The Reason why: A Careful Collection of Many Hundreds of Reasons for Things Which, Though Generally Believed, are Imperfectly Understood. General Science ...Houlston and Wright, 1860 - 320 sivua |
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Sivu 10
... Lord , only makest me dwell in safety . " - PSALM IV . 40. Why should beds with curtains be open at the top ? Because then the warm and foul air would rise and pass away , and fresh air would enter to supply the demands of life . 41 ...
... Lord , only makest me dwell in safety . " - PSALM IV . 40. Why should beds with curtains be open at the top ? Because then the warm and foul air would rise and pass away , and fresh air would enter to supply the demands of life . 41 ...
Sivu 11
... Lord , how manifold are thy works , in wisdom hast thou made them all : the earth is full of thy riches . " - PSALM CIV . 45. Why does fresh air impart a healthy glow to the cheeks ? Because it purifies the blood by the free ...
... Lord , how manifold are thy works , in wisdom hast thou made them all : the earth is full of thy riches . " - PSALM CIV . 45. Why does fresh air impart a healthy glow to the cheeks ? Because it purifies the blood by the free ...
Sivu 12
... Lord for his goodness , and for his wonderful works to the children of men . " - PSALM CVII . 52. Is animal heat really similar to the heat of the fire ? Yes . All heat results from the presence of caloric , though the degrees of heat ...
... Lord for his goodness , and for his wonderful works to the children of men . " - PSALM CVII . 52. Is animal heat really similar to the heat of the fire ? Yes . All heat results from the presence of caloric , though the degrees of heat ...
Sivu 13
... Lord is the beginning of knowledge : but fools despise wisdom and instruction . " - PROVERBS I. 58. Why does the soap used in washing the hands float in flakes upon the top of hard water ? Because the lime , held in solution by the ...
... Lord is the beginning of knowledge : but fools despise wisdom and instruction . " - PROVERBS I. 58. Why does the soap used in washing the hands float in flakes upon the top of hard water ? Because the lime , held in solution by the ...
Sivu 14
... Lord is precious and full of compassion . " - PSALM CXL . they are lighter than the colder external air . They are , therefore , pressed upwards by the denser air which surrounds them . 63. Why do soap - bubbles descend after a time ...
... Lord is precious and full of compassion . " - PSALM CXL . they are lighter than the colder external air . They are , therefore , pressed upwards by the denser air which surrounds them . 63. Why do soap - bubbles descend after a time ...
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Sivu 53 - And God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for days, and years: And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so. And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
Sivu 286 - And when he saw a fig tree in the way, he came to it, and found nothing thereon, but leaves only, and said unto it, Let no fruit grow on thee henceforward for ever. And presently the fig tree withered away.
Sivu 191 - If thou forbear to deliver them that are drawn unto death, and those that are ready to be slain ; if thou sayest, "Behold, we knew it not;" doth not he that pondereth the heart consider it? and he that keepeth thy soul, doth not he know it? and shall not he render to every man according to his works?
Sivu 230 - And Jesus saith unto him, The foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests ; but the Son of man hath not where to lay his head.
Sivu 274 - To appoint unto them that mourn in Zion, to give unto them beauty for ashes, the oil of joy for mourning, the garment of praise for the spirit of heaviness; that they might be called trees of righteousness, the planting of the Lord, that he might be glorified.
Sivu 166 - Two things have I required of thee ; deny me them not before I die: remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, "Who is the Lord?" or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.
Sivu 233 - Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high? She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place. From thence she seeketh the prey, and her eyes behold afar off. Her young ones also suck up blood: and where the slain are, there is she.
Sivu 195 - But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him; for the Lord seeth not as man seeth ; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart.
Sivu 42 - And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
Sivu 249 - And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind : and God saw that it was good.