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Title: Narrative associated with the expedition of an United states squadron towards the China seas and Japan
Year: 1857 (1850s)
Writers: Perry, Matthew Calbraith, 1794-1858 Hawks, Francis L. (Francis Lister), 1798-1866
Subjects: United States Naval Journey to Japan (1852-1854)
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton and business [etc., etc.]
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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a says, all whom get to the blissful land will be-come in order that they cannot be made to transmigrate, (or transform for theworse.) The square post where these inscriptions had been slashed ended up being almost eightfeet in length, and close to the centre, at a convenient level become reached bythe hand, had been affixed, vertically, a wheel, which moved easily on an axlethat passed through post. Two little iron bands had been strung upon eachof the 3 spokes associated with the large wheel. Everyone which twisted this in-strument in moving was expected to acquire credit in heaven for just one ormore prayers from the post, the amount becoming graduated relating to thevigor associated with performers commitment, while the few revolutions effected.The jingle of this small metal rings was thought to secure the eye ofthe deity toward invocation of the devotional, and also the greater the sound, themore particular of its being listened to. This praying by wheel and axlewould appear to be ab muscles brilliance of a ceremonious religion, as it reduces
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1 ^M, llllllllliil llll l 1 1 Ijl 111 f 11 liii A x,^ A^i .1; > ^ PRAYING with MACHINERY. 515 it to a system of technical legislation, which,provided the equipment is held to be able,a result quickly acquired by just a little oil,moderate use, and occasional fixes, canbe easily performed with all the least possi-ble expenditure of man work, and withall that economic climate of time and thoughtwhich seems the fantastic reason for our ma-terial and technical age. Hue, in hisinteresting account of their moves in Thi-bet, talks of a marked improvement on themachine we have described, where in fact the ap-paratus ended up being switched by-water energy, andvery accordingly designs it a prayer mill.In the course of the development of the Jap-anese within the mechanical arts, this, withtheir usual ability in following brand-new im-provements, will undoubtedly be introduced,or possibly the more efficient power ofsteam may be put on their particular prayingmachines, along with the introduction ofsteamboats and railroads may commencean period of locomotive devotion. T
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Title: Our flag quantity, with 1197 flags entirely colors and 300 additional pictures in monochrome
12 Months: 1917 (1910s)
Writers: National Geographic Society (U.S.) McCandless, Byron, 1881- Grosvenor, Gilbert Hovey, 1875-1966
Topics: Flags — Usa Flags
Publisher: Washington, National Geographic Society
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magazines. At the time of herloss she was in these types of good condition, she bade reasonable to outlast hercentury. The flag she initially wore, though in shreds, is stated tobe nonetheless around in brand new Bedford. In 1852, she had been hauledupon the Fairhaven railway for repairs, but no crucial im-provement or alteration inside her model was available. 1 Mrs. P. A. Hanaford inside her Field, Gunboat, Hospital, and Prison, helps you to spreadand perpetuate Mrs. Farrars incorrect declaration, and makes the further blunder ofcalling William Rotch the daddy of Mrs. Farrar, additionally the Maria a whale ship at thetime of the woman voyage to The united kingdomt. The pride and satisfaction of this venerable owner of this Maria had been all right, while he wasalso the master of the Bedford, and both vessels were commanded by Capt. Mooers. a The Maria, Wm. Mooers, master, sailed from Nantucket for London, seventh mo.4th, 1785. Wm. and Benj. Rotch, the daddy and bro of Wm. Rotch, Jun., onboard as guests, planning to establish the whale fishery from an English slot.
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BANNER OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 215 After the woman voyage to London she was employed in the whalefishery, as well as fifty or sixty years was had by Samuel Rod-man of the latest Bedford and his descendants. Our illustrationrepresents the lady as she appeared in 1859.It is stated there then endured to her credit0,000, and she was in fact of no expenseto the girl underwriters but as soon as, after which onlyfor a trifling quantity. She once made twovoyages into Pacific in the shortspace of 2 yrs, coming back each timewith a complete cargo of oil. She concludedh/r first whaling voyage on 26th ofSept., 1795, and sailed from brand new Bed-ford on her twenty-seventh and final whalingvoyage under our flag regarding 29th of Sept.,1859. On these voyages she’s paid The Maria 1859. . V7, . , , , roentgen with having taken 24,419 drums of sperm,and 134 barrels of whale oil. In 1856, a Mr. Hardhitch ofFairhaven, whom sixty-four many years before had assisted in makingher a suit of sails, ended up being once more utilized on a single solution forher. Feb. 24, 1863
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Old Capitol Repairs circa 1915?
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Collection: Daniel, Al Fred, Photo Range
Call quantity: PI/1999.0001
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Old Capitol Repairs circa 1915?
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