 The bird called the nine-killer is an arithmetician, also the crow, the wild turkey, and some other birds. The torpedo, the ray, and the electric eel are electricians. The nautilus is a navigator. He raises and lowers his sails, casts and weighs anchor,...  The Wisconsin Farmer - Page 2041864Full view - About this book
 | 1867 - 396 pages
...instruments. The mole is a meteorologist. The bird called the nine-killer is an Arithmetician ; so also ia the crow, the wild turkey, and some other birds. The torpedo,...are electricians. The nautilus is a navigator — he raiess and lowers his sail, casts and weighs anchor, and performs other nautical evolutions. Whole... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 1863 - 1194 pages
...interstice. The mole is a meteorologist. The bird called a nine killer is an arithmetician; and also the crow, the wild turkey, and some other birds. The torpedo,...are -electricians. The nautilus is a navigator; he rises his .-ml-, cast and weighs anchor, and performs other nautical acts. Whole tribe's of birds are... | |
 | Education - 1849 - 206 pages
...the best instruments. The Mole is a Geologist. The bird called the Nine-Killer is an Arithmetician. The Torpedo, the Ray, and the Electric Eel are Electricians. The Nautilus is a Navigator. He raises and Jowers his sails, casts and weighs anchor, and performs other nautical evolutions. Whole tribes of... | |
 | A. R. Phippen - Education - 1854 - 472 pages
...interstice. The mole is a meteorologist. The bird called the ninekiller is an arithmetician ; as also the crow, the wild turkey, and some other birds. The torpedo,...lowers his sails, casts and weighs anchor, and performs other nautical acts. Whole tribes of birds are musicians. The beaver is an architect, builder, and... | |
 | 112 pages
...are electricians. The nautilus ia a sailor. He raises and lowers his sails, casts and weighs anchor. Whole tribes of birds are musicians. The beaver is...an architect, builder, and woodcutter. He cuts down trees, and builds houses and dams. So the marmot is a civil engineer. He not only builds houses but... | |
 | Arts - 1852 - 436 pages
...an arithmetician; so also is the CROW, the WILD TUBM: v, and some other birds. The TORPEDO, the HAY, and the ELECTRIC EEL, are electricians. The NAUTILUS is a navigator — he raises and lowers his sail, casts and weighs anchor, and performs other nautical evolutions. Whole tribes of birds are musicians.... | |
 | C. Gough - 1853 - 428 pages
...an arithmetician ; as also the crow, the wild turkey, and some other birds. The torpedo and the ray are electricians. The nautilus is a navigator; he...lowers his sails, casts and weighs anchor, and performs other nautical acts. Whole tribes of birds are musicians. The beaver is an architect, builder, and... | |
 | Abel Stevens, James Floy - Periodicals - 1854 - 584 pages
...interstice. The mole is a meteorologist. The bird called the nine-killer is an arithmetician ; as also the crow, the wild turkey, and some other birds. The torpedo,...; he raises and lowers his sails, casts and weighs anchors, and performs other nautical acts. Whole tribes of birds are musicians. The beaver is an architect,... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - History - 1856 - 410 pages
...least possible loss of interstices ; the mole is a meteorologist ; the nautilus is a navigator, for he raises and lowers his sails, casts and weighs anchor, and performs other nautical evolutions ; while the whole tribe of birds are musicians. The beaver may be called... | |
 | Frederick Saunders - History - 1856 - 384 pages
...least possible loss of interstices ; the mole is a meteorologist ; the nautilus is a navigator, for he raises and lowers his sails, casts and weighs anchor, and performs other nautical evolutions ; while the whole tribe of birds are musicians. The beaver may be called... | |
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