The World's Encyclopedia of Wonders and Curiosities

Everything a Victorian found astonishing, gathered into one enormous volume — burning springs and buried cities, freaks of storm and flood, the habits of bees and the manners of nations, filed under headings like “Curiosities Respecting Man.”

Contents

10 pages in this part of Wonders and Curiosities.

Contents of Appendix

FAGE A PERSON having an even Number of Counters in one Hand, and an odd Number in the other, to tell in which Hand each of them is.. 848 A…

Contents of Appendix: Glass

To hold a Glass full of Water with the Mouth downwards, so that the Water shall not 863 run out The Mysterious Watch 863 To make a Glass of…

Contents of Appendix: Experiments

To suspend a Ring by a Thread that has been burnt.

Contents of Appendix: Sympathetic

Other Sympathetic Inks. 883 A Sympathetic Ink which appears by being wetted with water 884 Experiments with Sympathetic Ink.. 884 How to…

List of Illustrations

Daniel Lambert and George Morland Indian Chief, Black Buffalo Fear..

To Face Page

40 64 .... ... ....... 76 106 126 142 .. 146 148 .. 156 162 166 168 178 180 184 186 188 .... 190 192 194 196 22C 236 240 ... 243 252 266…

List of Illustrations (Emperor of China)

Witnessing a battle from the clouds.

To Face Page (Muscles of the Human Body)

John Case.... 108. 108 Whale Fishery.

To Face Page: Curiosities

A considerable portion of the following pages is devoted to Curiosities in the works of Nature. It also presents to the reader a view of…

Curiosities Respecting Man (II)

The Human Body-the Countenance-the Eye-the Ear-the Heart-the Circulation of the Blood-Respiration-the Hair of the Head-the Beard-Women with…

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