This ſuggeſtion, improbable as it vvas, had the deſired effect upon the captain, being exactly calculated for the meridian of his intellects; […]

Unglazed tiles, dull rather than glossy, are usually laid on floors—although nothing precludes their use on walls.

The names are a source of a little confusion: in France, it is a courgette, a name the British have borrowed; in Italy the same vegetable is a zucchina, which translates as baby pumpkin.

Some of the salt will rise up with the vapors, but most of it will be left in the pan when the water has boiled off.