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This text comprises a historical article on pathological horse-shoeing, with information on shoeing horses with various ailments, from 'corns' to 'flat foot'. Written in concise, simple language and profusely illustrated, this is a text that will be of much value to the novice farrier, and one that makes for a great addition to collections of equine literature. The sections of this article include: 'Shoeing for Capped Elbow', 'Rules to be Obse...

Excerpt from From Court to Court: A Collection of Verses Touching Upon the Ancient, Popular and Sacred Rite of DivorceIf a theme deserves a lyric That is humorous and satiric And demands the phosphorescence Of the literary dunce, 'tis the habit now so prevalent Devised by the benevolent Of paying little prizes just for doing little stunts.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at...

Excerpt from The Steam Engine Take a hollow cylinder (fig. 1) of indefinite height, the bottom of which is closed while the top remains open, and fill this cylinder to the height of a few inches with water. Next cover in the water by means of a ¿at plate, or piston, which fits perfectly the in terior of the cylinder, and then apply heat to the water we shall witness the following phenomena. After the lapse of some minutes the water will begi...

Excerpt from Birds of the West: An Account of the Lives and the Labors of Our Feathered FriendsWe shall get a genuine pleasure in knowing that the little bird we call a petrel was named after Saint Peter because it walks upon the water.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses ...

Excerpt from Ancient and Modern Ships, Vol. 1: Wooden Sailing-Ships A museum relating to Naval Architecture and Shipbuilding is of the utmost interest to the people of Great Britain, on account of the importance to them of everything that bears on the carrying of their commerce. Every Englishman knows, in a general way, that the commerce of the British Empire is more extensive than that of any other state in the world, and that the British se...

Excerpt from A Paper Wedding a Comedy Scene: A room in the Robinsons' apartment, small table in center with lamp and books upon it, a sofa and several chairs. A rug under the table, pictures on the walls, a calendar on the rear wall displaying clearly to the audience the date "February 28, " window and door at right of room with telephone on stand between them, door leading to hall outside apartment at rear of room, and a mantel with fireplac...

If you want to be successful and happy, The Little Book about Big Success, by Charles Holmes, will help you get from where you are to where you want to be.

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Excerpt from Notes on the Science of Picture-Making In aesthetics we seem to be still almost as far from this unity as were men of science three centuries ago. A few giant reputations alone rise permanently above the cloudy sea of controversy, and even their summits now and then are touched by stray wisps of prejudice. Around the rest the misty tide of criticism continues to ebb and ¿ow, now overwhelming some peak that for long years basked i...

Excerpt from Notes on the Art of Rembrandt These notes deal almost entirely with the problem of art education, and may thus be regarded as a supple ment (though their nucleus is of earlier date) to Notes on the Science of Picture-making. Portions of chapters iv, vi, vii, and viii have appeared in le Burlington Magazine. I am deeply indebted to the authorities of the Print Room at the British Museum for much help, and in particular to Mr. A. M...

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Catena Classicorum is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1868. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres.As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature.Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these b...

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