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What fun. In case you didn't look it up a mangel-wurzel is a type of beet.
Regards, Mike
On 11/25/2018 2:29 PM, simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com wrote:
>
> *From:*Mike Sinclair <phoenix722@comcast.net>
> *Sent:* 25 November 2018 20:39
> *To:* simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com; 'Healey List'
> <healeys@autox.team.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [Healeys] bolt identification - another article
>
> Old books are interesting. I have a Civil Engineer's Handbook from
> about 1850 that has things like how many nails in a keg, what a man
> with a horse can accomplish, how big a hole two men can dig in a
> day.............Good reading.
>
> Mike
>
> Yes, Iâ??ve a little book here. Comes in a plastic case. 2.75â?? x 1.75â??.
> â??Sponâ??s Engineerâ??s Tables For Civil and Mechanical Engineers,
> Builders, Contractors, Plumbers Etcâ??
>
> 278 pages. I can barely read it with my specs on, barely find it
> without. 1926. Such delights as â??Blasting and Tunnellingâ??â?¦.imagine
> going out with the team and saying â??Gosh, weâ??ve got some unexpected
> blasting and tunnelling to do. Donâ??t worry Jeeves; Iâ??ve got my little
> book.â?? Or, â??Disinfection and Fumigationâ??, â??Railway Curvesâ?? &, like
> yours â??Animal Powerâ??. Another one Iâ??ve just spotted..â??Poisons and
> their antidotesâ??.
>
> I would not be surprised if this was part of the kit that a young
> District Commissioner would take with him when posted to
> single-handedly run some vast part of the Empire.
>
> Referring to it again, youâ??ll be glad to know that it tells us that
> one man can pull a one acre field of mangel-wurzels in 2.50 days. I
> leave you to ponder on how long a day was, what is a mangel-wurzel and
> is it worth pulling.
>
> Simon
>
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<p><font face="Tahoma">What fun. In case you didn't look it up a
mangel-wurzel is a type of beet.</font></p>
<p><img
src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fQn6_f8dCeM/UGiG-j0EweI/AAAAAAAAFGc/Qz0MwteSeVA/s400/IMG_3319blog.jpg"
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<p>Regards, Mike<br>
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<b>Sent:</b> 25 November 2018 20:39<br>
<b>To:</b> <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated"
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'Healey
List' <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E"
href="mailto:healeys@autox.team.net"><healeys@autox.team.net></a><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] bolt identification -
another article<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p>Â </o:p></p>
<p><span style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Old
books are interesting. I have a Civil Engineer's Handbook
from about 1850 that has things like how many nails in a
keg, what a man with a horse can accomplish, how big a hole
two men can dig in a day.............Good
reading.</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><span
style="font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif">Mike</span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:windowtext">Yes, Iâ??ve a
little book here. Comes in a plastic case. 2.75â?? x 1.75â??.
â??Sponâ??s Engineerâ??s Tables For Civil and Mechanical
Engineers, Builders, Contractors, Plumbers
Etcâ??<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">278
pages. I can barely read it with my specs on, barely find it
without. 1926. Such delights as â??Blasting and
Tunnellingâ??â?¦.imagine going out with the team and saying
â??Gosh, weâ??ve got some unexpected blasting and tunnelling to
do. Donâ??t worry Jeeves; Iâ??ve got my little book.â?? Or,
â??Disinfection and Fumigationâ??, â??Railway Curvesâ?? &, like
yours â??Animal Powerâ??. Another one Iâ??ve just
spotted..â??Poisons and their antidotesâ??.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">I
would not be surprised if this was part of the kit that a
young District Commissioner would take with him when posted
to single-handedly run some vast part of the
Empire.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Referring
to it again, youâ??ll be glad to know that it tells us that
one man can pull a one acre field of mangel-wurzels in 2.50
days. I leave you to ponder on how long a day was, what is a
mangel-wurzel and is it worth pulling.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span
style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:windowtext">Simon<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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