Reports from the Consuls of the United States, Ausgaben 95-97U.S. Government Printing Office, 1889 |
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Seite 554 - Australasian .colonies in proportion to the population than in any other country in the world, with th'e single exception of the United States of America.
Seite 193 - First, by the grace of God, King of Portugal and of the Algarves, after having acceded thereto, determined to compleat, without delay, this great and important work.
Seite 287 - The States of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Iowa, have enacted laws which either nullify the Acts of Congress or render useless any attempt to execute them.
Seite 287 - It Is bounded on the North by Venezuela and Dutch. British, and French Gulanas; on the East by the Atlantic Ocean; on the South by Uruguay.
Seite 338 - It may be laid down as a general principle that there is no local inflammation whatever, the mere existence of which should prevent the use of wine, if circumstances require it. In two cases especially, namely, cerebritis and pericarditis, we find the greatest timidity in practice with respect to the use of wine. Yet even in the first case it may be required...
Seite 565 - ... insist upon concessions in rates or increased facilities, both of which are practically an amelioration of taxation. The difference between a State and a private railway is explained on the ground that as traffic develops in one case the public get immediate benefit from lower charges and greater facilities, and in the other the share-holders obtain a larger dividend at the end of each year's working. The railways in New South Wales at present...
Seite 382 - ... inspection should cease. In England even domestic employment in dwelling-houses, if any member of the protected classes (child, young person, or woman) is employed in handicraft, is by existing law under regulation and inspection. We, of course, would not go this length in our recommendations, but we are strongly of opinion that all factories, no matter what the number of hands employed, in which steam, water, or other mechanical power is used, should be under regulation, and that other places...
Seite 443 - ... these conditions are not obtained the kernel ferments, and alters the entire prune, which very soon molds and becomes worthless. Each cooking should not consume more than six hours. In the last, however, the process is sometimes prolonged, depending upon the condition of the fruit. The fruit loses about 70 per cent of its original weight. The dark color depends largely upon the degree of maturity at time of gathering. The brilliancy of surface has no other commercial value than proving the cleanliness...
Seite 372 - It is also generally recognized that the factory acts in England would never have been so successful or so useful as they have been if their operation had been strictly limited in practice to the labor of the weaker protected classes.
Seite 443 - When ready for exportation the fruit is pressed flat between two cylinders covered with rubber, and then packed into cases by a special machine called a packer. Many dealers still perform this operation in the primitive manner of foot pressure, which is simple, speedy, and equally as satisfactory. Bordeaux is the principal center of this particular commerce, which is yearly increasing. Besides the large amount of prunes exported to European countries by way of rail, there are about one hundred vessels...