Canadian grocer July-December 1898 . tipped withan igniting compound. At the same time,also, matches were made by Moldenhaueriu Darmstadt. There is good authority for the belief thatthe friction match was the product of theingenuity of John Frederick Komerer, who,early in the century, was imprisoned in the wood, notched to receive the point, andtwirl it rapidly back and forth between thepalms of the hands. The small particlesrubbed off are kindled after a while, and alittle dry moss is added to increase the flame,until it is large enough to communicate totwigs and splinters. While this methoda
Canadian grocer July-December 1898 . tipped withan igniting compound. At the same time,also, matches were made by Moldenhaueriu Darmstadt. There is good authority for the belief thatthe friction match was the product of theingenuity of John Frederick Komerer, who,early in the century, was imprisoned in the wood, notched to receive the point, andtwirl it rapidly back and forth between thepalms of the hands. The small particlesrubbed off are kindled after a while, and alittle dry moss is added to increase the flame,until it is large enough to communicate totwigs and splinters. While this methodanswers well with the uncivilized peoplewho employ it, it requires much habit andgreat strength, as shipwrecked mariners and matchless travelers have found to theirsorrow. In Terra del Fuego, at the extremity ofSouth America, early travelers found thenatives producing fire by rubbing briskly apiece of pyrites against a flinty stone andcatching the sparks upon a dry, mossy sub-stance, which was quickly inflamed. THE CANADIAN GROCER 41. Dont Feel Blue because Winter is here. Remember thattime flies, and Spring will soon be around,and with it the demand for Keenb Oxford Blue Dont run short of stock, while yourneighbors are doing the trade. Current Market Quotations for Proprietary Articles
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