a gesture taken up by the party to mean that it has nothing to hide. It is the gesture that one makes as a blessing, and one often sees in India the elderly making this sign towards small children. So the open palm is very meaningful. ...
The solution draining from the barrel was boiled down in iron kettles. The resulting mass was further heated to fuse the mass into what was called potash. In North America, potash making quickly became an adjunct to the clearing of land for agriculture, for it was estimated that as much as...
The ashes were placed in a barrel with holes in the bottom, and water was poured over them. The solution draining from the barrel was boiled down in iron kettles. The resulting mass was further heated to fuse the mass into what was called potash. In North America, potash making quickly b...