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Water-tube, 21. Brakes, hydraulic, 188; motor car, 95, _97_. Clarionet, 308. Clock, first weight-driven, 412; water, 410. Clutch of motor cars, 109. Siphon, _351_. Slide-valve, 49, 50, 51; setting of, 53. Edison, Thomas, 310. Edison-Bell phonograph, 310. Electricity, current, 115; forms of, 113; nature of, 112; static, 114. Electric bell, 119, _120_; signalling, 225; slot, 226. Electroplating, 185, _186_. Electro-magnets, 117. Endolymph, 272. Engines, compound, 59; donkey, 68; double-cylinder, 47; internal-combustion, 87, 95; reciprocating, 44. Escapement of timepieces, 416; cylinder, _420_; lever, 421.

Days—forty odd years ago. Theophrastus, who was alone, waiting supper for her daughter, who, she declared, was “in a ridiculous.