It will be seen that the blades of the knives are so cunningly interlaced as to form quite a firm support.
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A MEDLEY
Twice six is six, and so
Six is but three;
Three is just five you know,
What can we be?
Would you count more of us,
Nine are but four of us,
Ten are but three.
No. LVI.—DIFFERENT DENSITIES
Here is a pretty little experiment, which shows the effect of liquids of different densities.
Drop an egg into a glass vessel half full of water, it sinks to the bottom. Drop it into strong brine, it floats. Introduce the brine through a long funnel at the bottom of the pure water, and the water and the egg will be lifted, so that the egg floats between the water and the brine in equilibrium. The egg is denser than the water, and the brine is denser than the egg.
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THE MISSING LINK
A friend to all the human race
From emperor to peasant,
None is more missed when out of place,
More opportune when present.