Man and nature: the tropics and the poles1849 |
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... a family and all their con- nexions . Their bedsteads , similar in form to ours , and neatly covered with a sacking and hangings of buffalo- skins , were uniformly screened with curtains of buffalo or THE MANDAN INDIANS .
... a family and all their con- nexions . Their bedsteads , similar in form to ours , and neatly covered with a sacking and hangings of buffalo- skins , were uniformly screened with curtains of buffalo or THE MANDAN INDIANS .
Sivu
... covered , to the depth of two or three feet , with earth ; and over all was a plastering of tough clay , impervious to water , and hardened by time and the constant use to which it is subjected : for the roof of each lodge was a ...
... covered , to the depth of two or three feet , with earth ; and over all was a plastering of tough clay , impervious to water , and hardened by time and the constant use to which it is subjected : for the roof of each lodge was a ...
Sivu
... covered with dirt ; the people are all red , and yet distinct from all other red folks I have seen . The horses are wild - every dog is a wolf - the whole moving mass are strangers to me . The living , in everything , carry an air of ...
... covered with dirt ; the people are all red , and yet distinct from all other red folks I have seen . The horses are wild - every dog is a wolf - the whole moving mass are strangers to me . The living , in everything , carry an air of ...
Sivu
... covered the bodies of his family with the funeral robes , wrapped another round himself , and went out upon a hill at a little distance , where he laid , in spite of all the solicitations of the white traders who were there , resolved ...
... covered the bodies of his family with the funeral robes , wrapped another round himself , and went out upon a hill at a little distance , where he laid , in spite of all the solicitations of the white traders who were there , resolved ...
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... covered with snow ; and the frost between November and March is very intense . The snow lies on the ground till the middle of June ; but when the summer comes , the heat is very oppressive , and frequently insupportable on account of ...
... covered with snow ; and the frost between November and March is very intense . The snow lies on the ground till the middle of June ; but when the summer comes , the heat is very oppressive , and frequently insupportable on account of ...
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abound animals appear arctic ASHANTEE CHIEF beast beneath bird-nester birds boats body BOOTHIA FELIX buffalo Captain Harris Captain Ross carcase catching Catlin China Chinese civilized climate coast colour comfort Confucius coracle courage covered deer dogs dressed duction earth eggs eider-duck elephant engraving Esquimaux European feet forests frozen Fury Beach gannet grass Greenland habits hair Hebrides herd Hindoo hundred Indian inhabited jungle king land Laplander length lichen living lodges MANDAN INDIANS Mandans manner miles monante Moselekatse nation natives nests night North America northern Norway once parsee passed perish Polar Sea poor pounds weight reach regions reindeer rivers robes rock rope round sachems sail sea-fowl seemed ship shore side Sir Felix Booth skin sledges snow soon spear spot stick summer thousand tiger Tiriksiu trees tribe vessel Victory village visited voyage wigwam wild winter wolf wolves wood