The Forests of Upper India and Their InhabitantsE. Arnold, 1902 - 344 pàgines |
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Pàgina xi
... camp supplied with good venison or winged game ; but to kill females , or slaughter poor innocent creatures simply to make a bag , was not thought of . I have read books on hunting big game , where the writers unblush- ingly describe ...
... camp supplied with good venison or winged game ; but to kill females , or slaughter poor innocent creatures simply to make a bag , was not thought of . I have read books on hunting big game , where the writers unblush- ingly describe ...
Pàgina xii
... camp out in all seasons of intense heat on the plains and of intense cold on the highest hills in the world , without taking fever , and to be always ready for a long march on foot , horse , or elephant , and for a good venison steak at ...
... camp out in all seasons of intense heat on the plains and of intense cold on the highest hills in the world , without taking fever , and to be always ready for a long march on foot , horse , or elephant , and for a good venison steak at ...
Pàgina 11
... camp and road operations were moved higher up . In April and May the real hot weather was on , and the work on the highest portions of the road , twenty - five miles in length , was carried on at an elevation of 7,000 feet , where the ...
... camp and road operations were moved higher up . In April and May the real hot weather was on , and the work on the highest portions of the road , twenty - five miles in length , was carried on at an elevation of 7,000 feet , where the ...
Pàgina 15
... camp bed , to lay one's head on the smooth cool pillow . The awakening in a camp in the forest when refreshed by a good night's sleep , on a bright morning of the cold season , must be experienced to be thoroughly appreciated . The ...
... camp bed , to lay one's head on the smooth cool pillow . The awakening in a camp in the forest when refreshed by a good night's sleep , on a bright morning of the cold season , must be experienced to be thoroughly appreciated . The ...
Pàgina 17
... camp before noon for repose and breakfast was well earned , and an appetite unfailing after a cool bath made the meal an agreeable one . The dogs watch their master , and Jacko the monkey , with inscrutable expression , pretends not to ...
... camp before noon for repose and breakfast was well earned , and an appetite unfailing after a cool bath made the meal an agreeable one . The dogs watch their master , and Jacko the monkey , with inscrutable expression , pretends not to ...
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