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THE POPULAR SCIENCE MONTHLY.

glass, loaded at the bottom with either mercury or shot, and terminating above in a slender, graduated tube. The weight of the metal so lowers the center of gravity that the instrument always floats in a vertical position. A suitable length of plain

Fig. 8.—Various Forms of Hydrometers.