Yes."

Are you sure that the sand has not worn the hole between the globes?"

Yes."

Have you proved the sand-glass by the oscillations of a bullet?"

Suspended by a rope yarn drawn out from the top of a coil of soaked

hemp? Undoubtedly."

Have you waxed the yarn lest it should stretch?"

Yes."

Have you tested the log?"

I tested the sand-glass by the bullet, and checked the log by a round

shot."

"Of what size was the shot?"

"One foot in diameter."

"Heavy enough?"

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