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Most of the houses and offices in Manila have tiny panes of translucent shell for glass. An average window 6ft long by 4ft wide contains about 260 of such panes, which temper the heat of the sun, the shells being very low conductors of heat. They also prevent the blindness which is induced by the fierce glare ef the sun in that part of the world.

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Evening Star, Issue 10900, 7 April 1899, Page 1

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Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 Evening Star, Issue 10900, 7 April 1899, Page 1

Page 1 Advertisements Column 5 Evening Star, Issue 10900, 7 April 1899, Page 1