Nature's Teachings: Human Invention Anticipated by Nature. J. G. Wood

      Published by Good Press, 2019

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Table of Contents

       PREFACE.

       NAUTICAL. CHAPTER I.

       The Raft.

       The Boat.

       NAUTICAL. CHAPTER II. THE OAR, THE PADDLE, AND THE SCREW.

       NAUTICAL. CHAPTER III. SUBSIDIARY APPLIANCES.— Part I.

       NAUTICAL. CHAPTER IV. SUBSIDIARY APPLIANCES.— Part II.

       NAUTICAL. CHAPTER V. SUBSIDIARY APPLIANCES. Part III. — The Boat-hook and Punt-pole. — The Life-buoy and Pontoon-raft .

       WAR AND HUNTING. CHAPTER I. THE PITFALL, THE CLUB, THE SWORD, THE SPEAR AND DAGGER.

       The Pitfall.

       The Club.

       The Sword.

       The Spear and the Dagger.

       WAR AND HUNTING. CHAPTER II. POISON, ANIMAL AND VEGETABLE.—PRINCIPLE OF THE BARB.

       Animal Poisons.

       Vegetable Poisons.

       Natural Animal Poisons.

       Natural Vegetable Poisons.

       The Barb.

       WAR AND HUNTING. CHAPTER III. PROJECTILE WEAPONS AND THE SHEATH.

       WAR AND HUNTING. CHAPTER IV.

       The Net.

       The Rod and Line.

       The Spring-trap.

       The Baited Trap.

       Birdlime.

       WAR AND HUNTING. CHAPTER V.

       Reverted Spikes.

       Spiked Defences.

       Tearing Weapons.

       WAR AND HUNTING. CHAPTER VI. THE HOOK.—DEFENSIVE ARMOUR.—THE FORT.

       The Hook.

       Armour.

       The Fort.

       WAR AND HUNTING. CHAPTER VII. SCALING INSTRUMENTS.—DEFENCE OF FORT.—IMITATION.—THE FALL-TRAP.

       Scaling Instruments.

       Defence of Fort.

       Imitation.

       The Fall-trap.

       WAR AND HUNTING. CHAPTER VIII. CONCEALMENT.—DISGUISE.—THE TRENCH.—POWER OF GRAVITY.—MISCELLANEA.

       Concealment.

       Disguise.

       The Trench.

       Gravity as a Propulsive Agent.

       Miscellanea.

       ARCHITECTURE. CHAPTER I.

       The Hut.

       Floors and Pillars.

       Tunnel Entrance to the Dwelling.

       Doors and Hinges.

       ARCHITECTURE. CHAPTER II.

       Mud