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May 18th, 2008 at 4:03 am having lost our home in the 2003 san diego firestorm, would like to know if any desirable prefabs exist with consideration to fire-resistance. the photos look beautiful, yet i do pause when seeing such abundance of exposed wood.
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+ Fired clay products provide excellent fire-resistance.
Chapter 3 1991
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· Fired clay products provide excellent fire-resistance.
Chapter 4 1988
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His adventure in fire-resistance was on the occasion of the benefit to "Charley Young," on which eventful night, as the last of his acrobatic feats, he made a flying leap through a barrel of red fire, singeing his hair and eyebrows terribly.
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Being gifted by nature with exceptional bodily strength, and trained in gymnastics, he was enabled to present a mixed programme, combining his athletics with feats of strength, fire-eating, poison-swallowing, and fire-resistance.
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M.D., etc., as he was afterwards known in this country, was probably the most notable, and certainly the most interesting, character in the history of fire-eating, fire-resistance, and poison eating.
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His adventure in fire-resistance was on the occasion of the benefit to
The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé Harry Houdini 1900
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Being gifted by nature with exceptional bodily strength, and trained in gymnastics, he was enabled to present a mixed programme, combining his athletics with feats of strength, fire-eating, poison-swallowing, and fire-resistance.
The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé Harry Houdini 1900
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M.D., etc., as he was afterwards known in this country, was probably the most notable, and certainly the most interesting, character in the history of fire-eating, fire-resistance, and poison eating.
The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé Harry Houdini 1900
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In Naturliche Magie, in 1794, Vol. VI, page 111, I find an account of one Quackensalber, who gave a new twist to the fire-eating industry by making a "High Pitch" at the fairs and on street corners and exhibiting feats of fire-resistance, washing his hands and face in melted tar, pitch and brimstone, in order to attract a crowd.
The Miracle Mongers, an Exposé Harry Houdini 1900
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