The American Naturalist, 12. köideEssex Institute, 1878 |
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... become antiquated , even with the philanthropist , and seldom furnishes texts for mis- sionary meetings in these days . We have numerous graphic accounts of the manners and customs of the Indian tribes as re- garded from the white ...
... become antiquated , even with the philanthropist , and seldom furnishes texts for mis- sionary meetings in these days . We have numerous graphic accounts of the manners and customs of the Indian tribes as re- garded from the white ...
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... become proficient in manly exercises . He must keep aloof from the girls until he has killed a deer . All play together until ten or twelve years old ; then boys and maidens separate in their sports , except in the village dance house ...
... become proficient in manly exercises . He must keep aloof from the girls until he has killed a deer . All play together until ten or twelve years old ; then boys and maidens separate in their sports , except in the village dance house ...
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... become submerged in the mire . At one or two places shallow trenches or vats have been scooped out , and the salt water collecting and evaporating in them leaves the walls and bottoms covered with beautiful crys- tals of pure salt ...
... become submerged in the mire . At one or two places shallow trenches or vats have been scooped out , and the salt water collecting and evaporating in them leaves the walls and bottoms covered with beautiful crys- tals of pure salt ...
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... become one of the besetting weaknesses of our human nature , against which it behooves nat- uralists especially to struggle manfully . From time immemorial the theory has been prevalent , and generally accepted , that the constructions ...
... become one of the besetting weaknesses of our human nature , against which it behooves nat- uralists especially to struggle manfully . From time immemorial the theory has been prevalent , and generally accepted , that the constructions ...
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... become universal in the species , though which it is to be we may not be able to imagine . Our eastern song - sparrow's natural instinct prompts it to build on the ground . A series of disasters to its eggs or brood impress it with the ...
... become universal in the species , though which it is to be we may not be able to imagine . Our eastern song - sparrow's natural instinct prompts it to build on the ground . A series of disasters to its eggs or brood impress it with the ...
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