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Show in a rii. i itltfioi, juitiiet. The lint nally practicable friction matches were mule by an llnglls'i niKdbrcary liamoil Walkir In 1SI7. He roatcil splluUl of cardboard with stil-pliuruml stil-pliuruml lipped them wills n milium of sulphate of antimony, chlorate of iioU.li and gum. ljtcli boi, holding light) -four matches mid sold for ouo shilling, contained also a folded plcco of gln lutper, which was to le pn-sicil together while the match wua drawn through It, Three ears later niiolhrr Ingenious Mraiu liiune.1 Jones, In laindon, tnt-intcd tnt-intcd the Iden of making a small roll of uicr, so-tknl with chlomte of H)t-asli H)t-asli and sugar at unu ind, wilhn thin glass globule llllisl with strong sub phurlo add attached nt lhesnineioirit. When tho sulphurla acid was llbcratetl by pinching the globule It acted upon the chlorite of mtath and sugar so as tu produce tire Washington btar. |
