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Spe-cif′ic-grav′i-ty beads.

Small spherical bodies of known weight in proportion to their bulk, used for determining the specific gravity of liquids. A form of hydrometer.

Just as a farmer's wife tests the strength of lye for making soap, considering it of the right strength when a fresh hen's egg floats as large as a quarterdollar above the surface of the liquid.

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