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... piece of bark and a wisp of grass , and brush the dew - drops from the leaves down into it , collecting in this way large quantities . Cap- tain Eyre used a sponge , and appears to have saved his life by its use . There are other ...
... piece of bark and a wisp of grass , and brush the dew - drops from the leaves down into it , collecting in this way large quantities . Cap- tain Eyre used a sponge , and appears to have saved his life by its use . There are other ...
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... piece of alum into it . Three thimblesfull of finely - pounded alum will clarify a bucketful of turbid water . It is generally used in India . I cannot say if alum will clear every kind of turbid water , but it is certainly met with in ...
... piece of alum into it . Three thimblesfull of finely - pounded alum will clarify a bucketful of turbid water . It is generally used in India . I cannot say if alum will clear every kind of turbid water , but it is certainly met with in ...
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... piece of canvass thrown over it , should the soil be sand , to keep the water from being lost before the cattle have time to drink it . Thus Colonel Eyre speaks of watering his horse out of his black servant's duck frock . The drove of ...
... piece of canvass thrown over it , should the soil be sand , to keep the water from being lost before the cattle have time to drink it . Thus Colonel Eyre speaks of watering his horse out of his black servant's duck frock . The drove of ...
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... piece of twine lashed firmly round , underneath the thorn , whose office it is to keep the string from slipping off . The Bushmen of South Africa make great use of ostrich shells as water - vessels . They have stations at many places in ...
... piece of twine lashed firmly round , underneath the thorn , whose office it is to keep the string from slipping off . The Bushmen of South Africa make great use of ostrich shells as water - vessels . They have stations at many places in ...
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... piece of tinder put among the priming powder : a light can be obtained in that way without letting it off . With a cap gun , a light may be got by putting powder and tinder round the cap outside the nipple , which will , though not with ...
... piece of tinder put among the priming powder : a light can be obtained in that way without letting it off . With a cap gun , a light may be got by putting powder and tinder round the cap outside the nipple , which will , though not with ...
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