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"Talus. The huckle-bones of sheep and goats were used to play with from the earliest times, principally by women and children, occasionally by old men. The following cut, taken from an ancient painting, represents a woman, who, having thrown the bones upwards into the air, has caught three of them on the back of her hand. When the sides of the bone were marked with different values, the game became one of chance. The two ends were left blank, because the bone could not rest upon either of them on account of its curvature. The four remaining sides were marked with numbers 1, 3, 4, 5; 1 and 6 being on two opposite sides, and 3 and 4 on the other two opposite sides. Two persons played together at this game, using four bones, which they threw up into the air, or emptied out of a dice-box, and observing the numbers on the uppermost sides. " &mdash Smith; 1873

Talus

"Talus. The huckle-bones of sheep and goats were used to play with from the earliest times, principally…

"Takes a loaded clip and inserts the end in the slip slots, places the thumb on the powder space of the top cartridge, the fingers extending around the piece and tips resting on the magazine floor plate." — Moss, 1914

Load

"Takes a loaded clip and inserts the end in the slip slots, places the thumb on the powder space of…

"At the second command sake the position of guard; at the same time throw the rifle smartly to the front, grasp the rifle with the left hand just below the lower band, fingers between the stock and gun sling, barrel turned slightly to the left, the right hand grasping the small of the stock about 6 inches in front of the right hip, elbows free from the body, bayonet point at the height of the chin." — Moss, 1914

Bayonet Guard

"At the second command sake the position of guard; at the same time throw the rifle smartly to the front,…

A wreath.

Wreath

A wreath.

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one picture of which we are instructed that the loser was obliged to suffer another to ride on her back." — Goodrich, 1844

Egyptian Ball Game

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one…

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one picture of which we are instructed that the loser was obliged to suffer another to ride on her back." — Goodrich, 1844

Egyptian Female Ball Game

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one…

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one picture of which we are instructed that the loser was obliged to suffer another to ride on her back. Some of these identical balls have been found in the tombs at Thebes." — Goodrich, 1844

Egyptian Ball

"Some of the Egyptian female sports were rather of a hoydenish character, as the game of ball, in one…

"Among the remarkable inventions of a remote era, may be mentioned bellows and siphons. The former were used as early as the reign of Thothmes the Third, and contemporary of Moses, being represented in a tomb bearing the name of that Pharaoh. They consisted of a leather bag, sewed and fitted into a frame, from which a long pipe extended for carrying the wind to the fire. They were worked by the feet, the operator standing in front of them, with one under each foot, and pressing them alternately, while he pulled up each exhausted skin by a string." — Goodrich, 1844

Egyptian Bellows

"Among the remarkable inventions of a remote era, may be mentioned bellows and siphons. The former were…

A bank of earth, or any wall, or a frame of wood, to obstruct the flow of water.

Dam

A bank of earth, or any wall, or a frame of wood, to obstruct the flow of water.

A frame of wood for conveying the dead to the grave.

Bier

A frame of wood for conveying the dead to the grave.

A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together.

Book

A collection of sheets of paper, or similar material, blank, written, or printed, bound together.

A wooden frame on which wood or timber is sawed.

Jack

A wooden frame on which wood or timber is sawed.

A light frame of wood covered with paper, for flying in the air.

Kite

A light frame of wood covered with paper, for flying in the air.

A frame work on which articles of clothing, etc., are arranged for drying.

Rack

A frame work on which articles of clothing, etc., are arranged for drying.

A frame work with pins or hooks on which to hang hats, etc.

Rack

A frame work with pins or hooks on which to hang hats, etc.

A frame on which yarn, thread, etc., are wound.

Reel

A frame on which yarn, thread, etc., are wound.

The frame of a window in which the panes of glass are set.

Sash

The frame of a window in which the panes of glass are set.

The frame of wood by which two oxen are fastened together for drawing.

Yoke

The frame of wood by which two oxen are fastened together for drawing.

A frame of iron bars for holding coals, used as fuel.

Grate

A frame of iron bars for holding coals, used as fuel.

A frame for the foot like the sole of a shoe, furnished with a metallic runner or sometimes with small wheels, for moving rapidly on ice, or other smooth surface.

Skate

A frame for the foot like the sole of a shoe, furnished with a metallic runner or sometimes with small…

A frame or last used by boot-makers for drawing and shaping the body of a boot.

Bootcrimp

A frame or last used by boot-makers for drawing and shaping the body of a boot.

A saw with a narrow blade set in a strong frame, and used for cutting curved forms from wood.

Bow-saw

A saw with a narrow blade set in a strong frame, and used for cutting curved forms from wood.

A wooden frame with movable pegs, or a sliding rack, on which pictures are placed while being painted.

Easel

A wooden frame with movable pegs, or a sliding rack, on which pictures are placed while being painted.

A movable frame or support for anything, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top-piece, and forming a sort of stool or horse.

Trestle

A movable frame or support for anything, consisting of three or four legs secured to a top-piece, and…

A frame with branches to hold a number of lights for the purpose of illumination.

Chandelier

A frame with branches to hold a number of lights for the purpose of illumination.

A strong wooden or iron frame in front of a locomotive-engine for catching or throwing off obstructions on a railway, such as cows.

Cow-catcher

A strong wooden or iron frame in front of a locomotive-engine for catching or throwing off obstructions…

"The chivalry of the gothic nations began in the woods of Germany. No youth was then permitted to assume arms, at that time the geat privilege of the noble and the free, at his own pleasure. It was made a social rank, to which it was necessary that the aspiring candidates should be elected in the public councils of their rude commonwealth; and the emulated distinction was then solemnly conferred by the prince, or a kinsman, giving them a javelin and a shield. In these customs we see the origin of knighthood." — Goodrich, 1844

Chivalry and knight-errantry

"The chivalry of the gothic nations began in the woods of Germany. No youth was then permitted to assume…

A wooden or metal frame for holding the music convenient for musicians.

Music-stand

A wooden or metal frame for holding the music convenient for musicians.

Any kind of case or structure for admitting, inclosing, or supporting, as a picture.

Picture-frame

Any kind of case or structure for admitting, inclosing, or supporting, as a picture.

"A pulley is a wheel having a grooved rim for carrying a rope or other line, and tuning on an axis carried in a frame, called a pulley block. The pulley is fixed if the block is stationary." — Avery, 1895

Fixed Pulley

"A pulley is a wheel having a grooved rim for carrying a rope or other line, and tuning on an axis carried…

"A pulley is a wheel having a grooved rim for carrying a rope or other line, and turning on an axis carried in a frame, called a pulley block. The pulley is movable if the block moves during the action of the power." — Avery, 1895

Movable pulley

"A pulley is a wheel having a grooved rim for carrying a rope or other line, and turning on an axis…

"The stereoscope is an instrument for illustrating the phenomena of binocular vision, and for producing from two nearly similar pictures of an object the effect of a single picture with the appearance of relief and solidity that pertains to ordinary vision." — Avery, 1895

Stereoscope

"The stereoscope is an instrument for illustrating the phenomena of binocular vision, and for producing…

"One of the simplest types of coldframes, which is a lean-to against the foundation of a house." — Baily, 1898

Coldframe

"One of the simplest types of coldframes, which is a lean-to against the foundation of a house." —…

"This may be either a temporary or permanent building, and it is generally used for the protection of half-hardy plants which are grown in pots and tubs." — Baily, 1898

Coldframe

"This may be either a temporary or permanent building, and it is generally used for the protection of…

"Modern dynamo with four consequent pole field magnets. In this construction the ring shaped yoke also serves as a frame; the circular form of yoke gives the least chance of magnetic leakage." — Hawkins, 1917

Multi-polar field magnet

"Modern dynamo with four consequent pole field magnets. In this construction the ring shaped yoke also…

A fisherman with a coracle boat on his back.

Coracle

A fisherman with a coracle boat on his back.

"The wood used for engraving is boxwood, nearly all of which is imported from Turkey." —The Popular Cyclopedia, 1888

Wood Engraving

"The wood used for engraving is boxwood, nearly all of which is imported from Turkey." —The Popular…

A frame of caribou.

Caribou

A frame of caribou.

A frame of a weasel and a rabbit.

Weasel

A frame of a weasel and a rabbit.

A frame of a moose.

Moose

A frame of a moose.

A frame of beavers.

Beavers

A frame of beavers.

A frame of goblins and a girl.

Goblins

A frame of goblins and a girl.

A frame of goblins and a girl.

Goblins

A frame of goblins and a girl.

A frame of goblins and a girl.

Goblins

A frame of goblins and a girl.

A frame of goblins and a girl.

Goblins

A frame of goblins and a girl.

A picture of the backbone.

Backbone

A picture of the backbone.

A picture of the backbone.

Backbone

A picture of the backbone.

Picture of the skull, showing the hole which the backbone connects to the base of the skull.

Skull

Picture of the skull, showing the hole which the backbone connects to the base of the skull.

A frame of maple leaves.

Maple Leaf

A frame of maple leaves.

A frame made of flowers.

Flower

A frame made of flowers.

A frame of a bear and a wolf.

Bear and Wolf

A frame of a bear and a wolf.

A frame of a scene from the story, <em>Olaf of Orchard Farm</em>.

Olaf

A frame of a scene from the story, Olaf of Orchard Farm.

A frame of a scene from the story, <em>Olaf of Orchard Farm</em>.

Olaf

A frame of a scene from the story, Olaf of Orchard Farm.

A scene from the story, <em>When The Catland School Is Out</em>. Don't you think the kitties in this picture look happy? Doesn't the one in the middle wear just the jolliest smile you ever saw? Well, they are happy, and with good reason. For it is the last day of school in Catland. Now the kitties may jump and tumble and play through the long vacation. No wonder they smile. But when the first day of school comes around, do you think they will look so jolly?

When The Catland School Is Out

A scene from the story, When The Catland School Is Out. Don't you think the kitties in this…

Hydraulic tourniquet, also called Barker's mill. It consists of a vessel of water free to rotate about a vertical axis, and having at its lower end bent arms through which the water is discharged horizontally, the direction of discharge being nearly at right angles to a line joining the discharging orifice to the axis. The unbalanced pressures at the bends of the tube, opposite to the openings, cause the apparatus to revolve in the opposite direction to the issuing liquid.

Tourniquet

Hydraulic tourniquet, also called Barker's mill. It consists of a vessel of water free to rotate about…

Interior of the ear. There is external to the head a wide-mouthed tube, or ear-trumpet (a), for catching and concentrating the waves of sound. It is movable in many beings, so that they can direct it to the place from which the sound comes. The sound concentrated at the bottom of the ear-tube falls upon a membrane stretched across the channel, like the parchment of an ordinary drum, over the space called the <em>tympanum</em>, or <em>drum of the ear</em> (b), and causes the membrane to vibrate. That its motion may be free, the air contained within the drum has free communication with the external air by the open passage (f), called the <em>eustachian tube</em>, leading to the back of the mouth. A degree of deafness ensues when this tube is obstructed, as in a cold; and a crack, or sudden noise, with immediate return of natural hearing, is, generally experienced when, in the effort of sneezing or otherwise, the obstruction is removed. The vibrations of the membrane of the drum are conveyed further inwards, through the cavity of the drum, by a chain of four bones (not here represented on account of their minuteness), reaching from the centre of the membrane to the <em>oval door</em> or <em>window</em>, leading into the labyrinth (e). The labyrinth, or complex inner compartment of the ear, over which the nerve of hearing is spread as a lining, is full of watery fluid; and, therefore, by the law of fluid pressure, when the force of the moving membrane of the drum, acting through the chain of bones, is made to compress the water, the pressure is felt instantly over the whole cavity. The labyrinth consists of the <em>vestibule</em> (e), the three <em>semicircular canals</em> (c), imbedded in the hard bone, and a winding cavity, called the <em>cochlea</em> (d), like that of a snail-shell, in which fibres, stretched across like harp-strings, constitute the <em>lyra</em>.

Ear

Interior of the ear. There is external to the head a wide-mouthed tube, or ear-trumpet (a), for catching…

Chinese, viciousness, poison. In India it is believed that if a scorpion creeps over the body it causes leprosy and that if one bears the tattooed image of a scorpion he is free from leprosy as well as from the bite of that insect. As a design it is quite common in the borders of Caucasian fabrics, especially the Shirvans.

Scorpion or Spider

Chinese, viciousness, poison. In India it is believed that if a scorpion creeps over the body it causes…

Ladder bracket on the back of a ladder. These are made in various styles. Some fasten to rungs. This one attaches to the siderails. It is not, therefore, likely to depend upon a defective rung and so it is safer. They are used as shown on the outside of the ladder to hold a plank at the top of two extension ladders in painting roof cornices. It is possible to swing these brackets to a position on the under side of the ladders. There they make an excellent scaffold from which to work on a wall or window frame.

Ladder Bracket

Ladder bracket on the back of a ladder. These are made in various styles. Some fasten to rungs. This…

Ladder bracket on top rung of ladder. These are made in various styles. Some fasten to rungs. This one attaches to the siderails. It is not, therefore, likely to depend upon a defective rung and so it is safer. They are used as shown on the outside of the ladder to hold a plank at the top of two extension ladders in painting roof cornices. It is possible to swing these brackets to a position on the under side of the ladders. There they make an excellent scaffold from which to work on a wall or window frame.

Ladder Bracket

Ladder bracket on top rung of ladder. These are made in various styles. Some fasten to rungs. This one…

This shows the old fashioned rope stirrup rigging. The scaffold as a whole consists of a platform twenty inches wide and from ten to twenty feet long. (This platform is an especially strong ladder with planks secured to the rungs.) Cross bars, the timbers under the platform constitute the lower part of the stirrups. They have roller wheels in the ends which are in contact with the building. Then there are the rope stirrups which fasten the cross bars to the lower block as shown in the picture. The falls (pulley blocks and ropes) and the cornice hooks complete the scaffold.

Swing Stage Scaffold

This shows the old fashioned rope stirrup rigging. The scaffold as a whole consists of a platform twenty…