In this feminine game, it is forbidden to throw the ball with a full arm swing; it must be lobbed or tossed with the forearm only, to avoid risk of injury to the players.
— from Indian Scout Talks: A Guide for Boy Scouts and Camp Fire Girls by Charles Alexander Eastman

It has been suggested that asphalt or some impervious material be laid on the rock to prevent water from entering any crack.
— from River and Canal Engineering, the characteristics of open flowing streams, and the principles and methods to be followed in dealing with them. by E. S. (Edward Skelton) Bellasis

As for Oona, she seemed incapable of any thought but that this strange intruder might be left on the isle.
— from The Wizard's Son, Vol. 2 (of 3) by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant

"Now, Mrs. Stacey," she said, "I must buy lots of things, and I wonder if you can help me.
— from Wild Kitty by L. T. Meade

A good deal of salt is made by lixiviation of the soil and evaporating by fire.
— from The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume I (of 2), 1866-1868 by David Livingstone

I set the image of the monkey-man on the mantelshelf, and slowly replaced the sketches in my box, lingering over them with fond regret.
— from Jessie Trim by B. L. (Benjamin Leopold) Farjeon

When the mails are fixed on the slabstock it may be laid on the ground, or set in a frame, and the neck twines tied to the sleepers; and when all are tied, they can be drawn through the cumber board or harness reed.
— from Jacquard Weaving and Designing by T. F. Bell