 | Charles Darwin - 1846 - 716 lapas
...Hibiscus tiliaceus) is alone used for this purpose : it is the same which serves for poles to carry any burden, and for the floating outriggers to their...great pride, I succeeded in igniting the dust. The Gaucho in the Pampas uses a different method: taking an elastic stick about eighteen inches long, he... | |
 | Robert L. Wade - 1846 - 448 lapas
...groove made in another, until, by friction, the dust of the wood became ignited. This was the work of a few seconds ; but to a person who does not understand the art, it requires the greatest exertion. Having made a small fire of sticks, they placed a score of stones, of about... | |
 | School board readers - 1872 - 200 lapas
...and very light wood is alone used for this purpose : it is the same which serves for poles to carry any burden, and for the floating outriggers to their...great pride, I succeeded in igniting the dust. The G-ancho in the Pampas uses a different method ; taking an elastic stick about eighteen inches long,... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1873 - 552 lapas
...Hibiscus tiliaceus) is alone usiil for this purpose: it is the same which serves for poles to carryany burden, and for the floating outriggers to their canoes....great pride, I succeeded in igniting the dust. The Gaucho in the Pampas uses a different method : taking an elastic stick about eighteen inches long,... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1879 - 254 lapas
...friction the dust was ignited. A peculiarly white and very light wood is alone */ o used for this purpose. The fire was produced in a few seconds; but, to a...great pride, I succeeded in igniting the dust. The Gaucho in the Pampas uses a diftaking FUSE BY F1UCT10N. ferent method : an elastic stick, about BANANA... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1879 - 452 lapas
...friction the dust was ignited. A peculiarly white and very light wood is alone used for this purpose. The fire was produced in a few seconds; but, to a...greatest exertion ; but at last, to my great pride, BANANA LEAVES AND FRUIT-STALK. KIRE BY FRICTION. I succeeded in igniting the dust. The Gaucho in the... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1889 - 628 lapas
...Hibiscus tiliaceus) is alone used for this purpose. It is the same which serves for poles to carry any burden, and for the floating outriggers to their canoes. The fire was produced in a few seconds ; V but to a person who does not understand the art it requires, as I found, the greatest exertion.... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1890 - 666 lapas
...it is not easy to produce fire. Mr. Darwin tried his hand on it at Tahiti. ' The fire,' he says, ' was produced in a few seconds ; but to a person who does not understand the art, it requires the greatest exertion, as I found, before at last, to my great pride, I succeeded in igniting the dust.'... | |
 | John Tyndall - 1890 - 644 lapas
...not easy to produce fire. Mr. Darwin tried his hand on it at Tahiti. ' The fire,' he says, ' was 3 produced in a few seconds ; but to a person who does not understand the art, it requires the greatest exertion, as I found, before at last, to my great pride, I succeeded in igniting the dust.'... | |
 | Charles Darwin - 1896 - 542 lapas
...Hibiscus tiliaceus) is alone used for this purpose: it is the same which serves for poles to carry any burden, and for the floating outriggers to their...great pride, I succeeded in igniting the dust. The Gaucho in the Pampas uses a different method : taking an elastic stick about eighteen inches long,... | |
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The fire was produced in a few seconds : but to a person who does not understand the art, it requires, as I found, the greatest exertion ; but at last, to my great pride, I succeeded in igniting the dust. 
