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... Maple ( Acer spicatum ) Sugar Maple , Rock Maple or Hard Maple ( Acer saccharum ) Silver Maple , White or Soft Maple ( Acer saccharinum ) 440 44I 442 443 ACERACEA - MAPLE FAMILY - Continued Red , Scarlet , xxiii Contents.
... Maple ( Acer spicatum ) Sugar Maple , Rock Maple or Hard Maple ( Acer saccharum ) Silver Maple , White or Soft Maple ( Acer saccharinum ) 440 44I 442 443 ACERACEA - MAPLE FAMILY - Continued Red , Scarlet , xxiii Contents.
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... soft buckskin for family use . But never a one of them suffered from overwork ; when they felt like it , they rested ; they realized that there were other days coming , and they took their time about anything they had to do . Their ...
... soft buckskin for family use . But never a one of them suffered from overwork ; when they felt like it , they rested ; they realized that there were other days coming , and they took their time about anything they had to do . Their ...
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... soft wood plug and make a , wooden stopper for the other end . Then with the point of a knife decorate the bone . The lines should be scratched in deeply and then have black paint rubbed into them . If no black paint is handy make a ...
... soft wood plug and make a , wooden stopper for the other end . Then with the point of a knife decorate the bone . The lines should be scratched in deeply and then have black paint rubbed into them . If no black paint is handy make a ...
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... soft , olive- green paint . After this is dry , the box is finished . When you set it in place , the end of the pole is shaved to fit tight into the auger hole in the bottom , and the pole then set up , or fastened to the end of the ...
... soft , olive- green paint . After this is dry , the box is finished . When you set it in place , the end of the pole is shaved to fit tight into the auger hole in the bottom , and the pole then set up , or fastened to the end of the ...
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... soft , very dry , dead grass mixed with shredded cedar bark , birch bark or even cedar wood scraped into a soft mass . 108 Bow . Make a bow of any bent stick two GENERAL SCOUTING OUTDOORS Rubbing-stick Fire GENERAL SCOUTING OUTDOORS ...
... soft , very dry , dead grass mixed with shredded cedar bark , birch bark or even cedar wood scraped into a soft mass . 108 Bow . Make a bow of any bent stick two GENERAL SCOUTING OUTDOORS Rubbing-stick Fire GENERAL SCOUTING OUTDOORS ...
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Page 531 - It is cold and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food; no one knows where they are — perhaps freezing to death. I want to have time to look for my children and see how many of them I can find. Maybe I shall find them among the dead. Hear me, my chiefs. I am tired; my heart is sick and sad. From where the sun now stands I will fight no more forever.
Page 527 - I could not understand his language, 1 was surprised and pleased with the natural ease and emphasis, and gesticulation, which carried their own evidence of the eloquence of his sermon. I was singularly struck with the noble efforts of this champion of the mere remnant of a poisoned race...
Page 115 - Tis neither good for man nor beast ; When the wind is in the north, The skilful fisher goes not forth; When the wind is in the south, It blows the bait in the fishes' mouth ; When the wind is in the west, Then 'tis at the very best.
Page 510 - What are the fruits of silence?" he will say: 'They are selfcontrol, true courage or endurance, patience, dignity, and reverence. Silence is the cornerstone of character.
Page 535 - When the sun died, I went up to heaven and saw God and all the people who had died a long time ago. God told me to come back and tell my people they must be good and love one another, and not fight, or steal, or lie. He gave me this dance to give to my people.
Page 23 - ... young man sought out the noblest height, the most commanding summit in all the surrounding region. Knowing that God sets no value upon material things, he took with him no offerings or sacrifices other than symbolic objects, such as paints and tobacco. Wishing to appear before Him in all humility, he wore no clothing, save his moccasins and breech-clout. At the solemn hour of sunrise or sunset he took up his position, overlooking the glories of earth and facing the "Great Mystery...
Page 115 - When the grass is dry at morning light Look for rain before the night." "When the dew is on the grass Rain will never come to pass.
Page 531 - It is the young men who say yes or no. He who led on the young men is dead. It is cold and we have no blankets. The little children are freezing to death. My people, some of them, have run away to the hills, and have no blankets, no food ; no one knows where they are — perhaps freezing to death.
Page 167 - Number 5, white flag, six feet square, with black square in centre, indicates the approach of a sudden and decided fall in temperature. This signal is not to be displayed unless it is expected that the...
Page 528 - Simply to call these people religious," says he, ': would convey but a faint idea of the deep hue of piety and devotion which pervades their whole conduct. Their honesty is immaculate, and their purity of purpose, and their observance of the rites of their religion, are most uniform and remarkable. They are, certainly, more like a nation of saints than a horde of savages.