Revelations of Siberia, Том 2Colburn and Company, 1853 |
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... ground is covered with snow . Then they scour the wood in search of them , and not unfrequently find them at twenty versts from the town . Nevertheless , there is no instance known of an Ostiak or Russian having ever committed the crime ...
... ground is covered with snow . Then they scour the wood in search of them , and not unfrequently find them at twenty versts from the town . Nevertheless , there is no instance known of an Ostiak or Russian having ever committed the crime ...
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... ground yet untouched , and when the grass on that island has been consumed , they again start , in the same manner , in search of a new pasture . Nor was I less struck by the maternal instinct , and I might almost say , sagacity shown ...
... ground yet untouched , and when the grass on that island has been consumed , they again start , in the same manner , in search of a new pasture . Nor was I less struck by the maternal instinct , and I might almost say , sagacity shown ...
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... ground , or even placed in the same shed with her , without any risk of its ridding the cow of her milk ; and another , that the cow , being separated so early from her offspring , never fails , year by year , to bring forth a calf ...
... ground , or even placed in the same shed with her , without any risk of its ridding the cow of her milk ; and another , that the cow , being separated so early from her offspring , never fails , year by year , to bring forth a calf ...
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... ground , as though she were thirsty , and looking for water . But her feigned weakness lasts only till she sees a favourable moment for escape , when she darts off at her full speed , clearing ditches and swim- ming streams with ...
... ground , as though she were thirsty , and looking for water . But her feigned weakness lasts only till she sees a favourable moment for escape , when she darts off at her full speed , clearing ditches and swim- ming streams with ...
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... ground . If she happens to be per- ceived , and notice is brought of her place of concealment , the owner proceeds with all the inmates of his house , some on horseback , others on foot to give her a regular hunting ; and it often takes ...
... ground . If she happens to be per- ceived , and notice is brought of her place of concealment , the owner proceeds with all the inmates of his house , some on horseback , others on foot to give her a regular hunting ; and it often takes ...
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Стр. 281 - ... these northern latitudes, or the sun, notwithstanding its obliquity, acts more powerfully upon it than near the equator ; for I have never felt its direct rays so oppressive within the tropics as I have experienced them to be on some occasions in the high latitudes. The luxury of bathing at such times is not without alloy ; for, if you choose the mid-day, you are assailed in the water by the Tabani, who draw blood in an instant with their formidable lancets ; and if you select the morning or...
Стр. 280 - The power of the sun, this day, in a cloudless sky, was so great, that Mr. Rae and I were glad to take shelter in the water while the crews were engaged on the portages. The irritability of the human frame is either greater in these northern latitudes, or the sun, notwithstanding its obliquity, acts more powerfully upon it than near the equator ; for I have never felt its direct rays so oppressive within the tropics as I have experienced them to be on some occasions in the high latitudes.