Word: ammonias
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...artesian well which was driven at Memorial Hall a year ago is working very satisfactorily. The pumps, run by electricity generated in the building, supply about 75 gallons of water a minute. This is used for cooling the ammonia coils of the ice plant, for washing, and for the steam boilers. The well water cannot be used for drinking because of the presence of alkali in it, and water from Fresh Pond is still obtained for this purpose...
...well is designed to supply water for cooling the ammonia pipes of the ice plant, for the boilers, and for cleaning purposes...
...more compact than they are at Memorial, and are equal to those of the best hotels. The principal difference lies in the cold storage process, which is used in the former, while at Memorial ice-chests are the only means for reducing the temperature. A disadvantage of the ammonia process in use at Randall lies in the immense quantity of water needed in the condensers, which makes the cost of water over $10 per day. To do away with this expense an artesian well was bored to a depth of 57 feet, but work has now been given...
...head or pour liquid down the throat in faintness; the middle of the body, on the contrary, should be elevated. The main thing to do in cases of stunning is to keep the patient at rest, and aid the breathing. Here also, no fluid should be given; especially are ammonia and alcoholic stimulants dangerous. The application of external warmth is excellent. Sprains and bruises are smaller injuries. A part that is sprained should not be used for an instant. In fractures, great care must be taken that the broken edge of bone shall not protrude through the skin...
...martyrs, and of a four-column article in the local paper upon my untimely death flashed through my mind, and I dropped the bundle and began to run. I dashed up the stairs and into the room. Nell was there, waiting patiently for me. "Quick!" I yelled; "the ammonia." She handed it, and I poured the whole into the remnants of my pocket. There was an explosion, a woman's scream, a blinding smoke. When this smoke cleared away I was alone, and wearing the most demoralized suit of clothes that ever a poco dreamed...