[Back to Main Text] Footnote 51: It is said that Raleigh in communicating the art to his friends, gave smoking parties at his house, where his guests were treated with nothing but a pipe, a mug of ale, and a nutmeg.
— from Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by E. R. Billings

As shown, the rectifier is connected to a small switch and cutout.
— from Hawkins Electrical Guide v. 04 (of 10) Questions, Answers, & Illustrations, A progressive course of study for engineers, electricians, students and those desiring to acquire a working knowledge of electricity and its applications by N. (Nehemiah) Hawkins

The slavery system had been so thoroughly rooted in colonial times and so freely recognised and protected in the Constitution, that few as yet contemplated interfering with it in any State where it already existed.
— from The United States of America, Part 1: 1783-1830 by Edwin Erle Sparks

In this short sketch of Mrs. Spalding the reader is carried through a series of years.
— from A History of Oregon, 1792-1849 Drawn From Personal Observation and Authentic Information by W. H. (William Henry) Gray

The Upper and Lower Falls As the Yellowstone River flows from Yellowstone Lake toward the Missouri River and the Gulf of Mexico, it leisurely twists and winds through the Park until, about fifteen miles from its source, the river is converged to a width of less than fifty feet.
— from Yellowstone and Grand Teton National Parks by Union Pacific Railroad Company