The National Geographic Magazine, Volume 98National Geographic Society, 1950 - Geography Indexes kept up to date with supplements. |
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Page 250
... hand , lift the tail , and in a continuing movement slide the right hand beneath the tail and grasp it firmly near the base ( no quills there , remember ) . I had but a split sec- ond for this action , but once I had a firm grip on the ...
... hand , lift the tail , and in a continuing movement slide the right hand beneath the tail and grasp it firmly near the base ( no quills there , remember ) . I had but a split sec- ond for this action , but once I had a firm grip on the ...
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... hand . The trick was to reach up and over the porcupine with the wand and rap it on the nose , being careful not to touch the animal's back in so doing . After several such raps porky began to back down toward me . I hurriedly dropped ...
... hand . The trick was to reach up and over the porcupine with the wand and rap it on the nose , being careful not to touch the animal's back in so doing . After several such raps porky began to back down toward me . I hurriedly dropped ...
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... hand . Until dusk we rode boot to boot and hand in hand , two tiny specks in an infinite space . Tiluh Walduh rejoined us at dusk . We camped near a little stream , brewed tea , and shared a flat wheel of Kirghiz bread . Our Kirghiz ...
... hand . Until dusk we rode boot to boot and hand in hand , two tiny specks in an infinite space . Tiluh Walduh rejoined us at dusk . We camped near a little stream , brewed tea , and shared a flat wheel of Kirghiz bread . Our Kirghiz ...
Contents
Copraship Voyage to Fijis Outlying Islands By Marjory C Thomas 121 | viii |
Down the Susquehanna by Canoe By Ralph Gray With 45 illustrations in color from | xvi |
Here Come the Marines By Frederick Simpich 647 | xxii |
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