| 单词 | pumice |
| 例句 | One day he brought a pumice stone out of his suit jacket pocket, and cream; he brandished a nail file, cuticle scissors, a bottle of nail polish. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Hands rubbed me with pumice and scented cleansers. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z He kept his hands smooth with a pumice stone, so that even though they were fishermen’s hands they felt good stroking her shoulders. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Her pumiced spear at the ready, Sosie crouched behind the bush to watch and wait. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z I want to go back to the house and up to the bathroom and scrub and scrub, with the harsh soap and the pumice, to get every trace of this smell off my skin. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Even though this place is called the Gardens of Glen- wood, there are nothing but weeds and the dusty pumice rock in the central open area. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z The pumice rock minefield was dotted with stubborn weeds armed with sharp thistles, which poked up through the cheap layer of thin black plastic under the brick- colored lava bits. Counting by 7s 2013-08-29T00:00:00Z They tried soap and water, earth and a scrubbing brush, and lastly a pumice stone and lye, but they could not remove the crosses. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z He went to the bathroom and scrubbed himself with disinfectants, scraping his hide with pumice stone. The Assassination of Brangwain Spurge 2018-09-25T00:00:00Z Mariam sat in the far corner by herself, working on her heels with a pumice stone, insulated by a wall of steam from the passing shapes. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z “The general albedo of Mercury is low and most of the soil is gray pumice. Something like the Moon, you know. Beautiful, isn’t it?” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z But each time Brother Luke’s fingers sought out rough places that must be rubbed down with pumice. The Door in the Wall 1949-01-03T00:00:00Z I soap myself, use the scrub brush and the piece of pumice for sanding off dead skin. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z The girls were taking turns with the pumice stone, scraping it along the ends of sticks to make spears. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z Once her feet had been like balls of baked clay, but Sister Gladys had made her work on them with a pumice stone. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z The ship wandered from island to island—there were about eighteen in all—and Darwin ventured ashore, scrambling through the pumice, collecting birds, plants, and lizards. The Gene 2016-06-02T00:00:00Z She rubbed her with oil, scraped her with a strigil, scrubbed her hands and feet with pumice, and washed her hair, pouring jug after jug of water over her. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z He bathed in icy water and scrubbed and scratched his body with a block of pumice stone, and the pain of his scraping seemed good to him. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z The fertile single-crop fields of the Central Valley transitioned to a forest of spindly firs and pines and pumice rock. In a Rented RV, Roaming Western Roads 2012-05-20T04:47:18Z A tour de force of engineering, the building was constructed using progressively lighter materials, with travertine at the base, unreinforced concrete for the coffered dome, and a lightweight pumice mixture at the top. Crowning Glory 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z At the Big Obsidian Flow, an eruption covered more than a square mile with volcanic glass, pumice and smooth, black obsidian. Lava lands add geologic ‘wow’ to Bend’s big attractions 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z I’ll grab a scrub brush, then move on to a pumice stone. For the gardener, cleanliness is next to . . . impossible 2015-07-21T04:00:00Z For extra credit, buy a pumice stone and exfoliate your heels in the shower. Men, Are You Wearing Sandals This Summer? Read This First 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z If that doesn’t work, try Bar Keepers Friend, which contains pumice, a mild abrasive. 56 Essential Survival Skills for Homeowners 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z They were like pumice stones because their hearts were filled with holes, he wrote, like painted ships because they looked pretty but contained only lead. What Does Misogyny Look Like? 2019-03-08T05:00:00Z At the same time, they borrow from sculpture by using a handful of materials — pumice stone, insulation board, upholstery foam — to create distinct parts. What to See in New York Art Galleries This Week 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z The dome itself is made of a porous type of limestone, like pumice, mixed with concrete, and has five rings of 28 rectangular coffers. The 25 Rooms That Influence the Way We Design 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z Now it was bits of pumice, and rocks that were blackened and burned and shattered by the fire. Quiz: Volcanoes in literature 2010-04-16T13:22:00Z He put in at a port called Stabiae, hoping to reassure the panicky townspeople, and eventually perished, suffocated by falling ash and pumice, while trying to pretend there was nothing to worry about. They Were the Renaissance Men of Roman Antiquity 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Everything in the city — even fleeing men, women, children and animals — lay covered for centuries under nearly 10 feet of ash and pumice. Pompeii travels across time to Seattle in 2015 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z It’s made of poured concrete, which gets thinner and lighter with height — the highest part is made with pumice, an airy volcanic stone. Seeing ancient Rome: The things that were Caesar’s 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z The eruption blanketed the area in 230 miles of it, and pumice. Visitors jockey for access to Mount St. Helens during peak hiking season 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z From the edge of the cinder-cone crater I could tell it was filled with sharp fragments of lava and pumice. Lava lands add geologic ‘wow’ to Bend’s big attractions 2017-06-14T04:00:00Z For non-diabetics, both podiatrists recommended staying away from razors and sticking with pumice stones or files. ‘A pandemic of broken toes’: How life at home has been painful for feet 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Volcanic ash and pumice encapsulated the bodies at Pompeii. Pompeii exhibit in NYC shines light on buried city 2011-03-04T15:42:09Z If Irving’s sculptures resemble archaeological specimens pulled from ash and pumice and situated in deep geological time, a closer look reveals that these works document the near-present. Kahlil Robert Irving Roves Across Millenniums at MoMA 2022-03-23T04:00:00Z Like the inhabitants of Pompeii, prehistoric Santorinians were buried under dozens of feet of pumice stone and ash, covering the city of Akrotiri, which is still being excavated today. On Santorini, the indigenous tomato paste gets its own historical museum 2016-01-28T05:00:00Z Once in the park and before reaching the visitors’ center, I pulled over at a picnic area to look at dramatic, rocky ravines and spires of pumice and ash bordering Annie Creek. In Oregon’s lone National Park, hike the country’s deepest, bluest lake 2016-10-06T04:00:00Z Pompeii was home to about 13,000 people when the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, with a force equivalent to 40 atomic bombs, buried the town under ash, pumice, pebbles and dust. Column and wall crumble in fresh damage at Italy's ancient Pompeii 2014-06-26T04:00:00Z It started as soapy fun, but was soon rubbing raw with a pumice stone. The best TV episodes of 2017, from The Deuce to Line of Duty 2017-12-21T05:00:00Z Traverse primeval forest, old lava flows, new mud flows, pumice plains and flowered meadows. Best of the best: Author's 10 picks from new Washington ‘Classic Hikes’ guide 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z Convinced of the powers of exfoliation, I tried to scrub the cystic acne off my back with a foot pumice. My year without makeup 2013-01-10T01:00:00Z Mount St. Helens’ eruptive history began roughly 40,000 years ago with dacitic volcanism, behavior that tends to be explosive and yields large amounts of ash and pumice. 400 earthquakes recorded under Mount St. Helens since mid-July 2023-11-07T05:00:00Z A huge bang was heard more than 100 kilometres away, pumice and ash fell on the surrounding islands, and a deadly cloud of poisonous gas claimed several lives. Mystery of volcanic tsunami solved after 373 years 2023-10-26T04:00:00Z A massive “raft” of very lightweight rocks called pumice is floating across the South Pacific Ocean. Massive Eruption of Undersea Volcano in Tonga 2022-01-17T05:00:00Z During the first, the volcano vomited hot gas, ash, and pulverized pumice, which caved in roofs in Pompeii and toppled trees. How did Pompeii’s victims really die? 2023-08-22T04:00:00Z It's extraordinary to think that one-third of the city buried under pumice and ash has yet to be excavated. Kitchen shrine serpents and other fascinating new Pompeii discoveries 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z The most renowned set turned up in the 1770s at Pompeii’s so-called House of the Surgeon, which was buried under a layer of ash and pumice during the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Scalpel, Forceps, Bone Drill: Modern Medicine in Ancient Rome 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z Critically, however, this grit, which is sometimes called pumice, is not associated with fibrosis. ‘Plasticosis’ in Seabirds Could Herald New Era of Animal Disease 2023-03-22T04:00:00Z Flesh-footed shearwaters naturally swallow pumice, a lightweight and porous volcanic rock, that helps the birds digest their food. Birds are eating too much of our plastic 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z We could see the mats of denuded trees but also the prairie lupine pushing through the dry pumice. A volcanic change in social-media landscape 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z “It’s more like a large layer of ash, steam and pumice over the ocean,” Rennie Vaiomounga, a geologist at Tonga Geological Services, told The Washington Post. A volcano in Tonga birthed a new island. Consider it limited edition. 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Her tool of choice on my calluses was a pumice stone. Ecstasy for your feet feels like a therapeutic pedicure 2022-09-22T04:00:00Z From the pumice beach at the bottom, swirling mists gave the lake an otherworldly air. An active adventure across the Azores’ volcanic islands 2022-09-09T04:00:00Z But the level of pumice in the shearwaters' digestive tracts was not correlated with more scarring. Birds are eating too much of our plastic 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Right now, I am seeing a lot of pumice but hoping to eventually see prairie lupines. A volcanic change in social-media landscape 2022-12-09T05:00:00Z A telltale sign of an underwater eruption is a pool of volcanic pebbles — or pumice — that leaves the surface of the water looking like a rocky beach, Vaiomounga added. A volcano in Tonga birthed a new island. Consider it limited edition. 2022-09-26T04:00:00Z Treat it: Hillary Brenner, a podiatrist in New York City and New Jersey, recommends soaking a callus or corn for 10 minutes daily in warm water, then gently filing it down with a pumice stone. Taking the right steps to prevent or treat foot problems 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z Some pumice is so full of vesicles that the density of the rock drops low enough that it will float. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z This makes sense — the birds evolved to swallow rocks, not plastic, so if pumice was causing damage, it would have affected the birds' health long ago. Birds are eating too much of our plastic 2023-03-08T05:00:00Z Also not going anywhere are the shore’s volcanic rocks, like giant pumice stones, that gave the work space of the artist Kehinde Wiley its name: Black Rock Senegal. At Dakar’s Biennale, the City Itself Is the Most Colorful Canvas 2022-06-01T04:00:00Z “Then the volcano erupts and he’s buried in pumice.” From the Ancient Ashes of Vesuvius, Human DNA 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z Once you've completed this, you can add fresh bonsai soil — typically a mixture of akadama, pumice, lava rock, organic potting compost, and fine gravel. How to care for a bonsai tree and make it live forever 2022-04-05T04:00:00Z For stubborn toilet stains, Short recommends using a pumice stone. Getting schooled on how to clean the grossest parts of the bathroom | Produced by Seattle Times Marketing 2022-02-21T05:00:00Z With some plants, such as cacti and succulents, she said, a soil medium such as cactus potting soil or pumice substrate is preferred. How to propagate houseplants and what to know before you cut 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z Recently, she’s begun adding rough textures by combining pumice and pigment, a mix that’s molded into backdrops that can fill much of a picture’s territory. Review | In the galleries: The art of looking inward to provoke societal change 2022-02-11T05:00:00Z Look for a pumice stone with a handle attached, which will make it easy to gently rub over your foot, sloughing off dead skin. Stop soaking: Here’s how to treat the dry, cracked skin on your feet 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Q: I’ve noticed an increase in pumice use in the gardening world. Garden Q&A: How to remove invasive grass, compost cardboard and more 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z Instead they actively pursued the shark—and began rubbing their bodies against its tail as though it were an exfoliating pumice stone. Fish Rub Up Against Sharks, for Exfoliation or Maybe Just Good Feels 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z A major clear-up operation has started in the Japanese island of Okinawa to remove pumice stone, which has accumulated along its coast after a huge underwater volcanic eruption in August. What happens when you try to swim in floating stone 2021-10-30T04:00:00Z Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihiko Isozaki told reporters Friday that the pumice pebble damages have so far affected 11 ports on Okinawa and 19 others in the Kagoshima prefecture on Japan’s southernmost island of Kyushu. Pumice pileup from undersea volcano causing damage in Japan 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z “Use the pumice stone in the shower, or right after the shower, a few days a week to try to maintain” healthy skin, Parthasarathy said. Stop soaking: Here’s how to treat the dry, cracked skin on your feet 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Is pumice beneficial to add to my garden this spring? Garden Q&A: How to remove invasive grass, compost cardboard and more 2022-01-06T05:00:00Z The prefectural government held the first meeting of an emergency response council Wednesday and confirmed its policy to start removing the pumice stones as soon as possible with help from a relevant national system. Okinawa port clogged with tons of floating pumice 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z Any imperfections, any divots or ridges, must be judiciously smoothed, and a climber’s equipment includes pumice stones, sandpaper and emery boards. When it comes to Olympic sports climbing, hands are the ultimate 'problem' solvers 2021-08-04T04:00:00Z He approached a life-size marble portrait of a topless woman — a present from the model’s husband for their poolside — and started smoothing her cheek with a pumice stone. ‘We Don’t Need Another Michelangelo’: In Italy, It’s Robots’ Turn to Sculpt 2021-07-11T04:00:00Z Parthasarathy recommends steering clear of metal foot files or callus removers — or anything sharper than a pumice stone. Stop soaking: Here’s how to treat the dry, cracked skin on your feet 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Gloves protected my hands from the rough pumice as I scrambled up a boulder ridge that brought me to the antenna of a seismic station. ‘Mount St. Helens humbled me, and I’m grateful for it’ — one writer’s experience attempting to summit a volcano 2021-06-23T04:00:00Z The pumice is believed to have been ejected from the Fukutokuokanoba submarine volcano near the Ogasawara Islands, which erupted in August. Okinawa port clogged with tons of floating pumice 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z The final steps include trimming the edges, brushing, combing and using a power sander and pumice stone to buff the leather on the opposite side of the fiber. Woman-operated Wisconsin tanning company is all natural 2021-04-03T04:00:00Z Ash and pumice rained across the Mediterranean, and tsunami waves rolled onto faraway shores in Crete. Long-Awaited Update Arrives for Radiocarbon Dating 2020-09-11T04:00:00Z In 1748, a group of explorers discovered the almost perfectly preserved city under a hardened carpet of ash and pumice. Pompeii ruins show that the Romans invented recycling 2020-04-26T04:00:00Z It was a perilous voyage, through a soft fall of ash and pumice, and at one point, with the sea growing wilder, a helmsman recommended they turn back. Here Lies the Skull of Pliny the Elder, Maybe 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z According to the prefectural government, pumice began washing ashore on Kita-Daitojima island early this month and have been confirmed throughout Okinawa Island as well. Okinawa port clogged with tons of floating pumice 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z The team also reported finding pumice stones from the cave. Neanderthals Could Swim. They Even Dived. 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z The team reported another surprise: the discovery of pumices – lumps of volcanic rock that they say were probably collected by Neanderthals from the beach. Neanderthals dived for shells to make tools, research suggests 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z But no island was created, because pumice, formed when lava quickly quenches in seawater and traps gas, is buoyant, not adhesive, and easily drifts away. This Volcano Destroyed an Island, Then Created a New One 2019-11-14T05:00:00Z The ancient Roman city, near Naples, was buried by volcanic ash and pumice with the fierce eruption of Mount Vesuvius in A.D. In Pompeii, scientists unearth gladiator fresco 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z About 150 Indian mackerel, which were being raised in a cage at the fishing port, died after apparently swallowing pumice. Okinawa port clogged with tons of floating pumice 2021-10-29T04:00:00Z “There never was any record of Neanderthals collecting pumices,” said Dr. Villa. Neanderthals Could Swim. They Even Dived. 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z He also noted that the pumice raft is just one two-thousandth the size of the Great Barrier Reef, and that coral rarely settles on pumice. Pumice raft floating in South Pacific after underwater volcano eruption - The Washington Post 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Such pumice rafts, as they are known, appear occasionally around the world—perhaps once or twice a decade, and always as a surprise. Don’t Believe the Hype: The Pumice Raft Won’t Save the Great Barrier Reef 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z The sea of pumice - the size of 20,000 football fields - was first reported by Australian sailors earlier this month. Giant volcanic rock 'raft' found in Pacific Ocean 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The pumice raft, which is about 150 sq km, was produced by an underwater volcano near Tonga. Massive pumice 'raft' spotted in the Pacific could help replenish Great Barrier Reef 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z The mayor said that “a part of the island covered with a thick blanket of pumice looks like a post-war scene.” Italy firefighters douse fires on Stromboli after eruptions 2019-07-04T04:00:00Z The couple had sailed upon what scientists call a “pumice raft,” a mass of floating, porous rock that forms when a volcano erupts from the ocean floor. Pumice raft floating in South Pacific after underwater volcano eruption - The Washington Post 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z I would not be surprised if, by the time the pumice reaches Australia, there is a diverse community of things living on it. Don’t Believe the Hype: The Pumice Raft Won’t Save the Great Barrier Reef 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z "At the moment there are more than a trillion pieces of pumice all floating together, but over time it will break up and disperse across the area," he said. Giant volcanic rock 'raft' found in Pacific Ocean 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The pumice was created when an underwater volcano erupted off Tonga. Massive pumice 'raft' spotted in the Pacific could help replenish Great Barrier Reef 2019-08-25T04:00:00Z She is similarly averse to objects such as sponges or pumice stones as well as things with bubbles or bumps, such as skin rashes. Why are trypophobics scared of crumpets? 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z The hot lava, full of gas bubbles, cools in the ocean water and produces pumice, which floats to the surface above the eruption. Pumice raft floating in South Pacific after underwater volcano eruption - The Washington Post 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z It’s supercool: there was an underwater volcanic event that released all this material that wound up creating this huge pumice plume that clung together. Don’t Believe the Hype: The Pumice Raft Won’t Save the Great Barrier Reef 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z "At the moment the pumice will be bare and barren, but over the next few weeks it's going to start getting organisms attached to it," he said. Giant volcanic rock 'raft' found in Pacific Ocean 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Caught in the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, many died when buildings collapsed under heavy ash and pumice. 'Hovercraft effect' may explain deadly speed of volcanic gas clouds 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z The researchers used material that erupted in the year 232 A.D. from New Zealand’s Taupo volcano, which spread rich sources of pumice and ash conveniently a few hours’ drive from Massey University. Deadly Volcanic Flows Glide on Their Own Cushion of Air 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z They posted photos of their discovery to Facebook, and in the week since have received homework assignments from scientists and university professors looking for photos and specimens of the pumice the Hoults collected. Pumice raft floating in South Pacific after underwater volcano eruption - The Washington Post 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z A pumice raft is not going to fix it. Don’t Believe the Hype: The Pumice Raft Won’t Save the Great Barrier Reef 2019-08-30T04:00:00Z The pumice is currently drifting westwards towards Fiji, and is likely to pass New Caledonia and Vanuatu before potentially reaching Australia in a year's time. Giant volcanic rock 'raft' found in Pacific Ocean 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Vesuvius in 79 A.D., which buried the Roman city of Pompeii in fire, pumice and ash. Archaeologists in Pompeii Find Fresco of Narcissus in ‘Extraordinary’ Condition 2019-02-15T05:00:00Z Besides this product the remains of five hogsheads of fish will produce one tun of pumice or fish guano, the best fertilizer known, and worth by itself $20 per tun.” The Fight over Abortion Heats Up, 1969; The Price of Helium, 1919 2019-01-05T05:00:00Z Among them was Scott Bryan, a geologist and associate professor at Queensland University of Technology, who has been studying underwater volcanic pumice for two decades, he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Pumice raft floating in South Pacific after underwater volcano eruption - The Washington Post 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z The horse, too, was covered in pumice and ash. Ancient Purebred Horse With Bronze-Plated Saddle Is Discovered in Pompeii 2018-12-26T05:00:00Z The fragments look like bits of volcanic pumice. Team studies bones to identify the disappeared in Mexico 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z They shot pea-sized pebbles of a rock called antigorite, similar to the material of carbonaceous chondrites, at a small sample of pumice, meant to mimic a dry earth. How Asteroids May Have Brought Water to Earth 2018-05-15T04:00:00Z The new sinkhole opened up over pumice terrain, but it's only one of many sites around the world where the ground is prone to collapsing underfoot. Why a Massive Sinkhole Tore Open in New Zealand 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z The pumice raft has the potential to deposit new, healthy coral around the reef, Bryan said. Pumice raft floating in South Pacific after underwater volcano eruption - The Washington Post 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z We're talking about the kinds of eruptions that hurl ash and pumice so high and so far that the landscape for hundreds or thousands of miles around is blanketed in thick, choking ash. The Long Reach of Mount Mazama 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z So, when the lava cools it forms different rock types, such as basalt, pumice and obsidian. The Versatile Volcanic Rock That’s Showing Up in Home Décor 2018-03-08T05:00:00Z Perhaps, she thought, they were “using these rocks like humans using pumice stones, to get rid of calluses or dead skin.” Even Whales Have to Exfoliate 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Females walk down into the lake and attach their eggs to algae mats or in pumice rock crevices. Tiny Bugs Are Having Sex on Your Face Right Now 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z Martin Jutzeler, a lecturer at the University of Tasmania who studies underwater volcanoes, told the BBC that one downside is that pumice rafts can also transport nonnative, invasive species from one ocean habitat to another. Pumice raft floating in South Pacific after underwater volcano eruption - The Washington Post 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z We're talking about eruptions that bury landscapes for hundreds of square miles in pumice fields tens of feet thick. The Long Reach of Mount Mazama 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z The ancient Greeks burned it off, while Romans used pumice stones to rub it away. An Ouchless Guide to Laser Hair Removal: The Pros and Cons 2017-08-31T04:00:00Z Beauty note: a bit of a go-over on the heels with the pumice stone is advisable. Ditch the denim! What to wear to the office in the heatwave 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z Reused material would help fill the former pumice mine and fill the third cell. OSU-Cascades campus expanding to former mine, landfill 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z NASA’s Terra satellite detected the pumice raft Aug. 9, and the Operational Land Imager on Landsat 8 captured images of it days later on Aug. 13, according to the Earth Observatory at NASA. Pumice raft floating in South Pacific after underwater volcano eruption - The Washington Post 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Now, pumice is light, I grant you that. The Long Reach of Mount Mazama 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z By analyzing the white pumice for geochemical clues, the team found that the Millennium Eruption actually emitted a large amount of sulfur into the atmosphere, an estimated 45 megatons of it. Only a Rumbling Volcano Could Make North Korea and the West Play Nice 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z Donkeys usually keep their hooves naturally pumiced by foraging for long miles over rocky ground. How a Donkey Became My Running Partner 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z The university plans to use cleaned material from the 76-acre landfill to partially fill an adjacent 46-acre former pumice mine it bought a year ago. OSU-Cascades campus expanding to former mine, landfill 2017-03-10T05:00:00Z Shannon Lenz and Tom Whitehead encountered the pumice raft as well, telling the BBC in a video interview that the floating stones had stretched “to the horizon on all sides.” Pumice raft floating in South Pacific after underwater volcano eruption - The Washington Post 2019-08-26T04:00:00Z Close to the road, you'll notice all these lovely red and black bits mixed in with the yellow-white pumice. The Long Reach of Mount Mazama 2018-04-01T04:00:00Z I picked up a white hunk that looked like pumice. Fine Dining for a Better World? 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z The pumice mine currently belongs to 4 R Equipment, a Bend company owned by Jack Robinson and Sons. OSU-Cascades considering pumice mine property for expansion 2015-10-27T04:00:00Z They hiked on the volcano's pumice plain and worked with researchers from Boise State University. Girls Take On Science at Mount St. Helens 2015-08-31T04:00:00Z They hiked on the volcano’s pumice plain and worked with researchers from Boise State University. GeoGirls take on science at Mount St. Helens 2015-08-29T04:00:00Z It’s normal for bacteria to live on your skin, so when you use a cuticle clipper or pumice stone, you’re transferring those bacteria to the tools. 10 Products You Think Are Healthy (But Aren't) 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z The final ascent requires navigating a loose mixture of ash, pumice and other volcanic rock on a steep incline. Guided hikes on Mount St. Helens offer up-close views 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Microbeads are plastic bits used as exfoliants in products ranging from face scrubs to toothpaste, and replaced such natural abrasives as crushed almonds and pumice. Editorials from around New York 2015-04-22T04:00:00Z Prof Russell believes the person who erased parts of the book used a pumice stone. Doodles and poems found in Black Book of Carmarthen 2015-04-01T04:00:00Z The $30 million request could be used to construct additional buildings in a 46-acre former pumice mine adjacent to the 10 acres the university already purchased. OSU-Cascades request not in Kitzhaber’s budget 2014-12-07T05:00:00Z Stay safe: Wash pumice stones with soap and water every time you use it and get a new one every three to four weeks. 10 Products You Think Are Healthy (But Aren't) 2015-08-28T04:00:00Z At this point we rose to investigate further, and were sharply jolted awake when we realized that it was ash and small pebbles of pumice raining down on us, not water. Dynamic Planet: Under the Volcano in Papua New Guinea 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z “Lava Landscape,” which was created by Ragna Robertsdottir over the course of a week in June, is made of lava pumice collected from the foothills of Mount Hekla in southern Iceland. Inspiration From a Dramatic Landscape 2014-08-29T04:00:00Z “Just make sure you aren’t being treated with used pumice” — this porous rock used for exfoliating skin can harbor bacteria — “and don’t be afraid to ask questions” about sterilization procedures for all equipment. When getting a pedicure, here’s how to avoid getting a foot infection, fungus, etc. According to industry experts, microbeads started becoming popular with big companies about a decade ago as replacements for harsher scrubbing ingredients like pumice. States Are Cracking Down on Face Wash 2014-05-06T09:45:45Z "I'm very sad about him being in hospital," says Kekana Mangqwambi, sitting outside his son's round hut on Thursday morning, getting a pumice foot wash. South Africa Prepares for Mandela's Passing 2013-06-27T10:19:15Z By this point, sizable chunks of pumice and other debris were bombarding us as we coiled the lines and tried to find a path ahead of us. Dynamic Planet: Under the Volcano in Papua New Guinea 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z “For me, I identify more with the abusive mother-in-law,” she said, her clothes tattered and face pockmarked like a pumice stone. Role-Playing To Stop The Abuse 2013-04-23T08:45:00Z Pompeii, a trading town of 20,000 inhabitants, was covered in ash and pumice so quickly that many residents died in their homes. Pompeii is hottest ticket for British tourists fired up by new shows 2013-04-13T13:44:35Z The village of Tambora, closer to the volcano, vanished under a flood of pumice. Tambora Erupts in 1815 and Changes World History [Excerpt] 2013-03-01T18:45:00.280Z It hurled larger blocks of old lava and limestone at Pompeii along with the pumice. How Pompeii Perished 2012-11-27T14:45:10.340Z On Thursday we had an unexpected haul of pumice fresh from an underwater volcanic eruption. Kermadecs Islands: Shark fishing with Clinton Duffy 2012-08-13T18:45:00.190Z "A small eruption occurred in 2004 and rafts of pumice were observed about a mile offshore, washing up on the beaches for the next weeks" she explained. Vast volcanic 'raft' in Pacific 2012-08-10T13:15:24Z The pumice is lighter than seawater - so the rocks quickly rise to the ocean surface. Volcanic 'raft' in Pacific Ocean 2012-08-11T12:46:21Z Violent explosions from the reaction of lava with cold seawater threw even greater quantities of ash into the atmosphere, and created vast fields of pumice stones along the shoreline. Tambora Erupts in 1815 and Changes World History [Excerpt] 2013-03-01T18:45:00.280Z The pumice fall made it terribly difficult for people to flee Pompeii. How Pompeii Perished 2012-11-27T14:45:10.340Z The engineering crew checked the ship’s water filters yesterday and, along with the usual mess of leaves and seaweed, they found a lot of small pieces of pumice. Kermadecs Islands: Shark fishing with Clinton Duffy 2012-08-13T18:45:00.190Z The unusual phenomenon was probably the result of pumice being released from an underwater volcano, experts said. Vast volcanic 'raft' in Pacific 2012-08-10T13:15:24Z With pumice rafting, "You're basically colonizing the whole area instantaneously, as opposed to step by step," Bryan said. Submarine Volcanoes Help Rebuild Great Barrier Reef 2012-07-25T13:15:00.200Z Like giant icebergs, the pumice fields remained a hazard to ships for years after the eruption. Tambora Erupts in 1815 and Changes World History [Excerpt] 2013-03-01T18:45:00.280Z Lower floors in Pompeii were protected by their pumice tomb, but above them, walls athwart the flow were bulldozed, surviving roofs ripped off. How Pompeii Perished 2012-11-27T14:45:10.340Z Helen Bostock has a new collection of pumice to take back to her lab in Wellington and I have a couple of small souvenirs to take home. Kermadecs Islands: Shark fishing with Clinton Duffy 2012-08-13T18:45:00.190Z The bulge and surrounding area slid away in a gigantic rockslide and debris avalanche, releasing pressure, and triggering a major pumice and ash eruption of the volcano. To Mount St. Helens on the 32nd Anniversary of Her May 18th, 1980 Eruption 2012-05-19T00:45:03.397Z The matter transported consisted of soil of various kinds—sand, ashes, fragments of lava, pozzolana and whitish pumice, enclosing grains of uncalcined lime, similar in every respect to those of Pompeii. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" 2012-04-14T02:00:23.707Z Finally by noon on April 12, a faint light broke through, and the captain was struck by the thought that the Benares resembled nothing more than a giant calcified pumice stone. Tambora Erupts in 1815 and Changes World History [Excerpt] 2013-03-01T18:45:00.280Z The wire was next placed between two pieces of charcoal, and a burner applied, so as to produce an intense heat, sufficient to melt down the pumice stone into a small glass-like button. The inventions, researches and writings of Nikola Tesla With special reference to his work in polyphase currents and high potential lighting 2012-03-28T02:00:22.660Z An excellent material for removing the glaze from an emery wheel is a piece of ordinary pumice stone. Modern Machine-Shop Practice, Volumes I and II 2012-03-23T02:00:33.140Z Herculaneum was destroyed by fragments of pumice stone and ashes, scarcely distinguishable from those which one may see raked away from the half-uncovered walls of some new house at Pompeii. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z Heavily clay-coated paper may be cleaned with powdered pumice or a hard eraser. Mending and Repair of Books 2012-03-09T03:00:18.867Z After being scraped with a 'half-round' knife, dried, 'shaved,' dabbed with whitewash, and heated in a stove to remove the grease, they are then scalded and rubbed with pumice until they are fine and smooth.... Highways and Byways in Cambridge and Ely 2012-02-03T03:00:22.657Z The basket may be finished off by using either fine sandpaper, or powdered pumice stone, but in finishing colored baskets, it will be found that singeing will be the most successful method. Practical Basketry 2012-01-28T03:00:23.977Z It is then dipped in an acid solution prepared from dried unripe apricots, and rubbed with pumice or brick powder. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z His ships, approaching the coast towards evening, ran into a hail of pumice stone. Naples Past and Present 2012-03-13T02:00:23.473Z With powdered pumice stone, rub on with a clean cloth. Mending and Repair of Books 2012-03-09T03:00:18.867Z Hunting however was not our object, but the succession of chasms, 100 feet deep, worn through the soft pumice and trachytic tufas by the action of the Tji-Lanang and its little tributary streams. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z There are streams of lava down to the very shore of the sea, but no pumice. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z One of these he says is found in magnesia, is white in colour, does not attract iron and is like pumice stone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z Bread crumbs rolled in a ball or powdered pumice stone put on with a dry cloth will often give good results. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z But the Lipara stone empties itself, as it were, in burning, and becomes like the pumice, changing at once both its colour and density; for before burning it is black, smooth, and compact. De Re Metallica, Translated from the First Latin Edition of 1556 2011-11-16T03:00:21.977Z The occurrence of pumice in such vast quantities is of no slight interest in a geological point of view. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume II (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-03T03:00:07.630Z On its North-west coast, where it is from 100 to 200 feet in perpendicular height, the island presents several small pyramids of pumice, like parasitic warts on the principal mass. Narrative of the Circumnavigation of the Globe by the Austrian Frigate Novara, Volume I (Commodore B. Von Wullerstorf-Urbair,) Undertaken by Order of the Imperial Government in the Years 1857, 1858, & 1859, Under the Immediate Auspices of His I. and R. Highness the Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, Commander-In-Chief of the Austrian Navy. 2012-01-02T03:00:25.873Z In the neighbourhood of Yuhuts, and all along the coast as far west as Horobets, pumice forms the surface soil, showing that in former days frequent eruptions must have taken place. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z Occasional use is found for various other materials, such as powdered pumice stone, sponge rubber, India rubber erasers and art gum. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z He suggests that the panels of the lattice-work ceiling were filled in with concrete made of light pumice stone. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 2 "French Literature" to "Frost, William" 2011-10-14T02:00:26.280Z The water, on escaping, ran down the incline, till absorbed by the pumice dust, although by degrees it cut for itself a channel close to the sides of the tunnel. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z At greater depths and distances the ocean floor receives a slow deposit of exceedingly fine clay, which is believed to be derived from the decomposition of pumice and volcanic dust from insular or submarine volcanoes. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 6 "Geodesy" to "Geometry" 2011-09-19T02:00:10.473Z Precipitous rocks are also frequent along the south-west coast, and thick deposits of pumice—as we have seen—are lying over quaternary rocks, filling up the declivities of mountain lands and river shores. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z All traces of pumice stone, rubber, etc., should be carefully removed. Library Bookbinding 2011-12-24T03:07:58.950Z After cutting, the pipe passes to the sandpapering machines where both inside and outside are thoroughly treated, and it gets a first polishing or smoothing on a pumice stone wheel. Tobacco Leaves Being a Book of Facts for Smokers 2011-09-12T02:00:31.107Z Suddenly Blight stumbled, kicking up a cloud of pumice dust that looked silvery in the moonlight. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z We sank deep in the soft pumice, which blistered our feet with its heat. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z Every piece of glass in a Bentley is given its final polish with finely powdered pumice normally used to polish optical lenses. Bentley Explores SUV With Demand Beyond Sultan of Brunei: Cars 2011-07-26T04:30:53Z When especial lightness was required, the concrete was made with broken pumice stone. Rome 2011-07-24T02:00:10.227Z Some of the newer products being pitched by celebrities include a nonabrasive household cleaner product line called PumMagic, which is made of finely ground pumice and includes a spray, scrubs and sponges. Advertising: Impulse Buying on TV Enters an Even Faster Phase 2011-06-30T00:47:24Z More than once Mr. McKay fancied he heard the crunching of a boot upon the pumice stone. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z The land, down to the water's edge, was covered with powdered pumice stone, which rained down from the clouds around the great column of fire. School Reading by Grades Sixth Year 2011-07-31T02:00:11.420Z “There’s some of that mechanic’s soap—with pumice stone in it—in one of the lockers,” volunteered Cora. The Motor Girls at Camp Surprise The Cave in the Mountains 2011-06-16T02:00:18.377Z A chunky black mass with the force of Niagara surged down Oodori with a pumice of pulverized Hondas, backhoes, boats, and house parts until the basin was flooded and Kamaishi was a lake. Returning to Life in Kamaishi 2011-04-21T21:00:19Z Hulk really fell in love with the pumice pitch.” Advertising: Impulse Buying on TV Enters an Even Faster Phase 2011-06-30T00:47:24Z Stretched upon the thick carpet of powdered pumice were two motionless figures, partially covered with the flow of dust that trickled from the open air like the sand of a gigantic hour-glass. The Nameless Island A Story of some Modern Robinson Crusoes 2011-10-08T02:00:20.880Z Oil-cloth is a coarse canvas which has received a number of coats of thick oil paint, each coat being rubbed smooth with pumice stone before the application of the next. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z Under this rock of lava, which is more than seventy feet high, there is a stratum of pumice and ashes. Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, and Other Volcanos 2011-03-02T03:00:27.050Z When it becomes vesicular, it passes gradually into the highly porous rock called pumice. Geology 2011-02-20T03:00:12.660Z In these cells the pulverized enamel is laid and then fused; afterwards it is filed with a corundum file, then smoothed with a pumice stone and polished by means of crocus powder and rouge. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" 2011-02-06T03:00:53.093Z Ashes and pumice stone kept falling around us. The White Man's Foot 2010-12-28T03:00:15.167Z Rub the surface of the materials with pumice to remove the top liquefied layer of the sealant. For now, tooth decay outweighs sealant concern 2010-12-21T18:56:03Z The sea towards Ba�a had retired a considerable way; though, from the quantity of ashes and broken pumice stones thrown up by the eruption, it appeared almost totally dry. Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, and Other Volcanos 2011-03-02T03:00:27.050Z Entablatures with sharp plinths, slender fluted columns, elegant pedestals for candelabra or vases, even vases themselves which, rapidly revolving, were polished by busy hands with pumice stone. The Breaking of the Storm, Vol. I. 2010-12-20T17:12:22.067Z Pompeii, then home to about 13,000 people, was buried under ash, pumice pebbles and dust by the force of an eruption equivalent to some 40 of today's atomic bombs. Pompeii collapses spark worry and outrage 2010-12-13T12:41:00Z It saw Liverpool's manager repeatedly rub his hands so violently across his face that it appeared as if he were vainly attempting to exfoliate the pain with an imaginary pumice stone. Alan Pardew hits heights on Newcastle bow but Roy Hodgson looks low 2010-12-13T07:01:00Z It smothered vegetation on islands for hundreds of miles around, and carpets of floating pumice covered the seas. Eruptions and Disruptions 2010-04-24T01:39:00Z High grounds, probably sections of cones of ancient Volcanos, being all composed of tufa and strata of loose pumice and burnt matter.60. Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, and Other Volcanos 2011-03-02T03:00:27.050Z Pompeii and the nearby settlement of Herculaneum were consumed by a mixture of heat, falling pumice stone and ash. Frozen figures 2010-04-05T01:08:00Z Concreta, coagulated from particles agglutinated at random; as urinary and salivary calculi; tartar of wine; pumice, formed by fire; stalactite, formed by air; tophus, produced under water, as oolite. Lives of Eminent Zoologists, from Aristotle to Linnæus with Introductory remarks on the Study of Natural History Filling materials used are sodium silicate, or water glass, talc, silex, pumice, starch, borax, tripoli, etc. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. A gas fire, built with pumice and asbestos, lasts without needing a touch for three years, and though less delightful than wood or coal, is infinitely cleaner, and gives no trouble at all. Household Organization In a piece of stratum, calcined from the outside of the Solfaterra, the form and texture of the pumice stones is very discernible. Observations on Mount Vesuvius, Mount Etna, and Other Volcanos 2011-03-02T03:00:27.050Z Occasional meteors striking into the pumice dust—silently, voicing the stillness of his own terror. By Earthlight The white magnet, which was friable, like pumice, and which did not draw iron, was probably simply magnesia. On the magnet, magnetick bodies also, and on the great magnet the earth a new physiology, demonstrated by many arguments & experiments Talc is more readily detected in the soap than starch by washing with it, as talc is insoluble and imparts a roughness to the soap, like sand or pumice, as the soap wears down. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. A gas apparatus with four jets can be laid in any ordinary fire-place, and fitted with pumice and asbestos complete for seven and twenty shillings, perhaps for less; but that is what I have paid. Household Organization Translate: into the chamber roofed with arching pumice. Readings from Latin Verse With Notes One foot slid into a crack filled with pumice dust fine as powder. By Earthlight To clean books with delicate bindings, which are soiled from handling, rub with chamois skin dipped in powdered pumice stone. The Kitchen Encyclopedia Twelfth Edition (Swift & Company) A cold made or semi-boiled cocoanut or palm kernel oil soap is the base used to add the pumice or sand to in making a cake soap of this sort. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. Disperse phase a gas—solid foams, pumice stone, etc.Disperse phase a liquid—liquid inclusions in minerals.Disperse phase a solid—alloys, colored glass, etc. The Chemistry of Plant Life This dainty little book and new, Just polished with the pumice, who Shall now receive?—Cornelius, you! Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. VIII Thereafter, all the pitchers got to carrying rosin or pumice stone in their pockets, for the story quickly went round the circuit, and it is useless to soap the soil in the box any more. Pitching in a Pinch or, Baseball from the Inside Large areas are overlain with trachyte, basalt, obsidian, tuff and pumice. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5 "Cat" to "Celt" A few pieces of pumice stone put into the mixture will prevent the bumping caused by boiling. Soap-Making Manual A Practical Handbook on the Raw Materials, Their Manipulation, Analysis and Control in the Modern Soap Plant. There are very often portions in masses of solid obsidian, which are partially converted into pumice. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The south-eastern slope, shut out by lofty mountains from the fertilizing moisture of the trade-winds, has an entirely different appearance, black rocks, white pumice and red clay being its most characteristic features. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3 "Capefigue" to "Carneades" His body sank down into the thick pumice dust that drifted up around him in a fine powdery blanket of concealment. The Victor I picked up a handful of pumice and let it sift through my fingers. The Colonists Thus the natives of the Hervey Islands account for the many pieces of porous lava and the small pieces of pumice stone found occasionally in their islands. Legends of Ma-ui—a demi god of Polynesia, and of his mother Hina This eruption lasted three months, covering the sea with floating pumice. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Its eruptions produce enormous quantities of pumice, and deep layers of mud, volcanic sand and pumice surround it on the plateau. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 5 "Cosway" to "Coucy" They've probably set things up at the pumice works if there's water there. The Flaming Mountain Nearly all the trees of this type have deep and wide-spreading roots which serve to hold in place the surface deposit of volcanic pumice which covers the slopes of the mountain. The Forests of Mount Rainier National Park And then there came a searing blast of fire and the fragments of the Russian gunboat raining down lazily, seeking their eternal rest in the pumice of Luna's hidden face. The Peacemaker This isle was composed originally of two distinct parts; the first which rose was called the White Island, composed of a mass of pumice, extremely porous. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology They'd kept his face in a steam box by the hour, scrubbed him with pumice stone, electrocuted his lip fringe, made him wear a sleepin' mask, and done everything but peel him alive. Side-stepping with Shorty They reached the pumice works without seeing the geologist's lights again, and Rick stopped at the turnoff. The Flaming Mountain Presently, you notice the stream banks crushing together, the waters tumbling, the pumice changing to granite and basalt; and you are looking over a fall sheer as a plummet, fine as mist. Through Our Unknown Southwest The last of the bombs clattered out of the vents, sending mushrooms of pumice miles into the black sky. The Peacemaker Lava itself may become indirectly the means of preserving terrestrial remains, by overflowing beds of ashes, pumice, and ejected matter, which may have been showered down upon animals and plants, or upon human remains. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Larger rounded lumps of pumice, found in the clay, have probably floated to their present situations, and sank when decomposed, all their cavities becoming filled 474 with sea water. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" Brad Connel was given a location on the northwestern slope, and Zircon and the boys were shown a position on the west near the place where pumice, a foamy volcanic rock, was mined. The Flaming Mountain It is a great concave hollowed out of the white pumice rock almost at the cliff top above the tops of the highest yellow pines. Through Our Unknown Southwest She struck on a high plateau, grinding into the pumice, rolling with macabre abandon across the face of the high tableland. The Peacemaker Horizontal beds of pumice and scoriæ, with broken fragments of unrolled bricks, bones of animals, and marine shells 1 6 3. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Lumps of manganese oxide, with a black, shining outer surface, are also characteristic of this deposit, and frequently encrust pieces of pumice or animal remains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" He banked left and followed the contour of the mountain, and found another group of soldiers camped near the pumice works. The Flaming Mountain Standing against the white pumice background, it was for an instant as if one of the cave people had stepped from the past. Through Our Unknown Southwest Its composition is peculiar, as it is chiefly formed of small pieces of pumice, obsidian, and trachyte, in beds alternating with loam, ferriferous sand, and fragments of limestone. Volcanoes: Past and Present A new island was thrown up, consisting of high cliffs, within which fire, smoke, and pumice were emitted from two or three different points. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The fine acrid pumice filled his mouth and his nostrils, and when Eric picked him up, he feared the man would strangle to death. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers Let's try the troops at the pumice works. The Flaming Mountain It was then rubbed down with pumice stone. Books Before Typography A Primer of Information About the Invention of the Alphabet and the History of Book-Making up to the Invention of Movable Types Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #49 It was evident, on looking round, that no rain had fallen on the pumice gravel over which we were travelling. The Rain Cloud or, An Account of the Nature, Properties, Dangers and Uses of Rain in Various Parts of the World Jets of red-hot lava, fragments of fractured rock, and occasionally mud composed of a mixture of pumice, tuff, and sea-water, were hurled into the air. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The rushing "whoosh" of the ash-slide began to lessen, and presently, gallantly plowing through the still sliding pumice, came the first sailor. The Boy With the U. S. Life-Savers Rick followed the dirt road to San Souci, and found the third large group marching in the direction of the mountain, apparently about to join forces with the group at the pumice works. The Flaming Mountain Who is he who has it all fixed and polished and pumice stoned to the exact date? Why I Preach the Second Coming The paste is fairly coarse, with a granitic sand temper which has also some pumice inclusions. A Burial Cave in Baja California The Palmer Collection, 1887 The stones which followed were by the flames converted to pumice, and some of these were larger than an ox. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology The pulverized pumice stone is used in preparing the surface of crayon paper and bromide enlargements, to produce the stipple effect. Crayon Portraiture Complete Instructions for Making Crayon Portraits on Crayon Paper and on Platinum, Silver and Bromide Enlargements The boys took time to load six cases, plus one of the detonators and a roll of wire, then they got into the jeep and roared off up the road toward the pumice works. The Flaming Mountain There were windswept areas, long fields of pumice; a man could make good time there. Two Thousand Miles Below The town was covered with an airtight blanket of ashes, lava and fine pumice stone. Cookery and Dining in Imperial Rome The tuff which envelops the buildings consists of comminuted volcanic ashes, mixed with pumice. Principles of Geology or, The Modern Changes of the Earth and its Inhabitants Considered as Illustrative of Geology Clean off the outside edges of the background with a clean piece of cotton and the pumice stone. Crayon Portraiture Complete Instructions for Making Crayon Portraits on Crayon Paper and on Platinum, Silver and Bromide Enlargements "If they're marching at a normal pace, it would take them a little less than a half hour to walk from the pumice works." The Flaming Mountain The cleft before him had become enormous: it was a canyon, half filled with pumice and coarse ash. awson stood for long minutes in quiet listening. Two Thousand Miles Below Pompeii was partially covered with hot ashes and pumice stones, which burnt or damaged the works of art. Italy, the Magic Land The cloud advanced, darker, disgorging showers of ashes and pumice stones; and, amid the other horrors, the mighty mountain now cast up columns of boiling water. The Universal Reciter 81 Choice Pieces of Rare Poetical Gems Then sprinkle pumice stone over the portrait, and using the ends of the fingers flat, rub it over the entire surface of the paper. Crayon Portraiture Complete Instructions for Making Crayon Portraits on Crayon Paper and on Platinum, Silver and Bromide Enlargements There would not be enough water at the pumice plant. The Flaming Mountain Coarse sand and pumice—that's to be expected; but light dust in a place that the winds have been sweeping for the last million years! Two Thousand Miles Below At the bottom of the barrel, before putting in the peaches, some clean straw must be placed to prevent the pumice from filling up the spigot. Scientific American magazine Vol 2. No. 3 Oct 10 1846 The Advocate of Industry and Journal of Scientific, Mechanical and Other Improvements Sandford applies a fresh layer of pumice to the swiftly moving polishing wheel, with practised accuracy. A Breath of Prairie and other stories The difficulty is that some of the pumice stone has adhered to the surface of the paper. Crayon Portraiture Complete Instructions for Making Crayon Portraits on Crayon Paper and on Platinum, Silver and Bromide Enlargements And that somewhere has to be a turnoff between here and the pumice works. The Flaming Mountain And now Smithy stood like a rigid carven statue in the midst of a barren sandy waste in the vast cup of a towering volcano top—sand that was in reality coarse pumice and ash. Two Thousand Miles Below Then wipe it dry with clean rags, and polish with emery or pumice stone, or hard wood. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Its supplies of the following are inadequate: antimony, asbestos, kaolin, chromate, corundum, garnet, manganese, emery, nitrates, potash, pumice, tungsten, vanadium, zirconium. The Geneva Protocol It should be remembered that the pumice stone must be entirely removed from the whole surface of the paper, as otherwise it will settle in the crayon, and give a dirty gray effect. Crayon Portraiture Complete Instructions for Making Crayon Portraits on Crayon Paper and on Platinum, Silver and Bromide Enlargements According to the map, the road was paved as far as the pumice works. The Flaming Mountain A native arch Of pumice light, and tophus dry, was form'd; And from the right a stream transparent flow'd, Of trivial size, which spread a pool below; With grassy margin circled. The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II The proper way of cleaning elegant chimney pieces, or other articles made of alabaster, is to reduce some pumice stone to a very fine powder, and mix it up with verjuice. The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families Pound pumice stone to a fine powder, and mix it with verjuice. The American Housewife Containing the Most Valuable and Original Receipts in all the Various Branches of Cookery; and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner First treat the whole surface with pumice stone as directed for the bromide paper, afterwards go over it with the crayon and cotton. Crayon Portraiture Complete Instructions for Making Crayon Portraits on Crayon Paper and on Platinum, Silver and Bromide Enlargements Many of the hills exhibited a volcanic appearance, furnishing great quantities of lava and pumice stone: of the latter, several pieces were observed floating down the river. Travels in North America, From Modern Writers With Remarks and Observations; Exhibiting a Connected View of the Geography and Present State of that Quarter of the Globe Had we examined somewhat more carefully, we might possibly have done what Mr. Woronzow Greig did on the Scuir about eighteen years previous,—picked up on it a piece of bona fide Scotch pumice. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland The softer materials, such as opal, require treatment more like that accorded cut glass, and soft abrasive powders, such as pumice, suffice to polish them. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public Then quickly succeeded shower of small pumice stones and heavier ashes, and emitting stifling eruptic fumes. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life “Or as if it was the slope of a volcano, and those were the masses of pumice which had fallen and rolled down.” The Kopje Garrison A Story of the Boer War The world's principal source for pumice is the Lipari Islands, Italy. The Economic Aspect of Geology If pumice was to be found anywhere in Scotland, we might a priori expect to find it in connection with by far the largest mass of pitchstone in the kingdom. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland The polishing of stones, whether cabochon or facetted, is accomplished by the use of very finely powdered abrasives such as corundum powder, tripoli, pumice, putty powder, etc. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public The streets were already buried deep in the loose pumice stones which had been falling for many hours in unremitting showers, and which reached almost to the windows of the first floor. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Note.—A few pieces of pipe-clay or pumice may be placed in the beaker to prevent the "spurting" of the chromic acid. The Elements of Bacteriological Technique A Laboratory Guide for Medical, Dental, and Technical Students. Second Edition Rewritten and Enlarged. Under war conditions these supplies were drawn on, but normally the high-quality Italian pumice can be placed in American markets more cheaply. The Economic Aspect of Geology The one mineral may be seen beside smoking crater, as in the Lipari Isles, passing into pumice; while the other may be converted into a substance almost identical with pumice, by the chemist. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland Its southern wall is the slope of a tumbled mesa, its northern wall the vertical cliff of white and yellowish pumice in which the caves were dug. The Book of the National Parks It lay buried beneath a vast mass of ashes, pumice stone and hardened mud, from twenty to seventy feet deep. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life The floating pumice, which filled the harbour of Batavia with layers so deep that planks resting upon it made a safe bridge over a mile in length, drifted even to Zanzibar and Madagascar. Through the Malay Archipelago Other important abrasives are emery and corundum, garnet, pumice, diamond dust and bort, and feldspar. The Economic Aspect of Geology For removing callous spots, soak the feet in hot water for ten or fifteen minutes, then take a piece of pumice stone and rub the callous spot. The Art of Stage Dancing The Story of a Beautiful and Profitable Profession Often it is soft and frothy, like pumice. The Book of the National Parks We called at Apia, in the Samoan Islands, and when crossing to New Zealand, we noticed that the sea was covered by what appeared to be pumice stone. Reminiscences of Queensland 1862-1869 At this date, smoke, pumice, and cinders, fell without intermission. Through the Malay Archipelago Fillings should be burnished and then polished with a fine strip, or moistened pumice on a linen tape. Tin Foil and Its Combinations for Filling Teeth The clay was white, brown, yellow and deep blue; while the pumice stone, lit up by the sunbeam, was red like vermilion. History, Manners, and Customs of the North American Indians The smoking crater presented the appearance of a hollow sulphurous semi-circle about 1200 feet wide and 300 feet deep, covered with the d�bris of pumice and other stones. Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part III. The Great Explorers of the Nineteenth Century There was no pumice shown to me, but the dust and lapilli all seemed to be composed of comminuted old rock. Complete Story of the San Francisco Horror To Whiten and Beautify the Teeth.—Take gum tragacanth, one ounce; pumice stone, two drams; gum arabic, one ounce; cream of tartar, one ounce. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources Fine particles of pumice, sand, ground glass, and metal dust can easily be introduced into a gasoline tank. Simple Sabotage Field Manual To render it as light as possible, it was constructed of pumice stone and Rhodian bricks. Shepp's Photographs of the World Instead of, as in the case of fire volcanoes, the ejected matters being smoke, flame, lava, scoria, pumice stone, and scalding mud. A Girl's Ride in Iceland After the second coat had hardened it was rubbed down with pumice that the surface might be perfectly smooth before the final layer of japan was applied. The Story of Leather Plain camphorated chalk, with or without a little finely powdered pumice stone or burnt hartshorn, is a popular and excellent tooth powder. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources They forged on for two hours, Tashtu following the easily read spoor in the pumice. A World Called Crimson The tufo, or pumice, which the poet prefers to marble, is the substance composing the bank in which the grotto is sunk. The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 2 All the different kinds of lava found in volcanoes are to be met with here, such as agate, pumice stone, and both black and green lapis obsidian. A Girl's Ride in Iceland Her skin was rubbed with pumice stone, and superfluous hairs were removed with a pair of tweezers. Chats on Household Curios Powerfully Cleansing Dentifrice.—Take fine powder of pumice stone, four drams; fine powder of cuttlefish bone, four drams; add one scruple of subcarbonate of soda. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources She went ahead with Tashtu over the rocks and crushed pumice. A World Called Crimson Now retama, a hardy bitter shrub, grows in these plains of pumice; the flats of it are pumice and rapilli, white and brown. A Tramp's Notebook The mountain itself is composed of sand, grit, and ashes, several kinds of pumice stone being thrown out of it. A Girl's Ride in Iceland His only preparation was to sharpen the edges of a diamond-shaped trowel used at the diggings, with a piece of pumice. The Planet Strappers New patterns, before being used, should be rubbed over on the rough side with a smooth piece of pumice stone; this wears off the burr and makes the stamping come out cleaner and finer. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources After this, the stone is rubbed—by machinery, of course—with water and emery, then by wet felt covered with pumice or polishing putty. Diggers in the Earth The whole anatomy of the island is laid bare; the history and the growth of the peak are written in letters of lava, in wastes of pumice and fire-scarred walls. A Tramp's Notebook Pasture lands 100 miles around were destroyed by the pumice sandp. A Girl's Ride in Iceland Science tells us that Pele’s hair is a molten glass; threads of pumice: a stony froth. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate After using the pumice stone, anoint freely each time with Turkish Lotion. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources Still craving on some stall to stand, Fresh pumiced from the binder's hand. Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II The very sands of the sea are powdered pumice and black volcanic dust. A Tramp's Notebook Miss Maitland always puts plenty of pieces of pumice stone and slices of lemon in the dressing-room at examination time. The New Girl at St. Chad's A Story of School Life When a mighty blast occurs, or when steam escapes through the boiling mass, particles of pumice shred off in the upward flight, or are wire-drawn by winds that rage over the earth. Myths & Legends of our New Possessions & Protectorate Roughness of the Hands, induced by exposure to cold and drying winds, may, in general, be removed by the use of a little powdered pumice stone with the soap in washing them. The Ladies Book of Useful Information Compiled from many sources The canvas should first be washed with a mixture of alcohol and aqueous ammonia, then dried and rubbed with pumice stone powder to give a tooth. Photographic Reproduction Processes The islands are all volcanic, all ash and cinders, lava and pumice. A Tramp's Notebook Allow time for each coat to harden and rub the first coats with haircloth or curled hair, and the last with pulverized pumice and raw linseed oil or crude oil. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 An aged man—apparently an invalid from the thin and shrunken extremities—rests with his head leaning on his hand exactly as he was overtaken by the fearful storm of pumice and lava. Fair Italy, the Riviera and Monte Carlo Comprising a Tour Through North and South Italy and Sicily with a Short Account of Malta Rub the first coats of varnish with hair-cloth or curled hair and the last coats with pulverized pumice stone and crude oil or raw linseed oil. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part I Rub the first coats with haircloth and the final coat with pulverized pumice and crude or linseed oil. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3 White pumice lies under these cliffs, looking like a beach. A Tramp's Notebook Rub the first two with haircloth or curled hair and the last with pulverized pumice stone and crude oil or raw linseed oil. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 The great conflict manifested itself in explosions of steam, gigantic streams of red-hot lava, frothy pumice, and volcanic ashes. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania For these reasons such feet are particularly liable to bruises of the sole, corns, pumiced sole, and excessive suppuration when the process is once established. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse The first coats should be rubbed with haircloth or curled hair, and the last with powdered pumice stone and raw linseed or crude oil. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3 We are terribly hot with our climb, but the air here is splendidly invigorating, and we turn to finish our last hit of a few hundred feet over loose lava, pumice, and scoria. Jack at Sea All Work and no Play made him a Dull Boy For a dull finish, rub the varnish after it has become bone dry with pulverized pumice stone and water, using a piece of rubbing felt. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 Great deposits of sulphur and pumice were observed. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania In these cases the horn is soft, often white, and stringy or mealy, as seen in pumiced sole resulting from founder. Special Report on Diseases of the Horse Polish the first coats with haircloth or curled hair, and the last with pulverized pumice stone, mixed with raw linseed or crude oil. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 3 “The officer reported that there is no sign of eruption at Rakata, so that my house is yet safe, for no showers of pumice, however deep, can injure the cave.” Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago If a polished finish is desired, rub first with pulverized pumice stone and water, then with rotten stone and water. Mission Furniture How to Make It, Part 2 Oil a rag and dip it in powdered pumice stone and rub hoof vigorously a few moments, and you will have a beautiful polish. Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration There was yellow soap, a pumice stone, and carbolic soap, and scented soap. Cinderella in the South Twenty-Five South African Tales Rods or tubes are, of course, most quickly treated on the lathe with rough glass cloth, and may be finished with fine sandpaper, then pumice dust and water, applied on felt. On Laboratory Arts “There’s more than pumice floating about in the sea, sir,” said Mr Moor, coming aft at the moment and speaking to the captain in a low tone. Blown to Bits The Lonely Man of Rakata, the Malay Archipelago The horse would be equally free from "drop" and "pumiced" sole, seedy toe, thrush, and kindred complaints. Rational Horse-Shoeing The process is this: Fasten the horns firmly somewhere and attack first with rasp, then file, scrape with glass, fine sandpaper, finer sandpaper, powdered pumice stone, putty powder. Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration But after two of these showers, vast quantities of a substance described sometimes as "pumice stone," but sometimes as "slag," were washed upon the sea coast near Slains. The Book of the Damned After cleaning the pumice off by means of water and a rag, the final touch may be given by means of vaseline, applied on cloth or on ebonite shavings. On Laboratory Arts Kneeling with one knee upon the ground, each took me by a leg and began rubbing the soles of my feet with a pumice stone. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 11, No. 24, March, 1873 Active inflammation is often present and all the wretchedness of a pumiced foot—the despair of owner and veterinary—is experienced. Rational Horse-Shoeing Upon the right is Wizard Island, a volcanic cone Forests of fir and tamarack have spread over the once barren slopes of lava and pumice which extend back from the cliffs. The Western United States A Geographical Reader You know what this is in the case of a sponge, or pumice stone. Practical Mechanics for Boys A superficial and imperfect polish may be given by grinding for a short time with powdered pumice stone. On Laboratory Arts The shimmering waters of the open sea were loaded with wreckage of all kinds—islands of débris from field and forest and floating fields of pumice and jetsam. Plotting in Pirate Seas The bath-rubber then took him in, bound an apron round his waist, and lent him a bag, three razors, pumice stone for scrubbing the soles of the feet, a hair bag, and a sponge. The Pacha of Many Tales Surrounding the peak is a plain bordered by mountain-ridges and covered with pumice stones, the only vegetable which grows on it being the retama. My First Voyage to Southern Seas If the ink does not flow freely, use chalk, fine pumice stone, or talc, and rub it in well with a clean cloth, and then wipe off well before beginning to trace p. Practical Mechanics for Boys Rub into the periphery a paste of sifted powdered pumice stone and water. On Laboratory Arts That block you sat on is a weather-worn mass of silvery pumice inside, I’m sure, though outside it is all black and crumbling where it is not covered with moss.” Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track The pumice should be pressed through hair bags, and the juice strained through two sieves, the uppermost of hair, the lower of muslin. The Practical Distiller An Introduction To Making Whiskey, Gin, Brandy, Spirits, &c. &c. of Better Quality, and in Larger Quantities, than Produced by the Present Mode of Distilling, from the Produce of the United States At last we reached the base of the cone, and had to climb up about 470 feet; at first over loose pumice, but soon coming to some red lava crags, the ascent was easy enough. My First Voyage to Southern Seas Make a paste of equal parts of plaster of paris, whiting, pumice stone and litharge, mixed with Japan dryer, boiled linseed oil and turpentine. Practical Mechanics for Boys Pulverized pumice stone and pulverized rotten stone, both very fine, are used to rub down inequalities and to give a dull finish to shellac or varnish. Handwork in Wood They journeyed on till there was a faint dawn of light on ahead, which grew lighter and lighter as they waded forward, till the water, lava and pumice of the arched-over roof became visible. Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track To whom inscribe my dainty tome—just out and with ashen pumice polished? The Carmina of Caius Valerius Catullus Vegetation there was none: the surface of the ground was composed of ashes of pumice, with cascades of black stones, while far below us floated a vast level plain of mist. My First Voyage to Southern Seas By this eruption Pompeii was buried under a layer of pumice and ashes 20 feet thick. From Pole to Pole A Book for Young People French felt, medium hard, is used for rubbing down copal varnish with pumice stone. Handwork in Wood Here, Oliver, lad, look at the great pieces of scoria and pumice. Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track "Well, you see, I wanted it to be real white," said Sarah, sure that he would understand, "so I used a cucumber and buttermilk and a lemon and I scrubbed it afterward with pumice stone." Rosemary The use of pumice stone cures slight roughness, but fine work cannot be attempted if the fingers are for any reason constantly rough. Embroidery and Tapestry Weaving So these bricks, being of this light and porous quality, and admitting no moisture into their texture, must by the laws of nature float in water, like pumice, no matter what their weight may be. The Ten Books on Architecture He took equal parts of cuttle bone, small white sea-shells, pumice stone, burnt stag's horn, nitre, alum, rock salt, burnt roots of iris, aristolochia, and reeds. Old-Time Makers of Medicine The Story of The Students And Teachers of the Sciences Related to Medicine During the Middle Ages She knew now what had become of Bompard, and with lips dry as pumice stone she began to climb till she reached the point where she had sat that morning. The Beach of Dreams The face round and flat, shining, with black pock marks, making it look like speckled pumice, rouses suspicion of leprosy. The Yotsuya Kwaidan or O'Iwa Inari Tales of the Tokugawa, Volume 1 (of 2) Abreast of Cotopaxi the road cuts through high hills of fine pumice inter-stratified with black earth, and rapidly ascends till it reaches Tiupullo, eleven thousand five hundred feet above the sea. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Hence, what is called "sponge-stone" or "Pompeian pumice" appears to have been reduced by burning from another kind of stone to the condition of the kind which we see. The Ten Books on Architecture Who shall take thee, the new, the dainty volume, Purfled glossily, fresh with ashy pumice? The Poems and Fragments of Catullus I looked down upon the plain below, and I saw a vast, a prodigious volume of pulverized pumice stone, of sand, of dust, rising to the heavens in the form of a mighty waterspout. A Journey to the Centre of the Earth Of this scraping and pumice stone in the mind a better example than his verse is to be found in his letters. Avril Being Essays on the Poetry of the French Renaissance Arid hills and dreary plains, covered with plutonic rocks and pumice dust, tell us we are approaching the most terrible volcano on the earth. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America The mouth of the flask is closed with a cork carrying a tube which is filled, the first half with calcium chloride and the second half with pumice coated with dried copper sulphate. A Text-book of Assaying: For the Use of Those Connected with Mines. With a less violent movement the vapour bubbles expand in the lava, but do not rend it apart, thus forming the porous, spongy rock known as pumice. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography There was no trace of lava to be seen, or of pumice, ashes, or of volcanic rejecta in any form whatever. Police!!! To Clean Soiled Marble—Pound two parts of common washing soda, one part each of pumice stone and finely powdered chalk, mix together, sift them through cheesecloth, and make into a paste with water. Fowler's Household Helps Over 300 Useful and Valuable Helps About the Home, Carefully Compiled and Arranged in Convenient Form for Frequent Use The houses are of one story, and built of pumice, widely different from the palaces and temples which are said to have stood here in the palmy days of the Incas. The Andes and the Amazon Across the Continent of South America Some of them are breaking the stones into convenient sizes, for the friable pumice breaks in parallelopipeds without effort. The Delight Makers Much of the materials laid down—perhaps in all more than half—consist of volcanic dust, ashes, and pumice, which drifts very long times before it finds its way to the bottom. Outlines of the Earth's History A Popular Study in Physiography To Clean Wall Paper.—Four ounces of pumice stone in fine powder are thoroughly mixed with 1 quart of flour and the mass is kneaded with water enough to form a thick dough. Scientific American Supplement, No. 1178, June 25, 1898 To polish the niello, he directs us to "pumice it with a damp stone, until it is made everywhere bright." Arts and Crafts in the Middle Ages A Description of Mediaeval Workmanship in Several of the Departments of Applied Art, Together with Some Account of Special Artisans in the Early Renaissance When it is perfectly hard, rub down with pumice and water. French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction Splinters of obsidian and of basalt—sharp fragments, resembling clumsy chisels or knives—served to dig an oblong hole in the soft pumice or tufa of the cliff. The Delight Makers These pieces of pumice stone are filled into a retort or chamber and the hot gases passed through them. Scientific American Supplement, No. 717, September 28, 1889 This crisp, frosty air sharpens one's wits,—a sort of atmospheric pumice, don't you see, and tempts me to drive a good bargain. Infelice Supposing it to be a table-top which you wish to ornament, you proceed as follows: Paint the wood all over with black or very dark brown; let it dry, and rub it smooth with pumice. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, Nov 1877-Nov 1878 No 1, Nov 1877 A suite of walnut furniture can be well rubbed with sand-paper in two hours, or even less; while two weeks could be profitably employed in rubbing another suite with pumice and water. French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction In Geology—Limestone, pumice stone, soft stone, white stone, plum stone, and cherry stone. Yorkshire Ditties, First Series To Which Is Added The Cream Of Wit And Humour From His Popular Writings Books with Delicate Bindings.—Books with delicate bindings which have become soiled through much handling, can be satisfactorily cleaned by rubbing with chamois skin dipped in powdered pumice stone. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada A nickel salt mixed with charcoal or pumice is reduced to the metallic state by heating in a current of hydrogen. Creative Chemistry Descriptive of Recent Achievements in the Chemical Industries This is made after the grapes are pressed, by pouring hot water on the pumice. Memoir, Correspondence, And Miscellanies, From The Papers Of Thomas Jefferson, Volume 2 Give two coats of white shellac; rub down with pumice and raw linseed-oil; clean up well with brown japan and spirits of turpentine, mixed. French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction The large pieces of quartz, pumice, and other stones apparently burnt, induce us to suppose there must have formerly been a volcano at this spot, which is a deep vale, surrounded by high hills. The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants The orange-wood stick is then dipped in peroxide and run under the nail to bleach, then the pumice stone, powdered, is used in the same way to cleanse. Mother's Remedies Over One Thousand Tried and Tested Remedies from Mothers of the United States and Canada Some geologists mention another formation called the Volcanic, because composed of minerals thrown from the crater of a volcano, such as pumice stones, lava, &c. A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. It is not worth while to buy knives of anything but wrought steel, which are best cleaned with pumice stone. The Complete Home Apply three coats of yellow shellac; rub down with pumice and raw linseed81oil; clean off well. French Polishing and Enamelling A Practical Work of Instruction The pumice stone was a writing-material of the ancients; they used it to smoothe the roughness of the parchment, or to sharpen their reeds. Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 The road running up the mountain, over gray and red pumice strata, was deeply worn, just like the road back of Cochiti, New Mexico. In Indian Mexico (1908) The rock of Isola is most interesting to the geologist, consisting of large fragments of black pumice cemented together by volcanic ashes deposited under water. Roman Mosaics Or, Studies in Rome and Its Neighbourhood If stained, rub with half of a potato or with a cork dipped in powdered pumice stone, wipe dry, wash, and polish with a little bath brick or sapolio. The Complete Home I want naturalists carefully to examine floating seaweed and pumice met with at sea. Alfred Russel Wallace: Letters and Reminiscences, Vol. 2 She helped him to scrape and pumice the old canvas of the big picture, and gave him advice about attaching it more securely to the wall. His Masterpiece Directly behind the town was a fine cart-road, worn in red sand pumice; before the town rose a magnificent cliff, which had been a landmark in our journey of the day before. In Indian Mexico (1908) These towns are situated in the heart of the pumice district and could alone supply France and Germany with pumice for fifty years, provided it didn't rain. Love Conquers All She loathed the sight of the effeminate young fops who tried to win her smiles by presenting themselves for a polite call each morning, polished and furbelowed, and rubbed sleek and smooth with Catanian pumice. A Friend of Caesar A Tale of the Fall of the Roman Republic. Time, 50-47 B.C. Rotten stone is used for dark wood and pumice is used for light wood. A Course In Wood Turning "The officer reported that there is no sign of eruption at Rakata, so that my house is yet safe, for no showers of pumice, however deep, can injure the cave." Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata The whole of the island bears the strongest marks of being a volcanic production, having great quantities of pumice stone on it, and the rocks quite burnt up. The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island (1789) Durtal came out on a terrace overlooking the city, and he rested his elbows on a parapet of grey time-eaten stone, as dry as pumice and patterned with orange and sulphur-coloured lichens. The Cathedral Good examples can be found in these grades, but one must spend time looking for them, and perhaps it may be necessary to have them rubbed down with powdered pumice and linseed oil. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today Vitreous volcanic formations, obsidian, pearl-stone, and pumice, are entirely wanting in some volcanoes, while in the case of others they only proceed from the crater, or, at any rate, from very considerable heights. COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Here all was found as they had left it, save that the entrance was knee-deep in pumice dust. Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata This conclusion is formed from the vast quantity of pumice stone which is scattered in all parts of it, and mixed with the soil. The Voyage of Governor Phillip to Botany Bay With an Account of the Establishment of the Colonies of Port Jackson and Norfolk Island (1789) The columnar form of the lava itself, reposing on, and covered by beds of scoria, ashes, and pumice, which affords a strong argument for the volcanic origin of the columns themselves. A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume 12 Arranged in Systematic Order: Forming a Complete History of the Origin and Progress of Navigation, Discovery, and Commerce, by Sea and Land, from the Earliest Ages to the Present Time The wood was carefully rubbed with oil and pumice, and the shellac finish was rubbed to a soft glow. Furnishing the Home of Good Taste A Brief Sketch of the Period Styles in Interior Decoration with Suggestions as to Their Employment in the Homes of Today Spongy, dry as pumice stone, silvered with lichen and gilded with moss, the towers rose entire, though from their crenelated collarettes whole blocks were blown away on windy nights. Là-bas "There's more than pumice floating about in the sea, sir," said Mr. Moor, coming aft at the moment and speaking to the captain in a low tone. Blown to Bits or, The Lonely Man of Rakata The pumice islands form part of a chain of land that may be traced forming a circular line from the cape Missene to the mount Circello at the other side of the Gulf of Gaeta. Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) Go to the chemist's and get some pumice stone.... If Winter Comes When brought to the institution they are thoroughly cleaned, being rubbed with pumice stone. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science Volume 12, No. 30, September, 1873 Another paste answers the same purpose: Take two parts of soda, one of pumice stone and one of finely-powdered chalk. The Whitehouse Cookbook (1887) Cooking, Toilet and Household Recipes, Menus, Dinner-Giving, Table Etiquette, Care of the Sick, Health Suggestions, Facts Worth Knowing, Etc., Etc. The Whole Comprising a Comprehensive Cyclopedia of Information for the Home Then came a breath of over-powering sweetness from some secret thicket, and something was struck from the feet of the bearers that was like white pumice gravel. Romance Island The pumice islands form the middle part of that chain, and are the farthest removed from that continent of which it is probable they once formed a part. Theory of the Earth, Volume 2 (of 4) The wire was next placed between two pieces of charcoal and a burner applied so as to produce an intense heat, sufficient to melt down the pumice stone into a small glass-like button. Experiments with Alternate Currents of High Potential and High Frequency The soul of a righteous man is white and smooth as chalk, but the soul of a sinful man is like pumice stone. The Chorus Girl and Other Stories By dusk we reached the highest habitation in North America, the place where the sulphur used to be sublimed from the pumice brought down from the crater. Anahuac : or, Mexico and the Mexicans, Ancient and Modern It seems ground into a pumice stone by the hoofs of horses and the swift movement of heavy wheels. Rescuing the Czar Two authentic Diaries arranged and translated The rocks on the inner side bear strong marks of volcanic fire; and being disposed in parallel layers, their inclination to the west is very evident: quantities of pumice stone were scattered along the shores. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 "If I were going to make such a denial," remarked coach coolly, "I'd be sure to have a piece of pumice stone, and I'd use it often to take away those yellowish stains." The High School Pitcher Dick & Co. on the Gridley Diamond Clean the article to be plated well with pumice and a brush saturated in water. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do Yellowed ivory handles may be restored to their original whiteness by rubbing with sandpaper and emery; mineral soap or pumice stone may be used for the same purpose. Science in the Kitchen. These scions he obtained by planting the pumice of wild crab apples from which cider had been made. George Washington: Farmer Proceeding up the opening, I found it to be more than a mile in width; and from the quantities of pumice stone on the borders, it was named Pumice-stone River. A Voyage to Terra Australis — Volume 1 All Fred meant by his promise was that he would use pumice stone painstakingly on his finger tips hereafter. The High School Pitcher Dick & Co. on the Gridley Diamond After this has dried, smooth it off with pumice stone and water. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do Boiling alkaline solutions and a free use of powdered pumice and the scrubbing brush must on no account be neglected. Scientific American Supplement, No. 586, March 26, 1887 The Romans employed pumice in building their arched incombustible roofs. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 14, No. 382, July 25, 1829 The summit of this mountain is 3,711 feet above the sea; it appears to consist of large masses of volcanic rocks, roasted stones, cinders, pumice, and iron-clay. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 363, March 28, 1829 This is done by means of the drawing-knife and the rasp, the ugly-looking pumiced foot being carefully cut and trimmed until, so far as outward appearances are concerned, it is perfectly normal. Diseases of the Horse's Foot Clean the metal thoroughly with pumice stone and water or with alcohol before the design is applied. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do The intervening spaces are concealed with layers of pumice, ashes and volcanic tuff. The Voyage of the Beagle The night was cold, and the wind coming down upon us in stormy surges drove gritty ashes and fragments of pumice about our ears while chilling to the bone. Steep Trails California, Utah, Nevada, Washington, Oregon, the Grand Canyon These are intermixed with masses and irregular beds of gray cinders and score, pumice, various kinds of lava, lithomarge, and fuller's earth. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 13, No. 363, March 28, 1829 In addition to its deformity, the horn is greatly altered in quality, and, as the name 'pumice' indicates, is more or less porous in appearance, bulging, and brittle. Diseases of the Horse's Foot Then polish the articles and rub them over with a cloth and fine pumice powder, to roughen the surface slightly. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do The strata are of sandstone, and one layer was remarkable from being composed of a firmly- cemented conglomerate of pumice pebbles, which must have travelled more than four hundred miles, from the Andes. The Voyage of the Beagle The following will be found practical: Procure a well planished copper plate of the required size, and well polish it, first with pumice stone and water, then with snake stone, jewelers' rouge. American Hand Book of the Daguerreotype And from that cloud showered these hot, pelting pebbles of pumice stone. Buried Cities, Volume 1 Pompeii Treated in this way, the animal with pumiced feet may yet be capable of earning his living at light labour or upon a farm. Diseases of the Horse's Foot Clean the metal thoroughly, using powdered pumice with lye. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do This puzzolan, this pulverized pumice stone, all this mineral dust in short, shows how deep-seated is the commotion in the volcano. The Mysterious Island Here we saw the parent rock of the pumice fragments, an outcrop of yellowish brown stone, like fractured and hardened clay. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I In all that time she has poured out millions of tons of matter—lava, huge glassy boulders, little pebbles of pumice stone, long shining hairs, fine dust or ashes. Buried Cities, Volume 1 Pompeii Wounds in well-shaped feet are less serious than in feet with soles that are flat or convex, or in which the horn is pumiced or otherwise deteriorated in quality. Diseases of the Horse's Foot Polish the metal, using powdered pumice and lye, then with a nail, punch the holes, through which small round-head brass screws are to be placed to hold the metal to the wood back. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do The soil is formed of the detritus of the volcanic rocks, specially of feldspar; pumice abounds in the ravines. Narrative of Captivity in Abyssinia with Some Account of the Late Emperor the Late Emperor Theodore, His Country and People This 'Little Stubble' is a rounded heap of pumice, a southern offset of the main mountain. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I They have all been at work like her, spouting ashes and pumice and rocks and lava. Buried Cities, Volume 1 Pompeii Next morning, second coat rough-stuff, made with Reno's umber, fine pumice stone, japan, and turpentine. Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 It may be polished by means of powdered pumice, chalk or charcoal, and then treated with a coat of French varnish diluted ten times its volume in alcohol. The Boy Mechanic: Volume 1 700 Things for Boys to Do The appearances of coal in the face of the bluffs, also of birnt hills, pumice stone salt and quarts continue as yesterday. The Journals of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1806 These flats of pumice, 'stones of emptiness,' loose incoherent matter, are the site of the first great crater. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I The purifier is packed with heratol resting on a layer of pumice. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power If the pumice that takes the place of the potash contains protoxide of iron, it will also absorb oxygen. Scientific American Supplement, No. 358, November 11, 1882 After they had dried they were again scraped with sharp knives to secure an even thickness, and then rubbed smooth with pumice and chalk. The History of Education; educational practice and progress considered as a phase of the development and spread of western civilization It is now a shrubbery made by the incessant and tireless sea from materials hostile, insipid, and loose-sand, shells, and coral debris, with pumice from some far-away volcano. Tropic Days The upper Piton is unfitted for retaining water, which must percolate through its cinders, pumices, and loose matter into many a reservoir formed by blowing-holes. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I The use of arsenious oxide dissolved in a strong acid, and the solution absorbed in pumice or kieselguhr has been protected by G. F. Jaubert. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use A Practical Handbook on the Production, Purification, and Subsequent Treatment of Acetylene for the Development of Light, Heat, and Power Heaps of pumice stone was noticed upon this beach; not any of this production had been met with floating. The History of Australian Exploration from 1788 to 1888 Just before I reached Bulusan, I had to cross a ravine several hundred feet deep, composed almost entirely of white pumice stone. The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes He does not Bowdlerise who uses pumice to a blot, but he who rubs the copy into holes wherever he can find an honest letter with a downstroke thicker than becomes a fine-nibbed pen. Trips to the Moon Around the foot, where it is not encumbered with débris like the base of an iceberg, a broad line of comminuted pumice produces vegetation like a wady-growth in Somali Land. To the Gold Coast for Gold A Personal Narrative in Two Volumes.—Volume I "What," she would say, "could Indian rubber, or a pumice stone, have done for these darlings?" The Works of Charles and Mary Lamb — Volume 2 Elia and The Last Essays of Elia |
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