Bulletin of the Essex Institute, Volume 24Essex Institute., 1892 Vol. 30 includes "The first half century of the Essex Institute," and "List of present members." |
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Page 153 - In continual struggle with each other and with Semitic and Turanian races, these Aryan nations have become the rulers of history, and it seems to be their mission to link all parts of the world together by the chains of civilisation, commerce, and religion.
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Page 137 - A species of sea-serpent was thrown on shore near Bombay in 1819. It was about forty feet long, and must have weighed many tons. A violent gale of wind threw it high above the reach of ordinary tides, in which situation it took nine months to rot ; during which process travellers were obliged to change the direction of the road for nearly a quarter of a mile, to avoid the offensive effluvia. It rotted so completely that not a vestige of bone remained.
Page 6 - ... roofing tile originated. Graeber, in his memoir " Terra-kotten am Gieson," describes what he believes to be the earliest known terra-cotta roofing tile. These were found in the ruins of the Temple of Hera at Olympia, dating nearly a thousand years before Christ. This ancient tile consisted of two elements, a wide under piece (tegula) slightly curved, and a narrow, semicylindrical piece (imbrex) which was placed in an inverted position so as to cover the upturned edges of two adjacent tegulae....
Page 170 - ... Institute, June 11, 1852, and died in Salem, Dec. 14, 1891. MRS. CATHERINE K. IRESON, widow of Samuel J. Ireson and daughter of James and Catherine (Russell) Kimball, was born in Salem, Apr. 19, 1811 ; elected a member of the Essex Institute, Dec. 6, 1886, and died in Salem, Aug. 19, 1891. GEORGE R. LORD, son of Nathaniel and Eunice (Kimball) Lord, was born in Ipswich, Dec. 16, 1817 ; elected a member of the Essex Institute, June 4, 1874, and died in Salem, Dec. 25, 1891. GEORGE B.
Page 138 - The report was accepted and ordered to be placed on file. The report of the Committee on...
Page 138 - Goodell,jr., in the chair. The record of the last annual meeting was read by the Secretary. The...
Page 61 - ... Roofing tiles are of two kinds : pantiles, which are of a curved shape, and plaintiles, which are flat, the latter being often made of ornamental shapes so as to form elegant patterns when laid on a roof. Pantiles are moulded flat, and afterwards bent into their required shape on the mould.
Page 6 - ... artistic roofing tiles in that country in buildings erected some centuries ago, one might easily be led to believe that it was in China that the use of roofing tile originated. Graeber, in his memoir " Terra-kotten am Gieson," describes what he believes to be the earliest known terra-cotta roofing tile. These were found in the ruins of the Temple of Hera at Olympia, dating nearly a thousand years before Christ. This ancient tile consisted of two elements, a wide under piece (tegula) slightly...
Page 69 - Germanic tile, which is an independent form. The normal tile, "the earliest known form, covers "by far the greater number of roofs "to-day. With few exceptions it is "the only form of tile used in Asia, "Asia- Minor, Greece, Italy, Sicily, "Spain, the countries bordering the "southern shores of the Mediter"raiiean, and all the Spanish and "Portuguese colonies and countries "in both hemispheres".