The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 25; Volume 36National Geographic Society, 1914 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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... become old and wrinkled . The women do practically all the labor of the camp - fetching wood , drawing water , pitching and striking the tents , milking the goats and camels , and preparing the food . THE MORNING PRAYER Photo by ...
... become old and wrinkled . The women do practically all the labor of the camp - fetching wood , drawing water , pitching and striking the tents , milking the goats and camels , and preparing the food . THE MORNING PRAYER Photo by ...
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... become a source of comfortable income . It is amazing to see the rapidity with which a herd of 500 camels will eat to the ground a large pasturage of prickly pear from 8 to 10 feet high . Leaves , stems , prickles and all , disappear ...
... become a source of comfortable income . It is amazing to see the rapidity with which a herd of 500 camels will eat to the ground a large pasturage of prickly pear from 8 to 10 feet high . Leaves , stems , prickles and all , disappear ...
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... become more or less accustomed to drinking at frequent intervals and require water every two or three days . Those of the Sahara can go much longer without water and do not suffer in the least . A camel can abstain from drinking for six ...
... become more or less accustomed to drinking at frequent intervals and require water every two or three days . Those of the Sahara can go much longer without water and do not suffer in the least . A camel can abstain from drinking for six ...
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... becomes cloudy from the action of wind or sun , and shoes and boots with which one can tread without danger on a viper , and protect the feet from the terrible burns made by the sands of the desert when one is bare- footed . A mehari on ...
... becomes cloudy from the action of wind or sun , and shoes and boots with which one can tread without danger on a viper , and protect the feet from the terrible burns made by the sands of the desert when one is bare- footed . A mehari on ...
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... become intoxicated , and toward midnight they go home . THE SPONGE INDUSTRY The sponges are dried , cleaned , and sent to France and England , where they bring good prices . An ordinary sponge 95 takes about five years to grow and costs ...
... become intoxicated , and toward midnight they go home . THE SPONGE INDUSTRY The sponges are dried , cleaned , and sent to France and England , where they bring good prices . An ordinary sponge 95 takes about five years to grow and costs ...
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