The Story of a Tinder-box

Project Gutenberg's The Story of a Tinder-box, by Charles Meymott TidyThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.orgTitle: The Story of a Tinder-boxAuthor: Charles Meymott TidyRelease Date: August 22, 2009 [EBook #29757]Language: English*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK THE STORY OF A TINDER-BOX ***Produced by Chris Curnow, Ritu Aggarwal and the OnlineDistributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (Thisbook was produced from scanned images of public domainmaterial from the Google Print project.)THE STORYOFA TINDER-BOX.TitleTHE ROMANCE OF SCIENCE.THE STORYOFA TINDER-BOX.A COURSE OF LECTURESDelivered before a Juvenile Auditory at the London Institutionduring the Christmas Holidays of 1888-89.BY THE LATECHARLES MEYMOTT TIDY, M.B., M.S., F.C.S.FORMERLY BARRISTER-AT-LAW;PROFESSOR OF CHEMISTRY AND OF FORENSIC MEDICINE AT THE LONDONHOSPITAL; MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR ISLINGTON;VICE-PRESIDENT OF THE INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY; ONE OFTHE OFFICIAL ANALYSTS TO THE HOME OFFICE.LONDON:SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIAN KNOWLEDGE,NORTHUMBERLAND AVENUE, W.C.; 43, QUEEN VICTORIA STREET, E.C.BRIGHTON: 129, NORTH STREET.NEW YORK: E. & J. B. YOUNG & CO.1897.[PUBLISHED UNDER THE DIRECTION OF THE GENERALLITERATURE COMMITTEE.]PREFACE.These ...