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an Indiana decision. We do not know 
of any other decisions that hear upon 
the duties and liabilities of the owners 
of buildings to guard against the possi¬ 
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Fire and Water. 
A CONCRETE CEILING 
HPHE imambra connected with the 
^ Mohammedan mosque at Luck¬ 
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which was then filled with concrete. 
The concrete was allowed about a 
year to set and dry, when the mould 
was removed. Although the building 
has been standing 122 years, it is said 
to show no signs of decay or deteriora¬ 
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VENICE DRYING UP 
Y LENICE without its waters would be 
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actually is. And such a state of affairs, 
we are led to believe, may eventually 
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the delta of the Po has been studied 
by Professor Marinelli. Comparison of 
the Austrian map of about 1823 with the 
records of surveys made in 1893 shows 
that the mean annual increase during 
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