Journal of a Residence in Norway During the Years 1834, 1835, & 1836: Made with a View to Enquire Into the Moral and Political Economy of that Country, and the Condition of Its InhabitantsLongman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1837 - 482 pàgines |
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Pàgina 36
... grain will be heavier , and the acre of land will produce more . It is also a great disadvantage to these highland farmers that they have not the hill pasture behind their grounds which ours have ; the stretch of unbroken , purple ...
... grain will be heavier , and the acre of land will produce more . It is also a great disadvantage to these highland farmers that they have not the hill pasture behind their grounds which ours have ; the stretch of unbroken , purple ...
Pàgina 37
... grain , or iron , or clothing , is , no doubt , an object of great importance ; but the hap- piness or well - being of a people does not entirely depend upon it . It has more effect on their num- bers than on their condition . The ...
... grain , or iron , or clothing , is , no doubt , an object of great importance ; but the hap- piness or well - being of a people does not entirely depend upon it . It has more effect on their num- bers than on their condition . The ...
Pàgina 49
... grain , husks , and all is made into meal . This meal is as fine almost as wheaten flower , the mill - stones being of very hard gneis , sitting very close upon each other , and going round very swiftly . No doubt this is a much more ...
... grain , husks , and all is made into meal . This meal is as fine almost as wheaten flower , the mill - stones being of very hard gneis , sitting very close upon each other , and going round very swiftly . No doubt this is a much more ...
Pàgina 50
... grain through the centre hole of the upper stone by a hopper , on which there is a little door sliding up and down , for the grain to run out at between the stones . To regulate this door , there is an upright piece of wood touching ...
... grain through the centre hole of the upper stone by a hopper , on which there is a little door sliding up and down , for the grain to run out at between the stones . To regulate this door , there is an upright piece of wood touching ...
Pàgina 51
... grain falls through it between the stones ; but when too much comes between them , it raises the upper stone from resting close upon the lower ; the end of the up- right stick touching its surface , is consequently elevated , and the ...
... grain falls through it between the stones ; but when too much comes between them , it raises the upper stone from resting close upon the lower ; the end of the up- right stick touching its surface , is consequently elevated , and the ...
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Journal of a Residence in Norway During the Years 1834, 1835, & 1836: Made ... Samuel Laing Visualització completa - 1866 |
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