As a preliminary to the practical reproduction of the experiments herein
described, it is necessary to invade the kitchen and to carry off the
following articles, viz.: four forks, a plate, a tea-cup, a bottle, some
corks, the cook's basting-ladle and strainer, and a few other odd things
which will be found enumerated from time to time in connection with the
experiments in which they become necessary.
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