| 单词 | creosote |
| 例句 | Not much grew around Midland other than the Joshua tree, cacti, and the scrubby little creosote bushes that Dad said were some of the oldest plants on the planet. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z Javier used to steal my micro dolls when he was mad at me and hide them in the creosote bush. The Last Cuentista 2021-10-12T00:00:00Z He reached the shore and pulled himself onto a rock by a creosote bush. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z He smelled not slime and corruption, but good, clean air scented by creosote. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The air smelled faintly of creosote and the yellow sweetness of locust flowers. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I smell the reek of creosote, the stuff that soaks the railroad ties. Beast Rider 2019-03-01T00:00:00Z He came to the back of the kennel, reeking of creosote and of rank straw. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z The branches of a creosote bush trembled on the other side as some animal slunk into hiding. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The air in the gap was heavy with fresh creosote fumes. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z Matt retreated into the cover of a creosote bush. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z The creosote and tar smell of the railroad tracks woke him from the dreaming. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z At the wharf a fish packing plant exuded the odor of salmon bones, and the creosoted pilings of the state ferry terminal lay in among a fleet of mildewed boats. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z When it floundered in sand, the men had to jump out and put creosote branches under the wheels to urge it on. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Heavy posts, reeking of creosote and paint, towered up as high as the holly trees in the hedge, and the board they carried threw a long shadow across the top of the field. Watership Down: A Novel 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Matt saw the red of canyon walls, the heavy green of creosote, and a blue that was the color of the sky trapped between high cliffs. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I was so scared I could hardly breathe, and there was a strong smell of heated creosote. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Abel blew his warm breath against the lock before opening Sommensen’s warehouse—a mildewed barn built of creosoted timbers, put up more than fifty years earlier. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z The hawks circled lazily in a bright, blue sky, the jackrabbits crouched in the shade of the creosotes. The House of the Scorpion 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z I told him about the cinders hitting my back, the smell of hot creosote, and the huge roar as the train straddled the rails above me. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Faint smell of salt and creosote coming in off the bay. The Road 2006-09-28T00:00:00Z He breathed the air outside the doors and it smelled like trains, diesel oil, and creosote ties under the steel track. Ceremony: 1977-03-01T00:00:00Z The great granddaddy creosote bushes were thousands of years old. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z In the meantime Arne Stolbaad’s chimney fire expired; when the firemen showed up at last he expressed to them his delight at having burned clean the flue creosote. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z We put down the gear and wandered out among the creosote and brittlebush. In California Desert, Father and Daughter Find the Sublime 2016-03-24T04:00:00Z It looked like it had been creosoted, so I call it the Shed. Sixty years of the Fender Telecaster 2010-07-04T19:59:00Z While driving along, a shiny gleam in the creosote bushes caught my eye. In Gold Butte in Nevada, Ancient Rock Art and Rugged Beauty 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z The stucco front, the creosoted gate, the privet hedge, the green front door. Sound of the suburbs 2010-04-02T23:05:00Z They look at the night sky, enjoy the scent of creosote bushes after rain, admire petroglyphs and watch owls. Ben Ehrenreich’s Dispatches From the Beginning and End of the World 2020-07-07T04:00:00Z As we exited the oasis, Harlan pointed out various plants, such as the stinky creosote bush; the golden cholla, with fierce-looking spines; and the leafless smoketree, for which photosynthesis occurs through branches. Beyond the green in Palm Springs: The desert is Coachella Valley’s true oasis 2015-01-15T05:00:00Z If you have any leftover creosote in the shed, you could get started now. The Apprentice 2013 episode eight: live blog 2013-06-19T19:09:46Z The Rubber Tramp Rendezvous agora was a centrally located patch of chalky ground ringed by creosote bushes and giant saguaro. The Real Burning Man 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z And so Bell walked over to it and picked it up again, placing it carefully in the shelter of a creosote bush. “They ripped him apart”: Searching for answers in the suicide of bullied teen Jadin Bell 2013-09-08T11:00:00Z “When you use your fireplace, the chimney’s flue will begin to get coated with creosote — a highly combustible substance,” Holmes says. How to keep your house running smoothly, month by month 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z “A proper chimney cleaning will remove that creosote, lowering your risk of a chimney fire.” How to keep your house running smoothly, month by month 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Every time I hiked through the scrub, road runners, fence lizards, kangaroo rats and blacktail jackrabbits skittered under the creosote bushes. In Gold Butte in Nevada, Ancient Rock Art and Rugged Beauty 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z We passed mesquite trees with their long, tentacle-like roots as well as creosote bushes, which give off a distinct, earthy desert smell after a rain. Tucson Is a City That Encourages You to Explore 2018-03-28T04:00:00Z But the moisture elicited the exotic char-and-herbal scent of creosote bushes common in the park. It’s the Cool Season in Death Valley 2023-02-27T05:00:00Z The wood preservative creosote, which has been associated with an increased risk of contracting cancer, was used for more than 80 years at the site until the 1980s. Houston approves $5M to relocate residents living near polluted Union Pacific rail yard 2023-09-27T04:00:00Z A total of 7,400 tons of creosote piles were removed and more than 30,000 tons of clean sandy gravel dumped to cap decades of pollutants. WA ferry passengers are about to see a transformed Colman Dock. Here’s your preview 2023-07-27T04:00:00Z A fleet of bulldozers, scrapers, excavators and graders was nearly done flattening the land — a beige moonscape devoid of cacti and creosote. Solar sprawl is tearing up the Mojave Desert. Is there a better way? 2023-06-27T04:00:00Z Standing atop its foundations, you will begin to notice rocky outlines through the greasewood and creosote, revealing the outlines of hundreds of structures, including houses, storage tanks and open-air aqueducts, stretching into the distance. The ghosts of California's most utopian experiments live in the remains of communes 2023-05-11T04:00:00Z At a creosote bush — a-tu-kul in the Cahuilla language — Castro explained how families would boil the leaves to make tea, often sweetened with honey. These Palm Springs hiking trails take you through a lush oasis — and into California history 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z “When we moved in here, there were eight palm trees, some creosote bushes and three or four native trees,” Clark said. This tiny, quirky garden is an endearing remnant of old Palm Springs 2023-02-08T05:00:00Z Striding along an arroyo lined with creosote brush, smoke trees and countless out-of-sight animal burrows and washes, Clarke said, “We favor renewable energy but not here.” Can bighorns, a bullet train and a huge solar farm coexist in the Mojave Desert? 2023-02-06T05:00:00Z “I’ve seen tires, creosote telephone poles, vinyl siding,” said Harp, echoing what other residents also say they have documented. Ala. landfill has burned for nearly 2 months, forcing people from homes 2023-01-19T05:00:00Z Kathleen Ferris stared across a desert valley dotted with creosote bushes, wondering where the water will come from to supply tens of thousands of new homes. In Arizona, Colorado River crisis stokes worry over growth and groundwater depletion 2022-12-26T05:00:00Z But it gets its name, and inclusion on this list, because of its pungent chemical odor like, yes, creosote — a tar-based substance. The most fragrant native plants are just heavenly. Here's what to plant now 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z A chimney fire, he explained, can start when a type of soot called creosote forms. Cost of Living: People urged to heat homes safely as energy costs soar 2022-10-22T04:00:00Z “There’s got to be a moratorium on this type of building, this type of excess water use,” Callimanis said, looking across the property, its dry soil dominated by creosote bushes. Surfing in the desert? A developer’s plan for a surf lagoon sparks outrage 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z And it wouldn’t be America had there not been the quacks, showmen with snake-oil nostrums at the ready: garlic derivatives, copper treatments, patent remedies like “Tuberculene” — active ingredient, creosote. Southern California’s curious history as the sanitarium capital of America 2022-08-30T04:00:00Z Today, the abandoned shacks are as much a part of the desert as the creosote bushes that dot the land. Abandoned homesteads fascinated me as a kid. Now my childhood home is among them 2022-08-12T04:00:00Z “The Indigenous people of the desert say, ‘The desert smells like rain,’ and it is the fragrance of the creosote bush.” The most fragrant native plants are just heavenly. Here's what to plant now 2022-11-15T05:00:00Z “They can redesign the project to reduce the impact, they can fund restoration efforts as part of the project, like taking out creosote pilings that are toxic, or they can obtain credits for restoration elsewhere.” Kudos to NOAA Fisheries for effort to balance development, salmon in Puget Sound 2022-07-26T04:00:00Z Now, the ruins of an adobe house stand among the creosote bushes. Surfing in the desert? A developer’s plan for a surf lagoon sparks outrage 2022-09-19T04:00:00Z Permit applicants can use a “conservation calculator” that assesses negative impacts against things that help fish like taking out creosote piles that can pollute the water. Stalled projects at Seattle, other WA ports could finally proceed — with a cost — under new federal plan 2022-07-13T04:00:00Z Coal tar and creosote pollution of the river is an imminent and substantial danger to the environment and human health, and it must end. Opinion | Protect the Potomac 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Hester said that the rainbow-hued oily waters he had splashed in while playing in the drainage ditches as a child had been polluted with cancer-causing creosote used to treat wooden railroad ties and utility poles. Black communities are last in line for disaster planning in Texas The agency also said it would move forward on clean up creosote contamination from a site in Houston now owned by Union Pacific Railroad. Biden to crack down on polluters in poor, minority areas 2022-05-05T04:00:00Z Wooden beams on the docks are coated in creosote, a waterproofing material that is highly flammable, causing plumes of black smoke to shoot into the sky, Giuliani said. Fire engulfs port in Bay Area city of Benicia 2022-04-10T04:00:00Z Burning wood can create creosote, a black substance that can build up in the chimney, and can cause a chimney fire. A fireplace insert can help ensure that your heat doesn’t go up the chimney 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Our investigation revealed that the Oronoco Street outfall, at the north end of Founders Park in Old Town, has been illegally discharging coal tar and creosote wastes into the Potomac River since at least 1975. Opinion | Protect the Potomac 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Instead of reporting the incident to the park ranger he spun a story about falling down a steep bank and cutting his head open on a creosote bush. Martyn Stewart: The David Attenborough of sound 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z Smoke-tainted wines can present a range of characteristics reminiscent of an ashtray, creosote, peat, smoked fish or menthol. Washington wineries work to weather the challenges of climate change 2021-11-07T04:00:00Z But Shannon Salter sees ancient Mojave yuccas and wispy creosote bushes, shrewd kangaroo rats and slender foxes, all living atop a hard-packed crust of rock and lichen formed over thousands of years. 'Is this really green?' The fight over solar farms in the Mojave Desert 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z A professional chimney cleaner will clear out debris, check for structural damage and remove creosote buildup. Add these items to your fall maintenance checklist 2021-09-22T04:00:00Z The gas plant generated large volumes of coal tar and creosote wastes from its process of turning low-grade coal into gas for street lamps and homes. Opinion | Protect the Potomac 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z Their effectiveness in the Mojave — a vast arid empire of wiry creosote, dry lakes, sand dunes, lava flows and snaggle-toothed peaks — remains to be seen. High-speed train to Las Vegas is hailed as an eco jackpot. But will it harm desert sheep? 2021-09-16T04:00:00Z Other recent blooms include a native grass called needle grama, brittle creosote, desert senna, Acton encelia or brittlebush, and big galleta grass. Summer superbloom? Showy flowers pop in Mojave Desert 2021-09-08T04:00:00Z The vehicles, which were headed to a huge pot farm, streaked through desert tortoise habitat and sent a large cloud of dust billowing over cholla cactus and creosote. Illegal pot invades California's deserts, bringing violence, fear, ecological destruction 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z They’re not only installing stinking new poles saturated with carcinogenic, persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic creosote in our neighborhoods, but also doubling the number of poles. Rant & Rave: Outdated utility poles left standing in Seattle neighborhoods irk reader 2021-07-04T04:00:00Z Recent studies concluded that the soil and groundwater near the site are heavily contaminated with coal tar and creosote wastes. Opinion | Protect the Potomac 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z “If it isn’t, this substance called creosote builds up in the flue and it’s highly toxic.” How to stay warm and safe during a power outage 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z “The firewood that people in poverty were getting was often green and creating creosote,” Ms. Hair said. When There’s No Heat: ‘You Need Wood, You Get Wood’ 2021-02-19T05:00:00Z Those efforts culminated in the 2001 dedication of Jack Block Park on the site of a former creosoting plant at the river’s mouth. Jack Block, the only longshore worker elected to Port of Seattle Commission, dies at 86 2020-11-17T05:00:00Z He lay with his left hand clenched beneath his chest, his right beneath his cheek, among tufts of buffelgrass and creosote. How U.S. Policy Turned the Sonoran Desert Into a Graveyard for Migrants 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z Coal tar and creosote wastes have also migrated through the soil and continue to seep up from the sediments near the outfall. Opinion | Protect the Potomac 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z The nearby creosote plant is allowing the Project to use their dumpsters. Strong Neighborhood Project invests in people in Louisiana 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z The creosote fruit and the female D. gloriosa, also called the thistledown velvet ant — which is a wasp, not an ant — are near perfect doppelgängers. How a Velvet Ant (Which Is a Wasp) Got Its White Fluff 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z Mr. Daniels worked at a creosote plant in Wilmington, driving to perform at clubs in Jacksonville, N.C., six nights a week, before traveling to Washington to immerse himself in the city’s music scene. Charlie Daniels, country fiddler behind ‘The Devil Went Down to Georgia,’ dies at 83 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z As new neighborhoods sprawl into the creosote desert, local officials here in Clark County have begun warning they are running out of space, and have proposed opening new federal lands to development. Nevada Is Booming. But Not Everyone Is Feeling the Gains. 2020-02-21T05:00:00Z This has resulted in an observable sheen on the water, sediment contamination and a noticeable odor of creosote. Opinion | Protect the Potomac 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z For example, arsenic is found in creosote and linked to lung cancer. Texas IDs cancer cluster in polluted Houston neighborhood 2019-12-06T05:00:00Z The thistledown belongs to a mimicry ring of whitish and fuzzy velvet ants, many of which resemble the creosote fruit, at least to the human eye. How a Velvet Ant (Which Is a Wasp) Got Its White Fluff 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z If not, they can become filled with highly flammable layers of creosote. South Carolina editorial roundup 2019-11-27T05:00:00Z Proposals for the former Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp. creosote plant in Columbus include open public spaces, residential and industrial uses and a town center concept. As cleanup continues, new uses eyed for contaminated site 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z And the antiseptic smell of creosote is as intoxicating as any perfume. To all parents who can picture themselves in Valeria and her dad | Debbie Weingarten 2019-06-28T04:00:00Z As we distance ourselves from Tucson, the desert stretches endlessly before us, the saguaros, creosote, and mesquite becoming more frequent. The Wild West Meets the Southern Border 2019-06-03T04:00:00Z “They move almost exactly like a creosote fruit.” How a Velvet Ant (Which Is a Wasp) Got Its White Fluff 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z The 90-acre site is on the federal Superfund environmental cleanup list because it’s contaminated with creosote that was used to treat wood. Reuse planning begins as cleanup continues at Superfund site 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z Many Kerr-McGee employees in Columbus, along with residents in surrounding neighborhoods, developed health problems linked to creosote exposure. As cleanup continues, new uses eyed for contaminated site 2019-11-24T05:00:00Z The pickup raced along scrub, mesquite and creosote. Cultural Divide: Frank Ray, a Latino former cop changing the face of country music 2019-03-29T04:00:00Z Dotted with saguaro cactuses and creosote bushes, the swath of Arizona desert that is home to the Barry M. Goldwater Range is a tableau of beauty and harsh desolation. A remote bombing range on the border gets sized up for a piece of Trump’s wall 2019-03-09T05:00:00Z Dr. Wilson said that the arrival of the creosotes likely reinforced the wasp’s coloration, encouraging the species to grow even whiter and fluffier. How a Velvet Ant (Which Is a Wasp) Got Its White Fluff 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z I counted about fifty of them rising from the creosote before I arrived at one of my home town’s three stoplights. The Ghost of Dennis Hof Haunts the Nevada Midterms 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z In some cases this is an old-school brush that hasn’t changed much since the days of “Mary Poppins;” others use electrically driven brushes to break up the soot and creosote. Is this the year to hire a chimney sweep? | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-10-21T04:00:00Z A week later, even as ash still swirled through air heavy with the creosote scent of burned resin and a cedar log smoldered at the edge of a swamp, the forest was being reborn. Take a Look at How Quickly a Forest Can Recover From Fire 2018-09-25T04:00:00Z "But some more extreme cures like creosote and strychnine were used. Basically, people were so desperate they would try anything." Spanish flu: 'We didn't know who we'd lose next' 2018-09-19T04:00:00Z This includes restoring coastlines to bring back forage fish and regular cleanups of debris and creosote logs in the waters around the San Juan Islands, our traditional territory. To save the orca, we must save the Salish Sea 2018-09-17T04:00:00Z He landed in a creosote bush near a dry lake bed. Virgin Galactic’s Rocket Man 2018-08-13T04:00:00Z The plant applies creosote to wooden railroad ties. Oregon creosote plant agrees to pay $1.25M in odor lawsuit 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Stately hardwood trees give way to squat shrubs, verdant cornfields to brown wheat and lush grasslands to cacti and creosote bush. A Nation Divided: Arid/Humid Climate Boundary in U.S. Creeps Eastward 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z He spent days of peace, walking in the cool mornings, resting on a cot wedged among creosote, juniper and boulders in the heat of day. The 3.25.18 Issue 2018-04-04T04:00:00Z Mesquite, population 18,000, is a quiet desert city along the Utah and Arizona border, surrounded by desert mountains and creosote scrubland. Nevada town where Vegas suspect lived catered to gamblers and gun lovers 2017-10-02T04:00:00Z “The acrid smell of creosote filled the air.” AP vs. EPA: Trump’s war on “fake news” has infiltrated the government 2017-09-06T04:00:00Z In 1994, Davis and about a dozen others made the decision to try to save the donated depot, solidly built but with walls covered in creosote. Rural past preserved at small Kansas museum 2017-08-11T04:00:00Z He has not made a habit of making headlines off the pitch – he famously celebrated Blackburn’s 1995 title victory by “going home to creosote the fence” – but was routinely the focus of attention on it. Premier League at 25: the best XI, from Petr Cech to Thierry Henry 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z He paces out the area involved, the landscape dotted with small creosote bushes just behind his acre of property. What it’s like to be struck by lightning 2017-07-13T04:00:00Z On both sides of the border, twisted mounds of creosote and tall saguaro cactus dominate the flat, dusty expanses that stretch between the jagged lines of mountains that jut up dramatically against the sky. Trump’s border wall threatens the Sonora Desert — and no law can stop it 2017-06-05T04:00:00Z Keeping company with the ironwood trees are mesquite, paloverde, creosote and saguaro. Here are the national monuments being reconsidered under Trump 2017-04-26T04:00:00Z A two-hour drive east of Los Angeles, there was once a desert oasis known as the Devil’s Garden where woolly clusters of pincushion cactuses flourished alongside pungent creosote bushes and all manner of sword-leaved yucca. Opinion | The Planet Can’t Stand This Presidency 2017-04-21T04:00:00Z The smell of creosote and freshly turned earth mix with lilacs as the stunned town sleepwalks into spring. Kevin Canty’s ‘Underworld’ depicts survival in a toxic small town 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Unlike heavily forested mountainous areas, the shrubby yucca, agave and creosote provide uninterrupted views of soaring peaks, lush, high-elevation glens and the American piece of the Chihuahuan Desert, the largest in North America. The stunning beauty of Big Bend National Park stretches across two countries. Could it survive a wall? 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z But over the centuries, the land has dried out, and today the vegetation is mainly prickly brush and creosote bushes. In the Nevada desert, Bundy family warns of another standoff 2016-11-01T04:00:00Z People like living in those areas for the views and so they can be around trees and Saguaro cactus, instead of creosote bush in the lowlands. Gila Monsters Declining From Climate Change, Drought 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the creosote wastewater was dumped into unlined settling ponds. Residents of contaminated town wary of government efforts 2015-10-10T04:00:00Z The area remains contaminated with dioxin and creosote, a wood preservative that is toxic to marine life. Port Gamble Bay cleanup effort to begin Monday 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z Siebold didn’t realise the extent of his injuries until he landed, falling forward into a creosote bush. Virgin Galactic pilot tells of falling from the sky after SpaceShip Two broke up 2015-07-28T04:00:00Z Former England striker and Match of the Day pundit Alan Shearer said on social media: "After that exciting half anyone need their fence creosoting?" England's most boring match ever? 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z Many people are choosing coal instead of oil or wood, and you don’t get the same kind of creosote buildup with anthracite that you do with wood, he said. Anthracite still a vital part of Pennsylvania’s economy 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z Novak is concerned about the potential for creosote leaching from the wooden railroad ties in the river. Officials investigate bridge demolition in Hammond 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Novak is concerned about the potential for leaching creosote from the wooden railroad ties in the river. Investigation seeks to determine who is demolishing bridge 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z The residue that sticks to the inner walls of the chimney is creosote. Howell sweep cleans chimneys, but do not expect song, dance 2015-01-11T05:00:00Z Naphthalene, a compound found in the coal tar used in creosote, was detected at unusually high levels at the fire and in the surrounding community, South Coast Air Quality Management District officials said. Port of L.A. fire cleanup: Effects of toxic chemical releases studied 2014-09-26T04:00:00Z The data gap includes some materials, like creosote and coal tar derivatives, which are currently manufactured at rates topping a million pounds a year. A Rising Tide of Contaminants 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z But the fire smoldered on because of factors such as the presence in the pier of creosote, a flammable, oily substance used as a wood preserving agent, Humphrey said. Smoldering fire at Los Angeles port stops container traffic 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z It continued to smolder among the wooden pier timbers, which were coated with water-resistant, highly flammable creosote, a byproduct of the coal industry that is used to prevent erosion. Chief: Welding torch sparked Los Angeles port fire 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z When antibiotics depleted the packrats’ gut bacteria, the animals suddenly found creosote nearly indigestible. Packrats Expand Diet With New Gut Bacteria 2014-07-31T04:00:00Z McClanahan stood out among the roomful of corporate lawyers in Judge Gropper’s courtroom Wednesday when he approached the lectern with an armful of maps showing creosote pollution, and a thick Southern accent. Anadarko's $5.15 Billion Environmental Settlement Moves On As David Keeps Fighting Goliath 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z The company said Thursday that it would pay more than $5 billion to clean up areas across the United States polluted by nuclear fuel, wood creosote and rocket fuel waste, resolving a long-running lawsuit. Markets Are Lifted by Jobs Data 2014-04-04T13:50:41Z The company said Thursday it would pay more than $5 billion to clean up areas across the United States polluted by nuclear fuel, wood creosote and rocket fuel waste, resolving a long-running lawsuit. Stock futures rise ahead of payrolls report 2014-04-04T11:34:49Z Global energy company Anadarko Petroleum Corp will pay $5.15 billion to those who claim that pollution from the company’s uranium deposits, wood creosote and rocket fuel processing caused cancer and other health problems. Largest Environmental Bankruptcy Settlement Ever Announced by Anadarko Petroleum 2014-04-03T23:20:04Z The trust sought $25 billion to clean up about 2,000 sites across the United States for pollution from uranium deposits, wood creosote and more. Analysis: Tronox, Anadarko fight over cleanup costs may be just getting started 2013-12-15T14:06:48Z Some of them were very expensive: Richard’s heart was originally wrapped in linen, and had been treated with frankincense, myrtle, daisy, mint, creosote, mercury and possibly lime. Exhuming Richard the Lionheart 2013-03-03T10:45:00Z Mass spectrometry identified organic molecules characteristic of creosote and frankincense, both used for preserving tissue. Forensic Exam of King Richard the Lionheart Reveals Embalming Practices 2013-03-01T18:15:00.213Z The chemicals occur naturally in coal, crude oil, and petroleum; they are also present in products made from fossil fuels, such as creosote and asphalt. Oil sands' toxins end up in lakes 2013-01-08T09:29:02Z It was an innings that showed strength of character, even if at time it felt a little like watching a great artist creosote his fence. Sachin Tendulkar's last stand 2012-12-05T13:49:10Z And hiring somebody to scrape away the creosote that builds up on a chimney wall, which causes most chimney fires, is a small price to pay for the savings in heating. Odd Jobs: White House Chimney Sweep 2012-05-08T20:30:19Z Richard’s heart was originally wrapped in linen, and had been treated with frankincense, myrtle, daisy, mint, creosote, mercury and possibly lime. Exhuming Richard the Lionheart 2013-03-03T10:45:00Z Every log used had to be first of all saturated to its very centre with creosote, and this was done in a most ingenious manner. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z Some collectors, with indifferent olfactory sense, moisten the cork of their boxes with creosote. Directions for Collecting and Preserving Insects 2012-03-28T02:00:31.483Z The ointment of creosote is said to be effectual, even when the ulcer exhibits a fungous character, or proud flesh is present. Sheep, Swine, and Poultry Embracing the History and Varieties of Each; The Best Modes of Breeding; Their Feeding and Management; Together with etc. 2012-03-21T02:00:35.167Z The wood must have been previously creosoted, in the same manner as railway sleepers. Electric Bells and All About Them A Practical Book for Practical Men 2012-03-06T03:00:25.273Z And “King Clone” is a 11,700 year old creosote clone in California’s Mojave Desert. MegaGrass Discovered in Mediterranean Marine Meadows 2012-03-02T23:15:00.193Z When the vacuum was as complete as possible, the creosote was admitted from tanks at the bottom and forced into the timber by hydraulic power of about 300 lbs. to the square inch. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z The most plentiful shrub growing in our southern desert regions is the creosote-bush, so called because its sticky leaves burn with a black smoke and a rank odor, between creosote and carbolic acid. The Wild Flowers of California: Their Names, Haunts, and Habits 2012-02-17T03:00:37.163Z Nothing moved on its interminable levels; the dingy sky seemed suffused with heat, and along the track a smell that was stronger than the reek of creosote rose from the baked and fissured earth. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z But by this time my ambition had slacked under the summer heat and the steady cluck of old Rathbone's machine and the mixed smell of damp woollen under the iron, and creosote shingle stains. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z The mercury surface must be covered with water, alcohol, paraffin or creosote oil to prevent oxidation and to extinguish the break spark. Hertzian Wave Wireless Telegraphy 2012-01-09T03:00:20.570Z In this the logs remained for two or three days, by which time the creosote was forced into the fibre of the wood. The Sea: Its Stirring Story of Adventure, Peril, & Heroism. Volume 2 2012-04-03T02:00:36.237Z They were quite suitable, but could only be used if thoroughly creosoted, as otherwise they would merely provide food for the white ants. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z Railway sleepers are thus treated, small truck-loads of them being run into a cast-iron tunnel which is then sealed at both ends, while the creosote is forced in by powerful pumps. Marvels of Scientific Invention An Interesting Account in Non-technical Language of the Invention of Guns, Torpedoes, Submarine Mines, Up-to-date Smelting, Freezing, Colour Photography, and many other recent Discoveries of Science 2011-11-19T03:00:24.517Z It quickly absorbs creosote, which renders it immune from decay. Trees Worth Knowing 2011-10-13T02:00:48.357Z The principal elements of the plant associations in which the turtles were found were creosote bush, yucca, mesquite, juniper, tarbush, and grasses. Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz 2011-10-01T02:00:30.200Z If the vomiting continues, try a few grains of white bismuth placed on the tongue, or take three drops of creosote, and five of aromatic powder, and form into ten pills, with breadcrumb. The Domestic Cat 2011-09-08T02:00:21.853Z As there are no gasworks in the Islands, creosote could not be produced, nor would it pay to import it from Hong Kong or elsewhere on account of the freight and duties. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z While Smith was dictating the final batch of letters to the second stenographer a young man with sleepy eyes and yellow creosote stains on his fingers came in to ask for a job. The Real Man 2011-07-29T02:00:28.280Z At night, camphor or tar, or naphthaline, or creosote, or even iodine, may be left in the stable to diffuse their vapours; all these measures are very effectual in modifying the air. On the cattle plague: or, Contagious typhus in horned cattle. Its history, origin, description, and treatment 2011-06-24T02:00:18.093Z The ancient Peruvians appear to have injected and washed the corpses with a fluid that flows from imperfectly burned wood, in which pyroligneous acid, creosote, and other antiseptics are present. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z When aided by wood-smoke, which depends for its preservative power upon traces of creosote and formaldehyde, it is, however, quite efficient. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z It was once the Bruces’ bedroom and had creosote walls and only a subfloor. Habitats: A Queens Home Wallpapered With Memories 2011-04-02T12:06:03Z Another German splashed creosote on to the floor, and places too high up to be reached by the blow flame. 13 Days The Chronicle of an Escape from a German Prison 2011-04-01T02:00:33.827Z Long wands of the creosote with shining fretted foliage were hung with creamy bells of bloom, and doves called softly from the Dripping Spring. The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children 2011-03-09T03:00:44.330Z This crossing consists of a laminated wood deck on heavy stringers supported by a series of creosoted pile bents. Third Biennial Report of the Oregon State Highway Commission Covering the Period December 1st, 1916 to November 30th, 1918 2011-02-23T03:00:35.127Z She is also the parish itself, rooted generations-deep in its soft soil, an outdoorswoman living in a remote mobile home raised nine feet off the ground by creosote poles and galvanized girders. This Land: After Oil Spill Crisis, a Protector Keeps Watch 2010-12-21T02:28:22Z He rolls up his pants leg to reveal red, scaly patches left on his skin from creosote burns. Oil spill threatens way of life on Louisiana bayou 2010-05-18T12:52:00Z The first time I drove out of phoenix I was stunned by two things: the oppressive heat, and how quickly the city ended and the desert, with its saguaro cacti and brambly creosote, began. Why Arizona Isn't Crazy, Only Wrong 2010-04-30T18:24:00Z Lumbering is an important industry, and there are saw mills and planing mills, and an extensive creosote plant for treating railway ties and timber. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" My pergola is built of rustic wood creosoted, which costs very little. The New Gulliver and Other Stories Even when the adobe bricks are broken up in the spring to be pulverized as manure—on account of the creosote—the animal life lodged in the walls is apparently sufficient to restock the universe. Village Life in China A Study in Sociology All timber which is buried underground, or submerged in water, is impregnated with this antiseptic creosote in order to prevent decay. Coal and What We Get from It At the moment it seemed to carry with it a whiff of that atmosphere of creosote and tooth-wash which is peculiar to the dentist's chair. A Transient Guest and Other Episodes Even the smell of a Nevian—a malodorous reek of over-ripe fish—does in time become tolerable, especially if sufficiently disguised with creosote, which purely Terrestrial chemical is the most highly prized perfume of Nevia. Triplanetary He spoke the atrocious and barbarous jargon of her suburbs, he snuffed the creosote of her wooden streets and found it an admirable ap�ratif to his London beer. Command The first treatment by scrubbing with creosote or heavy tar oil removes benzene, after which the permanent gaseous residue consisting chiefly of hydrogen and marsh gas is returned to the ovens as fuel. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" A further quantity of impure naphthalene separates out from the next fraction—the creosote oil, and this is similarly washed and purified by distillation. Coal and What We Get from It Land everywhere was being cleared, the felled trees lying about, the whirl of a portable sawmill telling their destiny, while burning stumps filled the air with creosote pungency. The House of Fulfilment The next fraction is the “heavy oil” or “creosote oil,” of specific gravity 1.04. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5 "Clervaux" to "Cockade" Two of his surgical companions were Mr. Henry Stephens, who afterwards introduced creosote into medical practice, and Mr. George Wilson Mackereth. Life of John Keats Then, as the desert rose from smooth plain to mountains, the ground became simply broken rock, sparsely dotted with creosote bush and cholla. The Scarlet Lake Mystery From 240° C. to 270° C. there comes over another fraction which shows but little tendency to solidify in the condensing coil, and which is known as “heavy oil,” or “creosote oil.” Coal and What We Get from It Women clear the poles of the bark, and men sharpen them at one end, which is dipped in creosote before being used. A Week's Tramp in Dickens-Land And see, there is a creosote bush, its rich green leaves are covered with a kind of varnish which keeps them cool the same as the hairs would do. Little Tales of The Desert The desert rushed by them, worlds of waxy green creosote bushes and white, gnarly clumps of salt bush; and straight ahead, frowning down on the forgotten city, rose the black cloud-shadow of Shadow Mountain. Shadow Mountain Beyond the airport they saw the barren mountains of the Charleston Range, and behind the motels clustered around the airport, they saw flat desert, thinly populated with mesquite and creosote brush. The Scarlet Lake Mystery It is the oil used for creosoting timber in the manner already described; and among its other applications may be mentioned its use as an illuminating agent and as a source of lampblack. Coal and What We Get from It His last quick impression was of the bodyguard falling forward, then there was a stunning impact as the side of his head met creosoted wood and darkness flooded in. The Flying Stingaree Linseed-oil is good; ordinary white-lead paint will be better, but neither of them is as effective as creosote, and both are more expensive. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties It was green as a lawn, that dry, treeless desert with its millions of evenly spaced creosote bushes; but as the sun rose higher it turned blood-red like an omen of evil to come. Shadow Mountain Louis B. Parsons, Montclair, New Jersey.—If you will put a very little oil of cloves, or still better, a few drops of creosote, into your ink, it will not trouble you by moulding. Harper's Young People, November 25, 1879 An Illustrated Weekly Carbolic acid, creosote, and such products, while excellent disinfectants, cannot well be used on account of their odor, especially in factories. Outlines of Dairy Bacteriology, 8th edition A Concise Manual for the Use of Students in Dairying We are trying to get rid of them, so we paint some creosote on every bunch of eggs we can find, and that kills them. The Doers If the logs are painted with two or three coats of creosote before they are laid upon the ground, it will protect them for an indefinite time and prevent decay. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties The creosote bush seen from the car-windows shelters a few grasses which brown and die by summer, but help to color the landscape the year around. The Book of the National Parks If the framework be of wood, this should be creosoted, preferably under pressure, or painted with three coats of good lead paint, the latter preservative also being used if iron is the material selected. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Part 1, Slice 1 "Austria, Lower" to "Bacon" Half an hour later the party filed out to the creosote flats and struck across country toward Mesa. Brand Blotters He sounded her and made her drink a glass of milk, and the room began to smell of creosote. The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories In fact, various forms of creosote are best-known preservers of organic matter. Shelters, Shacks and Shanties The cactus and fetid creosote plant lined our path, the latter giving forth a most disagreeable odor as it was crushed beneath the horses' hoofs. Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography A pump rattled under it, and the smell of creosote was everywhere. The Cattle-Baron's Daughter The stomach is rarely in condition to bear excessive medication, and the promiscuous use of creosote and similar preparations is to be condemned. Alcohol: A Dangerous and Unnecessary Medicine, How and Why What Medical Writers Say Without going into any discussion of this method of creosoting, it may be said that the same objection made for steaming holds here. Seasoning of Wood The precepts of modern forestry decree that all such unsightly places must be filled with cement and creosote and well sealed against the entrance of rain and snow. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year On old wood, no longer active, creosote is good, perhaps followed by coal-tar. The Apple-Tree The Open Country Books—No. 1 Is it the user of camphor, of creosote, of phenic acid, or of corrosive sublimate? Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. I have used Portland cement but I treated with creosote first. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 One of the most curious operations was that of forcing the creosote into the piles. A Yacht Voyage Round England Oil of citronella is only of temporary use; paraffin and creosote are of little good. In Mesopotamia Obtain specimens of gutta-percha, resin, pitch, turpentine, shellac, copal, dammar, and creosote for study and inspection. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges To distilled water, sixteen parts, add one part of rectified spirits of wine and a few drops of creosote, sufficient to saturate it; stir in a small quantity of best prepared chalk, and then filter. Practical Taxidermy A manual of instruction to the amateur in collecting, preserving, and setting up natural history specimens of all kinds. To which is added a chapter upon the pictorial arrangement of museums. With additional instructions in modelling and artistic taxidermy. O'CONNOR: In regard to wounds on the trees I find that creosote makes a very good antiseptic. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 Out of this the air was first pumped, and then the creosote was pumped in. A Yacht Voyage Round England It has been suggested to soak timber in the Lake, and then paint it with creosote to keep the wet out and the salt in. Diggers in the Earth Listening to the voice of enlightened woodcraft, they manage to fry trout and make tea without scorch or creosote, and the supper is a decided improvement on the dinner. Woodcraft Among these might be mentioned coal tar and creosote, or a mixture of pine tar, linseed oil, lamp black and creosote. Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Third Annual Meeting Lancaster, Pennsylvania, December 18 and 19, 1912 I use coal tar and creosote, mixed to a consistency of cream. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fifteenth Annual Meeting New York City, September 3, 4 and 5, 1924 A drop or two of creosote on a cut will stop its bleeding. Searchlights on Health: Light on Dark Corners A Complete Sexual Science and a Guide to Purity and Physical Manhood, Advice To Maiden, Wife, And Mother, Love, Courtship, And Marriage The mountains were a range of dry rocks, so parched-like and barren that even the creosote bush could not find nourishment along their sides. The Scalp Hunters Of this class, are aqua ammonia, creosote, mustard, turpentine, etc. Cattle and Their Diseases Embracing Their History and Breeds, Crossing and Breeding, And Feeding and Management; With the Diseases to which They are Subject, And The Remedies Best Adapted to their Cure Anti-rodent treatments which proved injurious to trees were reported to be; tar paper wrappings; coal tar washes; close-set creosoted posts; oil sprays; "any paint"; any chemical to smear on trunks; rooting cement. Northern Nut Growers Association Thirty-Fourth Annual Report 1943 The cough under this treatment and the use of the mustard paste and inhalations of creosote will be soft and loose in two or three days and the fever will be distinctly on the mend. The Eugenic Marriage, Volume IV. (of IV.) A Personal Guide to the New Science of Better Living and Better Babies Hamersley obeyed, and soon both stood at the bottom of the chimney—on the hearthstone where the stalks of the creosote still smouldered. The Lone Ranche The unsightly limbs of the cactus, and the gloomy foliage of the creosote bush, grow together in seams of the rocks, heightening their character of ruggedness and gloom. The Scalp Hunters It should be completely effective as a preventative of sun-burn of the bark of tender species, especially to cover the creosote applications sometimes used by tree surgeons. Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Twenty-Fifth Annual Meeting Battle Creek, Michigan, September 10 and 11, 1934 Of the various preservative processes, those using coal tar creosote and zinc chloride have proved most efficient. Handwork in Wood Even the smell of a Nevian--a malodorous reek of over-ripe fish--does in time become tolerable, especially if sufficiently disguised with creosote, which purely Terrestrial chemical is the most highly prized perfume of Nevia. Triplanetary Tobey took the two eager sleuths through the episode of the trail which led to the creosote barrels. A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life We passed on our route clumps of cacti, and thickets of creosote bushes, that emitted their foul odours as we crushed through them. The Scalp Hunters The most improved by-product ovens produce not only coke and gas, but coal-tar, pitch, ammonia, and creosoting oils, all extremely valuable and adding greatly to the value of the output of the ovens. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation And her writing table!—the famous one given by Louis XV to the ancestress, who refused his favours—A mass of letters and papers, and reports, a bottle of creosote and a feather! Man and Maid I had not understood it at all—I, who had expected to prolong his life at least three years by creosote. Ten Tales A drop of fresh creosote should occasionally be put on the wad fixed to the cork. Wood-Block Printing A Description of the Craft of Woodcutting and Colour Printing Based on the Japanese Practice There was no vegetation around us except the sickly green of the artemisia, or the fetid foliage of the creosote plant. The Scalp Hunters A fence post can be treated with creosote for about ten cents, a railroad tie for twenty cents, and a telephone pole for from seventy-five cents to a dollar. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation To prevent their climbing up trees, place a ring of tar about the trunk, or a circle of rag moistened occasionally with creosote. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference However, much relief is obtained from the use of steam atomizers filled with an aqueous solution of compound tincture of benzoin, creosote or guaiacol. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" He rode out to the creosote flats and cantered down the road. Steve Yeager The process consists in the employment of a substance called albo-carbon, which is the solid residuum of creosote. Scientific American, Volume 40, No. 13, March 29, 1879 A Weekly Journal of Practical Information, Art, Science, Mechanics, Chemistry, and Manufactures The use of creosote is almost double the cost of zinc chlorid, but it is much more effective and durable. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Camphor, or a sponge saturated with creosote, will prevent their infesting a cupboard. The Handy Cyclopedia of Things Worth Knowing A Manual of Ready Reference The assay of these bodies generally resolves itself into a distillation, and, in the case of the shales, an examination of the distillates for the useful oils, paraffin, creosote, &c., contained in them. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. It led them through a desolate country of desert where the flat-leafed prickly pear and the occasional pudgy creosote were the chief forms of vegetable life. Steve Yeager The first and the last divisions are safe for creosoted wood. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative The first fall of any shower is mixed with the impurities of the air; among these may be acids, ammonia and carbon in the form of soot and creosote. Public School Domestic Science There is very little information, however, regarding the effect of time on creosoted timber, and for this reason the results given herewith may prove of interest. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Tests of Creosoted Timber, Paper No. 1168 On mixing this soda-tar with dilute acid, the "crude shale oil creosote" separates, and is measured off. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. It is the creosote in the wood soot that gives it its medical virtue. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada There is an ample supply of good hard timber, but red pitch-pine or creosoted teak from England would last much longer. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative The injector valve for the creosote is shown to a larger scale in Fig. Scientific American Supplement, No. 633, February 18, 1888 The oil used shall be so-called creosote oil, from London, England, and shall be of a heavy quality. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Tests of Creosoted Timber, Paper No. 1168 The boracic powder was lifted in my absence from the Pharmacie to try and get the first glimmerings of a slide on that sticky creosoted floor. Fanny Goes to War Iodine, bromine, creosote soap, and others containing very volatile substances, are best prepared cold by shaving up the curd soap in a mortar, and mixing the medicant with it by long beating. The Art of Perfumery And Methods of Obtaining the Odors of Plants In the light of this definition, founded upon the experience of forty years' successful practice in treating this form of disease with creosote, the writer is prepared to indorse the heading of this article. Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 Remedies: Spray for the caterpillars in June with arsenate of lead and apply creosote to the egg masses whenever found. Studies of Trees All cut surfaces of timbers shall be saturated with hot asphaltum, thinned with creosote oil. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Tests of Creosoted Timber, Paper No. 1168 Coal is also used in all the large cities for the manufacture of illuminating gas and as a by-product of this industry coke, coal tar, and crude creosote are produced. A Review of the Resources and Industries of the State of Washington, 1909 To cite an instance: Physicians prescribe creosote in cases of consumption to stop the expectoration of blood. Valere Aude Dare to Be Healthy, Or, The Light of Physical Regeneration There is no question in my mind but that creosote is as much a specific in erysipelas as quinine is in intermittent fever, and may be used with as much confidence.—St. Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 One drop of creosote on a lump of sugar, peppermint water, and sal volatile may also be used. Epilepsy, Hysteria, and Neurasthenia Their Causes, Symptoms, & Treatment Exposure in a semi-tropical climate for 26 years had resulted in the removal of the more volatile portions of the creosote oil. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Tests of Creosoted Timber, Paper No. 1168 At its base was a fire of small wooden chips, which when burning gave forth an acrid smoke containing a large percentage of creosote. In the Amazon Jungle Adventures in Remote Parts of the Upper Amazon River, Including a Sojourn Among Cannibal Indians Preservation of Track.—All the wooden parts of an outdoor track should be well creosoted before use. Things To Make Turpentine, creosote, acetic acid, charcoal, coal-tar oils, etc., are also obtained from the same materials as the wood oil. Scientific American Supplement, No. 561, October 2, 1886 The pudgy creosote, the buffalo grass, the undulation of sand hills were an old story, but to-day his eyes devoured them hungrily. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West The penetration of the creosote along the grain from the holes was often from 4 to 6 in. Transactions of the American Society of Civil Engineers, vol. LXX, Dec. 1910 Tests of Creosoted Timber, Paper No. 1168 Audrey instantly turned into the roadway, treating the creosoted wood as though it had been rose-strewn velvet, and reached a refuge where a policeman was standing. The Lion's Share Waterproofing.—All the woodwork should now be given a coating of well-boiled tar, paint, creosote, or some other preservative, worked well down into the cracks. Things To Make The smoke turns them dark, and oil made from them contains undesirable creosote. White Shadows in the South Seas Always, hour after hour beneath a copper sky, they rode in palpitating heat through sand drifts, among the salt bushes and the creosote, into cowbacked hills beyond which the stark mountains rose. Gunsight Pass How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West The front rooms are dark and gloomy, the paper hangings are mouldy, the closets musty and damp; there is a combined smell of creosote and whitewash pervading the chambers, and the ceilings hang low. Homes and How to Make Them The arrowweed and the soapweed were everywhere, as was also the stunted creosote. A Man Four-Square Preserving the Wood.—All outside wood is dressed with stoprot or creosote, rubbed well into the joints of the boarding. Things To Make Cholera Remedy, Hartshorne's.—Take of chloroform, tincture of opium, spirits of camphor, and spirits of aromatic ammonia, each one and one-half fluid drachms; creosote, three drops; oil of cinnamon, eight drops; brandy, two fluid drachms. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 To preserve the wood it is generally treated with creosote, which, in contact with the lead cover of the cable, sets up a chemical action, resulting in the destruction of the lead. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 He sounded her and made her drink a glass of milk, and there was a smell of creosote in our room afterwards. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories Strange, furry, tricksey things dart across the open places, or sit motionless in the conning towers of the creosote. The California Birthday Book Soon all the others were talking wine, tobacco and Botticelli as well as they could, though most of them knew more about coal, cotton or creosote than the subjects they were affecting to discuss. The "Goldfish" The decay of stone, either in buildings or monuments, may be arrested by heating and treating with paraffin mixed with a little creosote. Burroughs' Encyclopaedia of Astounding Facts and Useful Information, 1889 A factory which distilled a good standard tar for roofing paper recovered, besides benzole and naphtha, also about ten per cent. of creosote oil, used for one hundred parts raw paper, 176.4 partially distilled tar. Scientific American Supplement, No. 821, September 26, 1891 The substances used to preserve the tissues are Canada balsam, Dammar balsam, glycerine, Farrant's solution, potassium acetate, spirits, naphtha, and creosote. Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885 He sank into his easy chair and slowly inhaled this fermented juice of oats and barley: a pronounced taste of creosote was in his mouth. Against the Grain Antiseptic treatment, such as creosoting, is the best prevention. The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing Salicylic acid is an antiseptic, and like many other substances, such as carbolic acid, creosote, etc., has the power of preventing the decay of organic substances. Science in the Kitchen. But after a while the earthenware pipes were displaced and broken, the process was given up, and Galveston bridge is now creosoted. Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885 Rectified spirits may be used for mounting softened bone and tooth, and naphtha and creosote are useful for preserving urinary casts. Scientific American Supplement, No. 492, June 6, 1885 They treat the woods with such chemicals as creosote, zinc chloride and other preservatives. The School Book of Forestry The sapwood of white oak may be impregnated with creosote with comparative ease, while the heartwood is practically impenetrable. The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing By these means the juices are abstracted by the salt, and at the same time the flesh is contracted and hardened by the action of creosote and pyroligneous acid from the smoke. Science in the Kitchen. This merely confirms the general conclusion which has been stated under the head of creosoting, that nothing but the impregnation with creosote, and plenty of it, is an effectual protection against the teredo. Scientific American Supplement, No. 514, November 7, 1885 Iron pipe was used at first, then asphalt, concrete, boxes of sand and creosoted wood. The History of the Telephone He had creosote and camphor, and went to bed early, with his tooth tied up in red flannel. The Wouldbegoods The absorption of creosote by the cell walls of wood. The Mechanical Properties of Wood Including a Discussion of the Factors Affecting the Mechanical Properties, and Methods of Timber Testing At half-past twelve the dentist came in from the "Parlors," bringing with him the smell of creosote and of ether. McTeague To disinfect one Shawnee, you need to wash him in at least six waters—to inject his veins, as it were, with Christian creosote. Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 04, April 23, 1870 The lower end of the stake is sawed to a point, and is dipped in coal tar or creosote, or other preservative. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) Herr Maassen, V. S., Wümemburg, has lately introduced, and with much success, the use of creosote for the cure of canker in the ear. The Dog Both wood tar, well known under the name of creosote, and coal tar are powerful antiseptics. Scientific American Supplement, No. 417, December 29, 1883 The men, with the exception of Old Grannis, began to smoke, the smell of their tobacco mingling with the odors of ether, creosote, and stale bedding, which pervaded the "Parlors." McTeague Wood creosote, it has been frequently stated, is adulterated with coal tar creosote, or phenol. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 Any antiseptic, such as corrosive sublimate, creosote, or even paint, may answer the purpose; creosote, however, possesses the most penetrating powers of any. Manual of Gardening (Second Edition) In some cases, where the disease showed itself in a less degree, the creosote was dissolved in water, instead of spirit of wine. The Dog To use the author's words, bacteria may be pickled in creosote and carbolic acid without being deprived of their vitality. Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 The whole place exhaled a mingled odor of bedding, creosote, and ether. McTeague The object of my experiments has been to prove the identity of wood creosote and its freedom from phenol. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 For this purpose Dr. Mackenzie has used various volatile antiseptics, such as creosote, carbolic acid, and thymol. Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881 First mix the creosote and oil, then add the solution and shake. Dogs and All about Them Others—the alums, ferrous sulphate, ferric chloride, magnesic and aluminic chlorides, bleaching powder, camphor, salicylic acid, chloroform, creosote, and carbolic acid—decidedly arrested the development of bacteria. Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 No. 2.—Take of simple cerate 1 oz.; creosote 1 drachm; calomel 30 grains: mix and use in the same manner as the first. The Book of Household Management The object of this query can be but one, namely, to inquire whether the wood creosote offered for sale is a pure article, or not; and if not, what is the impurity present? Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 As absorption of the particular drug employed is not necessary, and therefore not to be desired, Dr. Mackenzie now uses creosote only, either pure or dissolved in one to three parts of rectified spirits. Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881 When the nerve is exposed, wet it with creosote or carbolic acid. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics The author concludes that amounts of chloroform, phenol, and creosote, varying from ¼ to 3 per cent., do not destroy bacteria, although their functional activity is decidedly arrested while in contact with these reagents. Scientific American Supplement, No. 288, July 9, 1881 He had to accept eau-de-Cologne and to refuse creosote in consequence; but that was easy. The Mill on the Floss Equal volumes of anhydrous glycerine and wood creosote make a turbid mixture, separating on standing. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 The result obtained appears to bear out the experiments of Schüller of Greifswald, who found that animals rendered artificially tuberculous were cured by being made to inhale creosote water for lengthened periods. Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881 In the case of bad burns that take off the skin, creosote water is the best remedy. American Woman's Home Turpentine.—Small drops placed on the discs of some leaves killed them, as did likewise drops of creosote. Insectivorous Plants Carvacrol much resembles creosote in appearance, and is used in similar cases of tooth-ache, but its effect is much more speedy and certain. Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets If three volumes of water be added, the separation of the wood creosote is immediate. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 Carbolic acid seems to be absorbed, for it has been detected freely in the urine after it had been inhaled; but this does not happen with creosote. Scientific American Supplement, No. 286, June 25, 1881 The same remedy answers when any form of copper, or tin, or zinc poison is taken, and also for creosote. American Woman's Home Well, you see, sir, the odor of creosote is so heavy it won't float in the air, but just settles down over everything, like mildew on a pair of boots. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley Take of lard 7-1/2 drms., creosote 10 drops, solution of subacetate of lead 10 drops, watery extract of opium 1 grain; mix. Young's Demonstrative Translation of Scientific Secrets One volume of wood creosote added to two volumes of glycerine; the former is not dissolved, but separates on standing. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 Chloroform is preferable to creosote, or whatever abominable element is the principal ingredient of smoke and cold! At Last The best coating is a wood preservative, the principal ingredient of which is creosote. One Thousand Questions in California Agriculture Answered You can store flour below deck aft and creosoted piling on deck for'd—and you won't be out two weeks before that flour is spoiled. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley A preparation, in which I could perceive the taste and odour of creosote, was inserted in the cavity of the decayed tooth. Off-Hand Sketches A Little Dashed with Humor Three parts of a mixture containing 75 per cent, of glycerine and 25 of water to 1 part of wood creosote show no increase of volume of glycerine, and wood creosote separates. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 Ten drops of beechwood creosote morning and night, on a fifty cent respirator, is all the drug treatment necessary, or useful. The Royal Road to Health Poor Tom has got a dreadful toothache, and I came down to find some creosote for him. An Old-Fashioned Girl "I tell ye I dinna care for creosote in ma porridge." Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley Agnes was leaning over the creosoted garden-gate, and behind her there stood a young man who had the figure of a Greek athlete and the face of an English one. The Longest Journey Were any phenol present in the wood creosote, the increase in the volume of the glycerine solution, if in a graduated tube, would distinctly indicate the percentage of phenol present. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 So he thought within himself, "Come forth, some kind of plant," and there appeared the creosote bush. Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest And we was loaded with cement and creosote, and the creosote got loose. The Mutiny of the Elsinore Master or mate, creosote tastes the same to me. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley Number One has had the misfortune to tread in the creosote. The Sign of the Four Collodion or albumen with an equal bulk of wood creosote makes a perfect mixture without coagulation. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 Next he created some black insects which made black gum on the creosote bush. Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest Such leadership was inspiriting, and in truth all the harm the mob managed to achieve was to set fire to one—only one—stack of railway-sleepers, which, being creosoted, burned well. Nostromo, a Tale of the Seaboard "A little creosoted piling now and then is bully for the best of men," he cackled. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley Wood creosote does not coagulate albumen, and is, therefore, not as serviceable. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 Bromine solution with wood creosote gives a reddish brown precipitate. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 The general sales of creosote by the pharmacist are in small quantities as a toothache remedy, and phenol has the power of coagulating albumen, which effectually relieves the suffering. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 This is, perhaps, the reason that it has become, in a great measure, supplanted in general sale by the coal tar creosote, to say nothing of the argument of a lower cost. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 "I'll bet you a uniform cap we're stuck with a cargo of creosoted piling—and hell hath no fury like a creosoted pile." Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley The mate inclined his head at the delicate compliment; and Matt, observing this, decided that a few more of the same from time to time would do much to alleviate a diet of creosote. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley Two samples of commercial creosote which, from the low cost, were known to be of coal tar origin gave the negative tests, showing that they were phenol. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 And then he could have slipped in some mild complaint about the creosote, the trouble he had in getting a crew, and so on. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley And here's another footnote: 'Chief Mate Michael J. Murphy very gallantly declined to leave when he smelled the creosote, and was a tower of strength when it came to stowing the nitrate. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley And just think, Skinner, how the man Peasley must have felt when he came off dry dock, all clean and nice, and then had to slop her up with another cargo of creosoted piling? Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley The dirtiest cargo Mr. Skinner could think of, with the exception of a load of creosoted piling, was another cargo of the same. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley Corroborative experiments were made by mixing 10 to 20 per cent, of phenol with samples of the beechwood creosote, but in every case each of the tests named showed the presence of the phenol. Scientific American Supplement, No. 363, December 16, 1882 He had stood much of late and his stomach was a trifle sensitive from a diet of creosote straight. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley You'd better take a little rest now for a couple of weeks and get your stomach in order after all that creosote. Cappy Ricks Or, the Subjugation of Matt Peasley |
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