Knowledge is PowerBell and Daldy, 1866 - 426 pages |
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... rivulets- he must labour to form a garment of leaves , or of some equally accessible material , to shield his body from the sun --he must labour to render some cave or hollow tree a B secure place of shelter from the dews of night .
... rivulets- he must labour to form a garment of leaves , or of some equally accessible material , to shield his body from the sun --he must labour to render some cave or hollow tree a B secure place of shelter from the dews of night .
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... equally the curse of savage and of civilized life . The contact of savage man with the outskirts of civilization perhaps afflicts him with the vices of both states . But the principle of exchange , imperfectly and irregularly as it ...
... equally the curse of savage and of civilized life . The contact of savage man with the outskirts of civilization perhaps afflicts him with the vices of both states . But the principle of exchange , imperfectly and irregularly as it ...
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... equally di- vided ; but in this instance every man retained what he had killed . In three days I collected as many skins as I could But in these distant and hasty hunts little meat could be brought in ; and the whole band was soon ...
... equally di- vided ; but in this instance every man retained what he had killed . In three days I collected as many skins as I could But in these distant and hasty hunts little meat could be brought in ; and the whole band was soon ...
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Charles Knight. This worst species of suffering equally existed at particu- lar periods , whether food was sought for by large or by small parties , by bands or by individuals . Tanner was travelling with the family of the woman who had ...
Charles Knight. This worst species of suffering equally existed at particu- lar periods , whether food was sought for by large or by small parties , by bands or by individuals . Tanner was travelling with the family of the woman who had ...
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... equally the slaves of violent impulses - equally disgusted at the prospect of patient ap- plication . When the support of life depends upon chance supplies , the reckless spirit of a gambler is sure to take pos- session of the whole man ...
... equally the slaves of violent impulses - equally disgusted at the prospect of patient ap- plication . When the support of life depends upon chance supplies , the reckless spirit of a gambler is sure to take pos- session of the whole man ...
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