This collection of useful information on "Common Things" is put in the interesting form of "Why and Because," and comprehends a familiar explanation of many subjects which occupy a large space in the philosophy of Nature, relating to air, animals, atmosphere, caloric, chemistry, ventilation, materia medica, meteorology, acoustics, electricity, light, zoölogy, etc. - Summary by Anonymous
Chapters
1 Preface 7 min 2 Chapter 1 4 min 3 Chapter 2 8 min 4 Chapter 3 9 min 5 Chapter 4 11 min 6 Chapter 5 10 min 7 Chapter 6 8 min 8 Chapter 7 11 min 9 Chapter 8 14 min 10 Chapter 9 6 min 11 Chapter 10 5 min 12 Chapter 11 11 min 13 Chapter 12 10 min 14 Chapter 13 12 min 15 Chapter 14 12 min 16 Chapter 15 16 min 17 Chapter 16 15 min 18 Chapter 17 16 min 19 Chapter 18 9 min 20 Chapter 19 9 min 21 Chapter 20 9 min 22 Chapter 21 6 min 23 Chapter 22 10 min 24 Chapter 23 13 min 25 Chapter 24 Refraction and Reflection of Light 9 min 26 Chapter 25 Mirrors and Reflection 10 min 27 Chapter 26 19 min 28 Chapter 27 What is Electricity 10 min 29 Chapter 28 Lightning 14 min 30 Chapter 29 Thunder 19 min 31 Chapter 30 Atmosphere 15 min 32 Chapter 31 Wind 13 min 33 Chapter 32 A Barometer 9 min 34 Chapter 33 A Thermometer 4 min 35 Chapter 34 What is Sound 11 min 36 Chapter 35 What is Water 8 min 37 Chapter 36 What is Attraction 7 min 38 Chapter 37 What is Repulsion 29 min 39 Chapter 38 Why does a Humming Top make a Humming Noise 10 min 40 Chapter 39 Why are Soap Bubbles Round 8 min 41 Chapter 40 Mouse and Trap Spinner 17 min 42 Chapter 41 Why do we Eat Food 9 min 43 Chapter 42 Food and Nourishment 8 min 44 Chapter 43 Blood 11 min 45 Chapter 44 How our Bodies Heal 11 min 46 Chapter 45 Bones in the Body 9 min 47 Chapter 46 Ligaments 8 min 48 Chapter 47 Nerves 11 min 49 Chapter 48 Why do we see Objects 10 min 50 Chapter 49 Why do we Hear 8 min 51 Chapter 50 Why do we Taste 8 min 52 Chapter 51 Part 1 Why do we Perspire 14 min 53 Chapter 51 Part 2 10 min 54 Chapter 51 Part 3 38 min 55 Chapter 52 Animals and Creation 9 min 56 Chapter 53 Birds and Fish 10 min 57 Chapter 54 Moles, Elephants and other creatures 15 min 58 Chapter 55 Quadrupeds 8 min 59 Chapter 56 Weather and Animals 8 min 60 Chapter 57 Insects 8 min 61 Chapter 58 Animal Plant or Mineral 10 min 62 Chapter 59 Flowers and Plants 9 min 63 Chapter 60 Plants 23 min 64 Chapter 61 Plants and Trees 29 min 65 Chapter 62 Vegetable Oils and Fats 56 min 66 Chapter 63 Vegetable Gums 12 min 67 Chapter 64 Wood 10 min 68 Chapter 65 Plants and Seeds 13 min 69 Chapter 66 Caterpillars and other Insects 11 min 70 Chapter 67 55 min 71 Conclusion 3 min
