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Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), C. (search)
aving an oblique edge and a basil on both sides. A skew chisel. Carv′ing—knife. A large-sized knife used for cutting meat at table. It is usually handsomely mounted. The carving-knives of two centuries since were a part of the state service of the refectory. Those represented had the grace before meat and that after meat, with the music of the intonation. Grace-knives. Achilles carved for his visitors, and each was expected to eat his mess without grumbling. Joseph sent to Benjamin a larger mess than to either of the other brothers. As to behavior at table, we learn from Plutarch and others that paring the nails at table was the height of vulgarity; speaking loud, spitting and coughing, were unregarded trifles. As the guests had no forks, they wiped their greasy fingers on soft bread, which they then threw to the dogs. The dogs eat of the crumbs. Napkins came into fashion later. In after ages each man grasped the joint and carved for himself. (See case-knife
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), K. (search)
Ger. Kitt.) A cement for stuffing canvas to place over the vents of carcasses to keep out the damp. 3. A small fiddle. 4. A large bottle. 5. A milk-pail or churn. 6. The tools of a workman or outfit of a tourist. 7. A flaring-bottomed tub for fish or butter. Kite. 1. A light frame covered with paper or cloth, and flown at the end of a string. Centuries of use among the Chinese, and the remarkable use by our Benjamin Franklin, have aided to make the kite respectable. Benjamin had a roughly made kite, two cross-sticks, over which was stretched a silk handkerchief, and this was flown in June, 1752. Franklin was not a boy at this time, but a mature man of 46. Betsy Trotwood observed, Franklin used to fly a kite. He was a Quaker or something of that sort, if I am not mistaken, and a Quaker flying a kite is a much more ridiculous object than anybody else ; so he might have appeared to some of the Philadelphians. Some of his propositions for conducting and using t
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), R. (search)
copal. Vateria indicaIndia AsphalteTrinidad, Dead Sea, etcForms a basis of black varnishes, as Japan black, etc. Used with sand for paying material. Affords petroleum or rock oil. AssafoetidaNarthex assafoetida, etc.Central AsiaUsed as a stimulant and antispasmodic in medicine. Australian gum-resinsEucalyptus (various)AustraliaAffords resins for varnishes, and produces tannin. Tasmania BalataAchras dissectaGuianaOne of the Sapoteae; allied in qualities to gutta-percha. Benzoin or BenjaminStyrax benzoinE. Indian IslandsFragrant. Used incense, perfumery, pastilles; affords benzoic acid. Canada balsamAbies balsamea, etcCanadaBecomes solid on exposure to the air. Used to mount microscopic objects, for varnish, and as a cement for optical glasses. CaoutchoucSiphonia brasiliensiBrazilThe solidified milky juice of many families of plants. Is very elastic; has the property of uniting with sulphur, magnesia, etc.; is used for submarine coating, etc.; is of the highest value in me
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), S. (search)
rope, being less likely to slip, and is more elastic. Sem′a-phore. An apparatus for conveying information by visible signs, such as oscillating arms or flags by daylight, and by the disposition of lanterns by night. The various combinations may serve to indicate the numbers corresponding to certain expressions in a tabulated code, or may be employed to represent the letters of the alphabet. In the prophecy of Jeremiah (588 B. C.), chap. VI. verse 1, we find:— O ye children of Benjamin, gather yourselves to flee out of the midst of Jerusalem, and blow the trumpet in Tekoah, and set up a sign of fire in Beth-haccerem; for evil appeareth out of the north, and great destruction. Homer, some 400 years before, had compared the aureola which surrounded the head of Achilles to the signals made in besieged cities, by fires at night and clouds of smoke by day; and Aeschylus, more than a century after Jeremiah, using perhaps a poetical license, makes Agamemnon announce the fall
Knight's Mechanical Encyclopedia (ed. Knight), W. (search)
ttacked after being submerged five years. The committee did not test petroleum, nor does it appear to have tried other hydrocarbons or their derivatives. The following United States patents may be consulted:— No.Name and Year. 4,560.Von Schmidt, 1846. 47,132.Robbins, 1865. 48,636.Hamar, 1865. 49,146.Palmer, 1865. 49,382.Cooley et al., 1865. 52,046.Holmquist, 1866. 53,217.Eddy, 1866. 53,267.Buell, 1866. 54,194.Myers, 1866. 55,216.Ransome, 1866. 57,960.Perry, 1866. 58,203.Benjamin, 1866. 60,794.Samuels, 1867. 4,158.Samuels (reissued), 1870. 62,334.Holmes, 1867. 62,956.Harvey, 1867. 63,300.Prindle, 1867. 64,703Pustkutchen, 1867. 65,545.Constant et al., 1867. 67,104.Clarke et al., 1867. 68,069.Harding, 1867. 69,260.Seeley, 1867. 70,761.Taylor, 1867. 73,246.Harmyer, 1868. 73,585.Beer, 1868. 77,777.Spaulding, 1868. 78,514.Calkins, 1868. 84,733Cowling, 1868. 86,808.Bridge. 1869. 87,226.Voorhees et al., 1869. 88,392.Karmrodt et al., 1869. No.Name and