. New England; a human interest geographical reader. To cut the roughblocks into such shapes and sizes as buyers desire, be-fore sending the marble away, saws are used whichconsist simply of long smooth strips of steel. Veryhard sand borne by a little stream of water is con-tinually supphed under the machine-moved saws asthey sway backward and forward. The sand rubsagainst the marble and does the cutting at the rate ofabout two and a half inches an hour. Sand and waterare also used for polishing. Marble is usually nearly white, but differs a gooddeal in delicate shades and markings. In the nor
. New England; a human interest geographical reader. To cut the roughblocks into such shapes and sizes as buyers desire, be-fore sending the marble away, saws are used whichconsist simply of long smooth strips of steel. Veryhard sand borne by a little stream of water is con-tinually supphed under the machine-moved saws asthey sway backward and forward. The sand rubsagainst the marble and does the cutting at the rate ofabout two and a half inches an hour. Sand and waterare also used for polishing. Marble is usually nearly white, but differs a gooddeal in delicate shades and markings. In the north-western part of the state beautiful variegated and blackmarbles are quarried. They are much harder than theRutland marble, and it costs more to shape and polishthem. There is very little level land in Vermont, and among Vermont Industries 315 the towns of the state are scarcely any which do notcontain some mountain or lofty hill from which a de-lightful view can be obtained. The mountains arenearly all clothed with verdure from base to summit,. Newbury beside the Connecticut and the name of the state, derived from two Frenchwords, Verd Mont, which mean Green Mountain, isvery appropriate. The state abounds in lakes, ponds, and httle rivers,and is one of the most attractive of the nations summerplaygrounds.
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