International Weekly Miscellany - Volume 1, No. 9, August 26, 1850 by Various
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page 135 of 172 (78%)
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as to be quite dazzling, Make the smoke of oil of turpentine pass
through the same flame, and it gives the flame a beautiful brightness directly." "I wonder," observed Uncle Bagges, "what has made you such a bright youth." "Taking after uncle, perhaps," retorted his nephew. "Don't put my candle and me out. Well, carbon, or charcoal is what causes the brightness of all lamps, and candles, and other common lights; so, of course, there is carbon in what they are all made of." "So carbon is smoke, eh? and light is owing to your carbon. Giving light out of smoke, eh? as they say in the classics," observed Mr. Bagges. "But what becomes of the candle," pursued Harry, "as it burns away? where does it go?" "Nowhere," said his mamma, "I should think. It burns to nothing." "Oh, dear, no!" said Harry, "everything--everybody goes somewhere." "Eh!--rather an important consideration, that," Mr. Bagges moralized. "You can see it goes into smoke, which makes soot, for one thing," pursued Harry. "There are other things it goes into, not to be seen by only looking, but you can get to see them by taking the right means,--just put your hand over the candle, uncle." |
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