Not accustomed, as the doctors are, to examine closely the mangled remains of human beings, he had been shocked by the sight disclosed to his view when a waterproof sheet had been lifted off a table in a certain apartment of the hospital.
And she wondered, casually, if he had a waterproof or an umbrella.
At last she put on herwaterproof and plunged forth into the tempest, the overjoyed dog capering wildly in front.
The ARM gear was packed in waterproof containers, and the Zodiac rafts were by the doors, ready to eject.
He had expected that and had extracted a waterproof flashlight from an emergency kit in the wreckage of the Hind.
As had been planned all along, they donned scuba gear at five hundred meters out, packed their equipment in waterproof bags, and entered the churning water.
His waterproof Ross DSC 800 was topside, since there was no other place for it.
Waterproof sheets are placed inside the covers, and the book then nipped in the press and left to dry under a light weight.
The waterproofsheets recommended are thin sheets of celluloid, such as are used by photographers.
Waterproof sheets, sheets of celluloid, such as are used by photographers.
The book may now be shut up if a waterproof sheet is put at each end to prevent the damp of the cover from cockling the paper.
If this is done, waterproof sheets should be put on each side of the leaf while it dries.
If waterproof sheets are first inserted, the ends may be pasted, the boards shut, and the book nipped in the press.
If the work of dove-tailing seems too difficult, the sides and bottom need only be nailed or screwed together, but in this case a lining of waterproof fabric should be fixed to the wood.
It must be lined with waterproof material or with thin sheet lead in the same manner as the tray.
Great care was taken to see that all drinking water was properly chlorinated, and special waterproof tanks were erected on the river banks.
All these goods were done up in parcels covered with waterproof canvas, each in weight suitable for "packing," that is for Indians to carry.
Some of the shells which protect their soft bodies, and are formed by the animals themselves, are marvels of beauty, and many of them are secured from injury by a waterproof coating.
It contained the magneto of his aeroplane and he was puttingwaterproof paper about it.
She had on a waterproof cloak and hood, firmly secured, and long waterproof boots.
They stopped short in their exclamations when they saw the enormous figure looming behind her; for in his waterproof cloak and hood Franz Roey seemed supernaturally tall.
The handle was seized, the door flew open, and the doorway was filled by a huge figure in a waterproof cloak.
This is a very important process, for, when suitable ingredients are used, the pliability, strength, and waterproof quality of the leather are greatly increased.
A suitable waterproof dressing and filling increases the strength of the leather.
Pyrogallols yield ellagic acid (called "bloom" in the trade), which improves the waterproofqualities of leather.
Further, it has the serious drawback of removing matters which would add to the waterproof quality of the leather, and yet the boot manufacturers demand light-coloured sole leather.
Leather tanned by previous rapid methods was also less waterproof than that tanned in pits by slow methods.
Solubilised cod oil might be specially useful, as it has tanning properties and would increase the wearing and waterproof qualities of the leather.
A great saving in the cost of production is thereby effected, but the leather, although of satisfactory appearance, lacks the durability andwaterproof quality of pit-tanned leather.
There can be no doubt of the superior wearing and waterproof qualities of well-dressed chrome sole, but its high price, compared with that of vegetable-tanned sole leather, is against its general use.
In front of it two somewhat ragged white men lay listlessly upon a strip of waterproof ground sheeting.
The boys sat huddled about the empty hammock among the palms, while the two white men lay upon a waterproof ground sheet some fifty yards apart from them and nearer the trail.
I then turned shoemaker, for I had promised myself a pair of waterproof boots, and now determined to make them.
Now for the caoutchouc tree," said I; "now for the waterproof boots and leggings to keep your feet dry, Ernest.
Now don't do anything rash," Uncle Zenas said warningly as Captain Eph began to put on waterproof clothing.
Each officer had his own private hole, set democratically among the men's; and an officers' mess was simply made by digging a larger hole, and roofing it with two waterproof sheets instead of one.
One of them is lying on his waterproof sheet: he tugs angrily at it, but it is caught in something and will not come away.
We sat round a single candle under a waterproof sheet in a sort of open recess at the back of the front line, while Egerton gave him his orders.
Then Burnett came along the trench, and crawled in under the waterproof sheet.
The only roof for a man against sun and shells was a waterproof sheet stretched precariously over his hole.
The flies gather on the walls of the dug-out, on the waterproof sheet, and watch; they are waiting motionless till he lies down again.
These places were roofed only with the inevitablewaterproof sheet, and, had there been any serious shelling, would have been death-traps.
Two hours later, as we sat under a waterproof sheet and talked quietly of this thing, there came an engineer officer wandering along the trench.
Our bed was a waterproof sheet on the bare stone floors, and as the convent swarmed with fleas of all sizes, from the heavy dragoon down to the light infantry, there was no fear of a sentry sleeping on his post.
Yes, sir, it is a sort of waterproof cloth, made with Indian rubber.
It is covered with a waterproof roof of bark thatch, and entered by a door artfully concealed with layers and fringes of bark that hide it alike from blood-thirsty foes and piercing winter blasts.
In the narrow alley between we put a waterproof canvas, and on that each night we laid the guns.
We had a rotten night--nothing between me and a cold, hard tiled floor except a waterproof sheet, but no messages.
I feared the fleas, and spread a waterproof sheet on the bare stones outside.
There is no such thing as waterproof leather, but it can be made so by being greased.
In order to ensure protection from the rain spread one waterproof covering or poncho on the ground using half underneath so that the upper half may be folded over the head in case of rain.
These small bags may then be stowed in 9-inch waterproof canvas provision bags (see outfitter's catalogues), but in that case the thing you want is generally at the bottom.
Put blankets under as well as over you, and a second waterproof covering over the blankets.
No matter how carefully they may enter, they will be drenched by the spray unless they are clad in waterproof from head to foot.
If you stand near the foot of the falls you must wear waterproof garments, or the dashing spray will drench you in a few moments.
At these times the women wear long waterproof aprons and thick woolen gloves.
Duncan sent the horses on, and Ingram looked out Sheila's waterproof and the rugs.
As soon as she made sure of that, Peter having gone to the city and her mother to a meeting, she put on her waterproof cloak and overshoes, and sallied out.
In stormy weather a large waterproof with hood is more convenient and less troublesome than an umbrella.
The waterproof should have large pockets, and there should be one in the underskirt in which to carry such money and valuables as are not needed for immediate use.
Broadcloth is regarded as the more dressy cloth, though waterproof is the more serviceable.
A waterproof and warm woolen shawl are indispensible, and may be rolled in a shawl strap when not needed.
