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Page 206 - A primrose by a river's brim, A yellow primrose is to him, And it is nothing more.
Page 43 - they were in large flocks containing both species in the proportion of two of the former to one of the latter " (the present)
Page 115 - I consider him inch for inch and pound for pound, the gamest fish that swims.
Page 234 - These topographic maps may be obtained from the Director of the US Geological Survey, Washington, DC The price is 5 cents each, payable by money order.
Page 101 - These magnets are supposed placed on a square, one at each corner, one in the middle of each side, and one in the middle of the square.
Page 95 - ... roughing it." The last phrase is very popular and always cropping out in the talks on matters pertaining to a vacation in the woods. I dislike the phrase. We do not go to the green woods and crystal waters to rough it, we go to smooth it. We get it rough enough at home; in towns and cities; in shops, offices, stores, banks— anywhere that we may be placed— with the necessity always present of being on time and up to our work ; of providing for dependent ones ; of keeping up, catching up or...
Page 11 - Now, you will find that if you walk fast you naturally keep your shoulders down and chest up, and look straight ahead of you, instead of at the ground. You put your feet down almost flat, heel first, toes pointed straight ahead, and you keep your hands out of your pockets, because you have to swing your arms to make speed. That is the way I walked on my last lap every morning, unless I happened to be carrying an umbrella to keep off the rain. By walking "against the watch" I was compelled to walk...
Page 236 - ... bright stars which make the outer edge of the bowl of the Dipper. These arc sometimes called "the guards" to the Pole Star. Note that at the end of the handle is the North Star, and that the other stars which make the Dipper are not so bright (See Diagram). Queen Cassiopeia's Chair. — Note almost opposite the Big Dipper, on the other side of the North Star, and about as far away from it, there are five bright stars which form an irregular W. This is the Queen's Chair, and is one of the most...
Page 10 - say once a week at the outside, and at that time give almost your whole attention to it. Simply start the practice of taking a walk, regularly, and invariably make this walk like a pedestrian.
Page 170 - To my notion this means nothing more than that some individuals are quicker to observe than others, reason more surely from cause to effect, and keep their minds more alert...