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ments, marble statues, and bubbling fountains populated the giant halls. n Iron<br />

o Intelor 0 [G2a,7J<br />

<strong>The</strong> design for the Crystal Palace is by Joseph Paxton, chief gardener to the duke<br />

of Devonshire, for whom he had built a conservatory (greenhouse) of glass and<br />

iron at Chatsworth House. His design provided for fireproofing, plenty of light,<br />

and the possibility of speedy and inexpensive assembly, and it prevailed over<br />

those of the London Building Committee, whose competition was held in vain:'<br />

[G2a,8J<br />

I.'Yes, long live the beer of Vienna! Is it native to this land that produces it? In<br />

truth, I do not know. But of one thing, there can be no doubt: it is a refined and<br />

comforting brew. It is not like the beer of Strasbourg . .. or Bavaria . ... It is<br />

divine beer, . .. clear as the thought of a poet, light as a swallow in flight, robust<br />

and alcohol-charged as the pen of a German philosopher. It is digested like the<br />

purest water, and it refreshes like ambrosia." Advertisement for Fanta Beer of<br />

Vienna. No. 4, Rue Halevy, near the Nouvel Opera, New Year's 1866. Almanach<br />

indicatenr parisien (Paris, 1866), p. 13. [G2a,9J<br />

"Another new word: Ia rfJclame (advertisement). Will it make a fortune?" Nadal",<br />

Qnanclj'etais photographe (Paris

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