The Quarterly Review, Volume 120John Murray, 1866 |
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Page 161
... animals . They grind the corn , fetch the water , gather firewood , cement the floors , cook the food , and propagate the race ; but they are mere servants , and as such are valuable . The price of a good - looking , strong young wife ...
... animals . They grind the corn , fetch the water , gather firewood , cement the floors , cook the food , and propagate the race ; but they are mere servants , and as such are valuable . The price of a good - looking , strong young wife ...
Page 162
... animal food . Feathered game abounded , and he was often able to bag a dozen wild ducks and geese before breakfast . For more exciting sport , elephants were to be met with within a few miles of the capital . From one of these he ...
... animal food . Feathered game abounded , and he was often able to bag a dozen wild ducks and geese before breakfast . For more exciting sport , elephants were to be met with within a few miles of the capital . From one of these he ...
Page 356
... animal habitation is a burrow , whether in the ground , stone , wood , or other substance . Many animals adopt this form of habitation both amongst mammalia , birds , a few reptiles , some crustacea , molluscs , spiders , and insects ...
... animal habitation is a burrow , whether in the ground , stone , wood , or other substance . Many animals adopt this form of habitation both amongst mammalia , birds , a few reptiles , some crustacea , molluscs , spiders , and insects ...
Page 358
... animal . ' ; The ordinary molehills with which everyone is so familiar are nothing more than the materials which the creature throws out from its burrow ; and , if they be carefully opened after the rain has consolidated the heap of ...
... animal . ' ; The ordinary molehills with which everyone is so familiar are nothing more than the materials which the creature throws out from its burrow ; and , if they be carefully opened after the rain has consolidated the heap of ...
Page 361
... animal , the wishtonwish ( Spermophilus Ludovicianus ) , of the banks of the Mis- souri and its tributaries . In spite of the name the animal is no dog , but a rodent , related to the European marmot . These prairie dog villages vary ...
... animal , the wishtonwish ( Spermophilus Ludovicianus ) , of the banks of the Mis- souri and its tributaries . In spite of the name the animal is no dog , but a rodent , related to the European marmot . These prairie dog villages vary ...
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