



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SAFETY IN A STOBM 



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 de- 

 stroyed by lightning 24 



SALT 426 



and snow cold . . 357 



and water 31 



bad for washing 343 

 crackles in a tire 44 

 dissolves ice .... 357 



by water 346 



especially hot 



water '. 346 



retards boiling .. 118 



white 403 



of lemons 426 



smelling 426 



water unfit for rail- 

 way engines . . 263 



Sand dazzling 405 



Saturday's kettle boils 



fastest 199 



Saucepan boils best 



when black . . 1 99 

 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 



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 Sea-beach 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 sin all 



mirror 371 



the same object . . 365 

 when used to dark- 

 ness 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 



